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LOWVILLE â Three Lewis County legislator races will see candidates vying for the top position in the Republican and Conservative primaries on June 22, but in one of those races, only one candidate wants to win. In the Republican and Conservative primaries, voters will see two candidates on the ballot â Jeffrey G. Nellenback and Lawrence Hoffert â for the District 10 legislator position in the towns of Lewis and Leyden being vacated by Jerry King after 15 years. Mr. Nellenback, who decided to run because he was âbegged to do it,â said Saturday that he has since realized that his many commitments with the fire department, as a Christmas tree farmer and volunteer work with local cemeteries would make it impossible for him to do the job of legislator. ....
LOWVILLE â There are 14 village and town offices throughout Lewis County that have no candidates to fill them after the deadline for party line petitions passed Thursday, but there are some offices that will have both primary and Election Day battles. âThere are a few good races shaping up, but the real story this year is that there are so many positions without any candidates,â Democratic Commissioner of the county Board of Elections Lindsay Burriss said. âItâs more than Iâve seen before.â Tax collectors and council members are the majority of positions that have no candidates so far. The towns each have two council positions up for election this year, but five towns have only one candidate that filed petitions under one of the major political party lines. ....