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| Major Party Candidates for Lewis County Offices Revealed as Deadline to File Designating Petitions Passes April 04, 2019 05:45 p.m. Updated 08:20 p.m. By: Nick Altmire |
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Lowville today, as candidates vying for either of the two major party lines (Democrat and Republican) for any of the offices up for election this fall had until 5 p.m. to file their designating petitions. With the deadline behind us, we now have a better understanding of what the upcoming election cycle will look like. All four countywide elected positions- Sheriff, District Attorney, County Clerk, and County Treasurer, are up for election this year, in addition to all ten seats on the Lewis County Board of Legislators. It appears that current District Attorney Leanne K. Moser and Sheriff Micheal P. Carpinelli will be running unopposed in the November 5th General Election for new four-year terms. Ms. Moser was the only candidate to file petitions in the DA race and will appear on the ballot on the Democrat line. Mr. Carpinelli was the only candidate to file petitions for Sheriff, and will appear on the Republican line on the ballot. For Lewis County Clerk, a Republican primary will be held on June 25th to determine which of the two candidates will carry that line in the General Election. Jake Moser and John Healt both filed petitions for the Republican party nomination, with no petitions filed for the Democrat line. Current County Clerk Linda Hoskins is not seeking re-election. Three candidates have filed petitions for the office of Lewis County Treasurer. Christine R. Schwendy will appear on the Democrat line in the November 5th election, with Republican candidates Eric J. Virkler and Denise Yost facing off in a Republican primary on June 25th. Current Treasurer Patricia O'Brien is not seeking re-election. Of the ten seats on the legislative board, nine of the current legislators will be seeking re-election, with Bryan Moser, representing District 4, the only incumbent not seeking to retain his seat. The majority of the incumbents do not have an opponent, with a Republican primary set for June 25 in three of the ten districts. Ian W. Gilbert and Thomas J. Schantz are both seeking the Republican nomination in District 4. In District 5, incumbent Richard Chartrand, who currently serves as a Democrat, has switched parties and will be running as a Republican this cycle. He will face Erik Griffin in a primary on June 25th to determine who will secure the Republican line on the November ballot. In District 7, two candidates will face off in a Republican primary, with incumbent Greg Kulzer being challenged by Joshua P. Leviker. The remaining incumbents have secured their party line for the November election, and appear to be unopposed:
District 2- Randall LaChausse, Independence District 3- Ronald J. Burns, Republican District 6- Andrea J. Moroughan, Republican District 8- Lawrence Dolhof, Republican District 9- Thomas Osborne, Republican District 10- Jerry King, Republican Candidates seeking independent party lines for any office can begin collecting signatures on April 16, with filing dates for those petitions taking place May 21-28. There are also many offices up for election on the town and village level this year. We are working through those and will publish an article breaking down those races tomorrow. *Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Mr. Virkler's middle initial. Eric J. Virkler is the candidate for Lewis County Treasurer. |
