Election season officially begins as qualifying ended Friday at noon.

Contested races are: Coroner, County Commissioner Post 3 and Post 5.

The following qualified:

Sheriff
--Terry W. Deese, Incumbent

Coroner
--Kerry E. Brooks
--Otis Lee Daniel, Jr.

Clerk of Superior Court
--Joe Wilder, Incumbent

County Commissioner, Post 1
--Roy Lewis, Jr., Incumbent

County Commissioner, Post 3
--Michael Dinkins, Incumbent
--Kristie L. Kenney
--Betty C. Hill

County Commissioner, Post 5
--Melvin E. Walker, Jr., Incumbent
--Michael Gilstrap

Tax Commissioner
--William L. Brown, Incumbent

Board of Education, Post 1
--Ben McDaniel, Incumbent

Board of Education, Post 3
--Virginia Jones Dixon, Incumbent