No primary election in Carroll County this year
By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Although there has been a flourish of candidates filing to run for various offices and serve the citizens of Carroll County since filing season opened in mid-January, there were no two races in which two Democrats or Republicans are vying for the same seat. Therefore, a primary election will be unnecessary.

However, one or both party chairs could request a primary. Republican party chair Tom Gray and Democrat party chair Dick Roe both reported to the Comet March 1 they would not ask for a primary.

The deadline to file the request was Friday at noon. No request was filed, according to clerk Laura Sterrett.

However, the list of candidates could still grow before the general election. Each party has until June 30 to fill vacancies in Delphi and July 2 for town offices. The Comet will announce at the first opportunity new candidates who file as the deadlines approach. Parties organize

The Republican Party held officer elections March 3. Sam Deiwert was elected chair; Penny Titus, vice chair; Tobe Leazenby, secretary; and Linda Parrett, treasurer.

"One of the things the party wants to do is have a candidate for each seat and not leave a race uncontested," Deiwert said. "We will be working hard to get qualified, capable candidates to compete."

Democrats will have officer elections in 2008. This year, Dick Roe is chair; Linda Huffer, vice chair; Don Billings, secretary; and Irma Cook, treasurer.

"We are still looking for candidates to fill all the remaining seats," Roe said. "We definitely want to put some Democrats in these offices."