LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The filing deadline arrived this afternoon for county offices, with the races for the June 5 primary now set.

The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office said that there will be contested races for the Lake County Superior Court seat for Department 1, and Board of Supervisors seats for Districts 1, 4 and 5.

With Superior Court Judge David Herrick not seeking reelection, a field of four has formed to pursue the seat.

Names that will be appearing on the ballot in that judge’s race include local attorneys Judy Conard, Michael Friel, Susan Krones and Michael Lunas, according to the Registrar of Voters.

Running unopposed for reelection this year are Lake County Superior Court Judges Richard Martin, Andrew Blum and Stephen Hedstrom, who sit on the benches of Departments 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

Because their offices are uncontested, Martin, Blum and Hedstrom will not appear on either the June or November ballots, but will be declared elected by Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley on the day of the general election on Nov. 6.

In the District 1 supervisorial race, incumbent Jim Comstock of Middletown will be challenged in his pursuit of a second term by Lower Lake resident Victoria Brandon.

For District 4, Supervisor Anthony Farrington of Lakeport will be challenged by businessman Fred Langston, also of Lakeport.

In District 5, Supervisor Rob Brown of Kelseyville will be challenged by Joan Moss of Cobb.

For any of the candidates to win outright in the June 5 primary, they must receive 50 percent of the vote plus one additional vote, the Registrar of Voters Office reported.

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