Most local government races are lucky to get just one candidate each for a seat, often the incumbents. Taken in this way, Edson is double lucky this election cycle, with contested races for chairman and supervisor posts, as well as constable.

With long-time chair Donald Schesel and Supervisor Mike Sande retiring, the April 4 ballot has contested races to replace them, with Dan Pilgrim and Joseph D. Gilles both running for chairman to replace Schesel while Sande’s post is being contested by Scott Lorenz and Jim Junker.

Longtime Edson Treasurer Kim Nelson and Clerk Marie Wilbur are both on the ballot again this year, as is Supervisor George Wellner. Wellner’s seat is being contested by Carson C. Stubbe, making it three for three on the contested seats for the legislative side of the town board. The treasurer and clerk positions are administrative in nature, while the Chairman runs meetings, voting only in the case of a split between supervisors.

As to the ballot more generally for townships, it’s incumbents in Delmar, Colburn, Wilson, Worden, Taft, Thorp, and Roosevelt.

The village scene has contested seats for president and trustees at Lublin, while Boyd will see villlage president Bob Geist and Sarah McQuillan seeking re-election, with Michael Eslinger on the ballot to fill trustee Gwen Krizan’s post following the April election.

As for school board races, the Stanley-Boyd Area will have Denise Hoffstatter, Bob Geist, and Toni Seidl (all incumbents) running for re-election, with Thorp Schools to see Jeannette Kodl and Amy Penterman on the ballot. Gilman Schools (parts of Taft and surrounding) will have Derek Romig, Lauren Zach, and Valerie Kulesa on the ballot.

In case none of the above is enough to entice voters to the polls, there’s also a State Supreme Court race between Dan Kelly and Janet Protasiewicz to draw voters to the polls, along with three state referenda; on conditions of release before conviction, cash bail before conviction, and whether able-bodied, childless adults should be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer funded welfare benefits.

For those intending to vote, Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, with polls opening in the morning and staying open for the after-work crowds.