Mark Fisher, who ran unsuccessfully for the state Legislature from House District 2 in 2012, is challenging former county GOP chairwoman Tina Jacobson for her Precinct committeeman seat. (File photo: Duane Rasmussen)

Bjorn Handeen, GOP CCommitteeman from Precinct 52, tells Huckleberries Online that those unopposed in precinct races are split 13-13 between Rally Right and Reagan Republican/Reasonable Republican candidates. That means the contested races in the rest of the 70 precincts will decide who controls the Central Committee after the May GOPrimaries. Bjorn also points out that a number of current precinct committee members chose not to run again. You can find all the GOP & Democratic Central Committee filings here. I consider the following to be the most interesting precinct committee races:

• Precinct 3: Melanie Vander Feer (UCNI leader) vs. Thomas H. Godbold
• Precinct 6: Tina Jacobson (former GOPCChair) vs. Mark Fisher
• Precinct 10: Neil Oliver (current GOPCChair) vs. Barbara Forgacs
• Precinct 13: Donna Montgomery (former GOPCChair) vs. Jennifer Locke
• Precinct 15: Heidi VonLind vs. Kellie Palm
• Precinct 19: Duane Rasmussen vs. Janet Campbell
• Precinct 36: John Cross (Region 1 GOP chair) vs. Pat Whalen (SD3 candidate)
• Precinct 45: Jim Brannon (county clerk) vs. Barbara Babic

Question: Any other precinct races catch your eye?

 

Thoughts?

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