For some candidates, the days before the primary election are stress-free. That's because the lack of competition in their respective municipality allows them a free ride toward their parties' nominations.
East Cameron Township
East Cameron Township is one of the few smaller communities that has a contested primary for a municipal office. Wayne Kahler and Gary Rothermel are candidates for township supervisor. No Democrats filed the position.
Bonnie Collier, a Democrat, is the only candidate for tax collector.
Coal Township
Two members of the Coal Township Board of Commissioners will be elected this year. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Commissioners Craig Fetterman and Gerard W. Waugh III have no opposition.
On the Republican ballot, the only commissioner candidate is Paul M. Leshinskie, who ran for the same position in 2011. In addition to Leshinskie, it's possible Coal Township Republican voters could nominate another commissioner candidate through write-ins.
Sharon L. Castetter, a Democrat, is the only candidate running for township tax collector.
Mount Carmel Township
Democrat Joseph A. Zanella, an incumbent, is the only candidate on the ballot for a six-year term on the Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors.
Janice V. Costello, a Democrat, is the sole candidate for tax collector.
Zerbe Township
Incumbent Gene E. Geise is running unopposed for the board of supervisors in the Republican primary. There are no Democratic candidates.
Penny Balavage, a Democrat, is the only candidate for tax collector.
West Cameron Township
The only candidates on the ballot in West Cameron Township are David Moore, supervisor, and Paul Smink, tax collector. Both are Republicans.
Shamokin Township
Paul T. Rapp, a Republican, is the only candidate for Shamokin Township supervisor. Lisa Deitrick, a Republican, is running unopposed for tax collector, and there are no Democratic candidates.
Ralpho Township
Incumbent Supervisor Blaine P. Madara, a Republican, is a candidate for re-election in Ralpho Township. No one filed for municipal office on the Democratic ballot.
Write-ins
Offices are listed on the ballot even if there are no candidates who filed nomination petitions. When there are no official candidates, voters can still nominate people for the position by write-in votes. In smaller townships, a prospective candidate must have a minimum of 10 write-in votes to be nominated.