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ALPENA — The townships in Northeast Michigan have forwarded the names of the candidates to the county clerks and there will be few competitive races during the primary election in August.

The primary election pits candidates from the same political party against one another with the winners squaring off during the November general election.

A person running for office can also run unopposed if nobody from either party files to run against them.

ALPENA TOWNSHIP

Supervisor

Nathan Skibbe (R)

Abbi Kaszubowski (R)

Trustees (four seats)

Cash Kroll (R)

Norm Poli (R)

Russ Rhynard (R)

Steve Lappan (R)

Kevin Galloway (R)

LONG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP

Trustee

Paul Gersewski (R)

Vickie Ritter (R)

OSSINEKE TOWNSHIP

Trustee

Randy Fairbanks (R)

Jerry Leschinger (R)

WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP

Trustee

Karen Stevens (R)

Wally Sauer (R)

WILSON TOWNSHIP

Trustee

Mike Centala (R)

Cody Werth (R)

ALBERT TOWNSHIP

Trustee (two seats)

Mark Bowser (R)

Marsha McDonald (R)

Brandi Nihranz (R)

AVERY TOWNSHIP

Trustee (two seats)

Gary McMurphy (R)

Bernard Yantz (R)

BRILEY TOWNSHIP

Trustee (two seats)

Cynthia Damoth (R)

Marc Edwards (R)

Dan Kent (R)

Phil LaMore (R)

Evelyn White (R)

CALDONIA TOWNSHIP

Supervisor

Cyndi Apsey (R)

Julie Grubbs (R)

Trustees (two seats)

Thomas Tice (R)

Anthony Sobeck (R)

Phyllis VanderVlucht (R)

Frank Grubbs (R)

CURTIS TOWNSHIP

Treasurer

Kathrynn Bonner (R)

Trisha DeFoe (R)

Trustees

Jennifer Petty (R)

Sherry Clouse (R)

Stacey Panfil (R)

GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP

Supervisor

Charles Majors Jr. (R)

John Klocek (R)

GUSTIN TOWNSHIP

Treasurer

Ted Somers (R)

John Parsons (R)

MIKADO TOWNSHIP

Supervisor

Eric Frei (R)

Craig Ostby (R)

Trustees

Carrie Mullins (R)

Wayne Nedo (R)

Tom Michaud (R)

The candidate list from Presque Isle County did not list the candidate’s political party affiliation, but there may be one race that could be contested if both candidates share the same political party.

In Presque Isle Township, Cynthia Paavola and Kathryn Szydlowski filed to run for clerk, The News is uncertain if they will face off in August or in November.