Only one countywide election to be contested

Voters have only one option if they want to cast a ballot in a countywide contested race in the March primaries — Republican. No one has qualified for a local race as a Democrat.

Friday was the deadline for both Democrat and Republican candidates to qualify for the March 3 primaries where candidates will be on the same ballot as those running for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The only contested race for a Tallapoosa County office is for Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent where Nancy Hatcher and Raymond Porter Jr. have qualified as Republicans.