Candidate registration opens for 2014 elections

MINERAL COUNTY – The Elections Office officially opened earlier this month to allow candidates to register for the June election.

Candidate registration opened January 9 and candidates have until March 10 to file. This will also mark the final day for candidates to withdraw from the election.

A number of Mineral County incumbents are filed for reelection this year.

Duane Simons will run for another six year term as county commissioner of the west end. He will run against Robert McCandless. Both candidates have registered under the Republican party.

Staci Hayes, the current county clerk and recorder, will also run for reelection along with Mary Yarnell, for treasurer/superintendent of schools, and Marcia Boris, county attorney. All three incumbents are filed under the Republican party and remain unopposed.

Sheriff Ernie Ornelas had not registered for reelection as of Tuesday morning. The same was true of Justice of the Peace Wanda James.

Michael Toth had put in his candidacy for the position of sheriff with the Republican party. Adam Cole had registered for justice of the peace as a non-partisan candidate.

The state representative for House District 14 will also appear on the ballot. Representative Nick Schwaderer, a long-time resident of Superior, has filed for another four year term with the Republican party. There were no other registered candidates at the time of press.

On the national scale, a senator position will be up for election in 2014. Dirk Adams, John Bohlinger, Melinda Gopher and John Walsh are all registered to be on the 2014 ballot.

The primary elections will be held on June 3.