Upcoming elections could change county commission makeup

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There will be at least one new face on the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners next year, with incumbents also being challenged in three other districts. That means voters in certain areas of the county will have competitive matchups for both the August primary and November general election.

Greg McConnell will not be running for reelection in the first district. Republicans Steve Simasko and Carolyn Richards will face off in a primary as will Democrats Fred Fuller and Tina Ritter. GOP Primaries will also be held in the fourth district between incumbent Duke Dunn and Joi Torrello. In the fifth district,  incumbent Republican Commission Chairman Jeff Bohm will be challenged by Shawn Treadway. In the Sixth District, GOP incumbent Dave Rushing will be face Bill Gilmer in a primary.

Incumbent Republican Jorja Baldwin in the second district, Democrat Lisa Beedon in the third district, and Republican Dave Vandenbosch in the seventh district are all unopposed. The deadline to file to run for office was Tuesday.