Filing for most county, district, and state offices ended yesterday at noon, and a flurry of candidates filed on the last day.

Robert Nickell, a democrat, was the last to file to run for the N.C. Senate seat for the 30th district. A resident of Westfield, Nickell filed in Stokes County.

Randy Wolfe, a democrat, filed to run for the 90th district N.C. House seat. He resides in Mount Airy.

Dan Kiger, a republican, will run for county sheriff. He lives in State Road.

Buck Golding, a republican from Lowgap, will run for the central district seat of the Surry County Commissioners.

Susan Harris, a democrat from Old Fort, and Larry Linney, a republican from Charlotte, added their names to the list of candidates running for U.S. Senate.

At the beginning of the month, Susan Jarrell, director of the Surry County Board of Elections, said that the first and last days of the filing period are the busiest. That held true this year.

As far as the number of candidates who filed at the local level, Jarrell said, “This year was average.”

Many of the races will not appear on the primary ballot in May since they do not have more than one person running from each party. The purpose of the primary election is to determine who gets the Democratic and Republican spots on the general election ballot in November.

Of those candidates who will have their name on the primary ballot, Jarrell said, “I’m sure they’re out working now on their campaigns.”

Below is a complete list of the candidates running for offices that Surry County citizens will be able to vote for in the primary and / or general elections.

n N.C. Senate, 30th district — Democrat: Ric Marshall, 48, of Ararat; Robert Nickell, 48, of Westfield. Republican: Don W. East, 65, of Pilot Mountain (incumbent); Paul M. Johnson, 48, of Pilot Mountain.

n N.C. House of Representatives, 90th district — Democrat: Randy Wolfe, 58, of Mount Airy. Republican: Sarah Stevens, 49, of Mount Airy (incumbent).

n N.C. House of Representatives, 92nd district — Democrat: no candidates filed. Republican: Darrell McCormick, of Yadkinville (incumbent).

n Clerk of Court — Democrat: Pam Marion, 54, of Mount Airy (incumbent). Republican: no candidates filed.

n Sheriff — Democrat: Graham Atkinson, 45, of Siloam (incumbent). Republican: Dan Kiger, 57, of State Road.

n Surry County Board of Commissioners, Mount Airy district — Democrat: Kate Appler, 55, of Mount Airy. Republican: Garry Scearce, 50, of Mount Airy.

n Surry County Board of Commissioners, central district — Democrat: Bill Hamlin, 63, of Dobson (incumbent). Republican: R.F. “Buck” Golding, 72, of Lowgap.

n Surry County Board of Commissioners, south district — Democrat: Jim Harrell, 63, of Elkin (incumbent). Republican: Eddie Harris, 48, of State Road.

n Surry County Board of Education, district 2 — Sue W. Stone, 73, of Pilot Mountain (incumbent); Frank E. Prince, of Ararat.

n Surry County Board of Education, district 3 — Earlie Coe, 61, of Dobson (incumbent).

n Surry County Board of Education, district 4 — Brian K. Gates, 40, of Dobson (incumbent); James Allan Jessup, 36, of Dobson; Tony Lowe, 43, of Mount Airy.

n Surry County Board of Education, district 5 — Clark Goings, 63, of Mount Airy.

n District Attorney, district 17B — Democrat: Ricky Bowman, of Dobson (incumbent). Republican: no candidates filed.

n Superior Court Judge, district 17B — Andy Cromer, of King (incumbent).

n District Court Judge, district 17B seat 1 — Spencer G. Key Jr., of Dobson (incumbent).

n District Court Judge, district 17B seat 2 — Charles M. “Chuck” Neaves Jr., of Elkin (incumbent).

n District Court Judge, district 17B seat 3 — Angela B. Puckett, of Westfield (incumbent).

n U.S. Senate — Democrat: Cal Cunningham, of Lexington; Susan Harris, of Old Fort; Ken Lewis, of Chapel Hill; Elaine Marshall, of Raleigh; Marcus W. Williams, of Lumberton; Ann Worthy, of Gastonia. Republican: Eddie Burks, of Asheboro; Richard Burr, of Winston-Salem (incumbent); Brad Jones, of Lake Toxaway; Larry Linney, of Charlotte. Libertarian: Michael Beitler, of Oak Ridge.

Primary election day is May 4. Absentee voting by mail begins on March 15. The voter registration deadline for the primary is April 9. The general election will take place on Nov. 2.

Both the Democratic and Republican parties in North Carolina open their primaries to unaffiliated voters. Unaffiliated residents wishing to run for office cannot run in the primary but may petition to have their names put on the general election ballot. They must submit a petition to the county board of elections office by June 25. This petition has to be signed by four percent of the registered voters in the county as of Jan. 1 or four percent of the registered voters in a district if only district voters vote for the office.

Contact Meghann Evans at mevans@mtairynews.com or 719-1952.