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A primary election will be needed for some Bladen County races, including for both the Republican and Democratic nomination for sheriff, as candidate filing closed at noon Friday.

Incumbent Sheriff Jim McVicker will be challenged by Gary S. Edwards for the Republican nomination, according to the candidate list released by the Bladen County Board of Elections. On the Democratic side, former deputy Hakeem Brown and Guy W. Childress will vie for the nomination. McVicker defeated Brown in a hotly contested race four years ago. Childress filed Friday morning.

The primary is scheduled May 17 and the general election is set for Nov. 8.

A primary will be needed to determine nominations for the Board of Education. Harfel Davis filed Friday morning that put four Democratic candidates on the ballot for three county-wide seats. Other Democrats are incumbents Cory Singletary and Vince Rozier along with Sophia Baxley.

On the Republican side for the Board of Education county-wide race, Steve Kwiatkowski, who filed Friday, and Dennis R. Edwards will advance to the November election against the top three vote-getters from the Democratic primary.

The other race that will require a primary is Clerk of Superior Court where Republicans Jason Britt and Cristin Hursey will face off in May to see who goes against Democrat candidate Althea Dixon Weaver.

Elsewhere, Dawson Singletary filed Friday morning to challenge incumbent Charles Ray Peterson for the Republican nomination for the District 2 seat on the Board of Commissioners. There is no Democratic opposition.

In the Board of Education District 2 seat, Republicans Ben Lee, Mackie Singletary and Berry Lewis will compete for the seat that has no Democratic opposition.

Here is a list of candidates who have filed for office as of close at noon, Friday, March 4. (D) is Democrat and (R) is Republican:

BLADEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

District 1: Arthur A. Bullock (D)

District 2: Charles Ray Peterson (R), Dawson Singletary (R)

District 3: Cameron McGill (R)

BLADEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

County-wide (3 seats): Cory Singletary (D), Vince Rozier (D), Sophia Brixey (D), Harfel Davis (D), Dennis R. Edwards (R), Steve Kwiatkowski (R)

District 1: Gary N. Rhoda (D)

District 2: Berry Lewis (R), Ben Lee (R), Mackie Singletary (R)

District 3: Jerome Purdie (D), Keith Locklear (R)

BLADEN COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

Althea Dixon Weaver (D), Jason Britt (R), Cristin Hursey (R)

BLADEN COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS

Beverly T. Parks (R)

BLADEN COUNTY SHERIFF

Hakeem Brown (D), Guy W. Childress (D), Gary S. Edwards (R), Jim McVicker (R)

Here is a list of candidates who have filed for federal, state, and judicial offices through March 3:

U.S. SENATE

Democrats: Rett Newton, Constance (Lov) Johnson, Chrelle Booker, Cheri Beasley, Greg Antoine, Alyssia Rose-Katherine Hammond, Tobias LaGrone, Marcus W. Williams, James L. Carr Jr., K.K. Maginnis, Robert Colon

Republicans: Jen Banwart, Ms. Lee A. Brian, Benjamin E. Griffiths, Charles Kenneth Moss, Lichia Sibhatu, Pat McCrory, Drew Bulecza, Ted Budd, Leonard L. Bryant, Kenneth Harper Jr., Mark Walker, Marjorie K. Eastman, David Flaherty, Debora Tshiovo

Libertarian: Shannon W. Bray

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

District 7: Yushona Midgette (D), Charles E. Evans (D), Steve Miller (D), Charles Graham (D), David Rouzer (R), Max Southworth-Beckwith (R)

N.C. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE

Seat 3: Lucy Inman (D), Richard Dietz (R)

Seat 5: Sam J. Ervin IV (D), April C. Wood (R), Trey Allen (R), Victoria E. Prince (R)

N.C. COURT OF APPEALS

Seat 8: Julee Tate Flood (R), Carolyn Jennings Thompson (D)

Seat 9: Beth Freshwater Smith (R), Donna Stroud (R), Brad A. Salmon (D)

Seat 10: Gale Murray Adams (D), John M. Tyson (R)

Seat 11: Darren Jackson (D), Michael J. Stading (R), Charlton L. Allen (R)

N.C. STATE SENATE