Wrangell’s municipal election will have two contested races Oct. 7. The borough city clerk confirmed the ballot Aug. 29 after candidates filed by 4 p.m. that day.
Incumbents Phillip Mach and Brittani Robbins refiled for re-election. David Wilson will challenge them for the one-year borough assembly seat.
The other contested race is for two seats on the school board.
Incumbents Elizabeth Roundtree and David Wilson will be racing against Bonnie Ritchie and Brittani Robbins for the three-year term. So, Robbins is running for a seat on the assembly and the school board.
The rest of the races will be uncontested.
Incumbent assembly member David Powell has filed to run for another three-year term. Dan Powers is running for the other available seat on the borough assembly.
And incumbent Port Commission members Winston J. Davies and John A. Yaeger filed for re-election to the two, three-year seats and is running unopposed.
Lastly, incumbent Antonio Silva will be running for the one-year term on the Port Commission. As there is only one seat up for election, it won’t be contested.
In total, eight seats on the borough assembly, school board and port commission are on the Oct. 7 local ballot.
Though the ballot stands as it does, Wrangell voters can submit declarations to be a write-in candidate.
Write-in candidates can only be elected to a borough position if they have submitted a letter declaring their candidacy to the borough clerk before 4 p.m. on Oct. 3.
Absentee voting begins Sept. 22 from 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall.
