Pocono primaries: Here's who is running in Monroe County primary elections

Monroe County voters will head to the polls May 16 for this year's local primary election. Democrats and Republicans will determine just who will be on the ballots in local races such as Monroe County commissioners, area school boards and more.

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Monroe County primary elections

Monroe County voters will elect two county commissioners, a controller, a register of wills and recorder of deeds, a prothonotary and clerk of courts, a sheriff and a district attorney this year.

These are the candidates that will appear on primary ballots. Incumbents are marked with asterisks.

Commissioners (two seats)

Democrats: John Christy*, Sharon Laverdure*

Republicans: Thomas Whitehead, David C. Parker, Christine A. Wilkins

Controller

Democrat: Erik A. Diemer

Republican: Marlo A. Merhige*

Register of wills and recorder of deeds

Democrat: Kate Best

Republican: Josephine Ferro*

Prothonotary and clerk of courts

Democrat: John C. Huddleston

Republican: George Warden*

Sheriff

Democrat: Nick Cirranello

Republican: Ken Morris*

District attorney

Democrats: Donald Leeth, Mike Mancuso

Republican: Alexander J. Marek

This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: Here's who is running in Monroe County primary elections