2 vie to run on GOP ticket for Jefferson County District 7 seat Jefferson County (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | February 23, 2021 at 12:14 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 12:14 PM
CARTHAGE, N.Y. (WWNY) - Thereâs a race for the Republican nod to represent District 7 on the Jefferson County Legislature.
Champion town councilman Matthew Gump is challenging incumbent legislator John Peck in the Republican primary.
The primary will be held in June.
Peck was first elected to the seat in 2011 and is in his fifth two-year term.
Gump was first elected to the town council in 2019. His four-year term is set to expire at the end of 2023.