Two more people have qualified in local races in Effingham County -- Mark Lee and Elizabeth Helmly.
Lee qualified as a Republican to run for re-election as solicitor of State Court. He is the only person so far to qualify for that position.
Helmly, a retired educator, qualified to run for the non-partisan District 4 seat on the Board of Education.
Helmly, 59, was a teacher, assistant principal and principal in Effingham County for more than 30 years.
The District 4 school board seat was vacated recently by Mose Mock, who resigned to spend more time with his son, who has cancer. He has not been replaced on the board.
Earlier this week, Amanda Phillips qualified for the District 4 seat. Phillips, 35, is a stay-at-home mother with a second grader at Ebenezer Elementary and a child in a private pre-K.
Qualifying for the District 1 school board seat, held by Eddie Tomberlin, was Robert Grant. Grant, 38, is a stay-at-home father who has a son in eighth grade at South Effingham Middle School and a daughter in fifth grade at Marlow Elementary School.
Tomberlin has said he will not run for re-election.
In the county commission race, incumbents Vera Jones, Phil Kieffer and Steve Mason have all qualified as Republicans for re-election.
Newcomer Jamie DeLoach, 34, qualified as a Republican to run against Mason in District 3. He is the manager of the Rincon branch of The Coastal Bank.
And newcomer David Crawley, 41, qualified as a Republican to run against Kieffer in the District 5 race. Crawley is public works director for the City of Springfield.
One other local seat is up for election — judge of the State Court. No one has yet qualified for the post, but State Court Judge Ronald Thompson has said he plans to run for re-election.
Qualifying continues through noon on Friday, according to Olivia Morgan, supervisor with the board of elections.
Qualifying for the non-partisan races — the State Court judge and board of education — is held at the board of elections office, at 284 Ga. 119 S., in Springfield. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
The contact there is Morgan at 754-8030.
Candidates for partisan races — county commissioners and the solicitor of State Court — qualify at two separate locations. Republicans sign up at Dasher Insurance Agency, 105 E. First St., Springfield. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Contacts are Brad Green at 661-4691 and Brittany Dasher at 754-0034.
Democrats sign up at Snooks Realty, 107 Laurel St., Springfield. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The contact is Jack Garvin at 754-0015. No Democrats filed papers on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Qualification fees are: State Court judge, $3,608; State Court solicitor, $3,066; commissioners, $454; and board of education, $72.
The general primary is set for May 20 and the general election is Nov. 4.