ELIZABETHTOWN — With a week to go, municipal election filing in Bladen County is very weak.
The county has 21 spots to fill among the seven municipalities. Through Friday, only seven of those 21 seats had attracted a total of eight candidates.
Newly filed between Tuesday and Friday of last week were two Bladenboro commissioner candidates: Gregory Sykes and Blake Proctor. Sykes is an incumbent, and Proctor a former administrative employee.
The filing period remains open through noon on Friday. Election Day is Nov. 2. Absentee voting, which is inclusive of the method known as one-stop voting, commences before that.
According to an election roster provided by the county board, the following are occupants of the seats up for election this fall: