Election filings began Wednesday this week with seven Warsaw elected officials and two from Winona Lake signing up.
All are incumbents and Republicans.
Warsaw Common Councilmen who filed included William Frush, District 4; Josh Finch, District 2; Cindy Dobbins, at-large; Diane Quance, District 5; Mike Klondaris, District 3; and Jack Wilhite, at-large.
Warsaw Clerk-Treasurer Lynne Christiansen also filed.
For Winona Lake, Clerk-Treasurer Laurie Renier and Councilwoman Heather James, District 4, filed.
For the Syracuse, Warsaw and Winona Lake primary elections, filing ends at noon Feb. 7 for Republican and Democrat candidates only. If the towns do not have a contested primary, then a primary may not be held.
Filing for the general elections for Claypool, Etna Green, Leesburg, Mentone, North Webster, Pierceton, Sidney and Silver Lake ends at noon Aug. 1 for Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians.
They may have a town convention if there is a contested race within a party. The party will hold a convention to make their selection from those candidates. If there is a contested race between the parties within a town, they will have an election in November for that town. Some towns will not have an election at all because only the set number of candidates filed.
