Primary elections draw near in Silver State

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June 10 is primary election day in Nevada as well as Lincoln County.

The County Clerk?s office said the Sample Ballot for the primary should be received by each registered voter in the mail or picked up in person at the Clerk?s office at the courthouse in Pioche, which you may fill out and bring with you when you vote to confirm your selection.

Only one race in the primary is being contested by more than one candidate, that on the Republican ballot for County Assessor where Collin Bleak, Mark Holt, and Summer Pearce face each other for the right to meet incumbent Melanie McBride in the November general election.

All other candidates are running unopposed including the Recorder?s office where Democrat Leslie Boucher will meet Independent American Party candidate David Severns in November, and are not on the primary ballot.

Those running unopposed in the primary who will appear on both the major party and nonpartisan ballots are:

? Steve L. Dobrescu, District Court Judge, District 7, Department 1

? Gary Fairman, District Court Judge, District 7, Department 2

? Teresa Hansen, Dils Hospital Trustee, District A?

? Dixie Scarboro, Dils Hospital Trustee, District E

? Carolyn Harr, School District Trustee, District B

? Joseph ?Ty? Mizer, School District Trustee, District D

? Wade Poulsen, School District Trustee, District E

? Kerry D. Lee, County Sheriff

Early voting will be at the Courthouse May 24 ? June 6.?

Requests for an absentee ballot must be made in writing to the Clerk?s office no later than Tuesday, June 3 and returned to the Clerk?s office by 7 p.m. on Election day.?