The race is on.
Four candidates are expected to have qualified by the end of day Wednesday for three open seats on the Santa Rosa School Board.
Incumbents Wally Lowry and Frank Pugh qualified on July 21 and July 12 respectively and retired social science teacher Ron Kristof qualified on July 26, according to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters.
The third incumbent, Bill Carle, was set to turn his papers in and qualify on Wednesday.
“I’m in,” he said.
Because all three incumbents have entered the race, the deadline for filing is 5 p.m. Friday. In other races, should an incumbent not file, the deadline is extended to 5 p.m. Aug. 11.
Elsewhere in Sonoma County, 109 seats are up for grabs. Stay tuned to the Press Democrat to find out who is running for what.