Most of the election activity in southern Carbon County on Tuesdaywhen the 2017 municipal primary election will be held, is likely to focus on a race on both the Democratic and Republican ballots for positions on the Palmerton Area School District Board of Education.

Otherwise, there are only two other nominations to be decided among the municipalities in that part of the county, those being for the Republican nomination for the four-year term as tax collector in Lower Towamensing Township and the GOP race for the nomination for a six-year term on the Towamensing Township Board of Supervisors.Meanwhile, in Palmerton and Bowmanstown boroughs and other balloting in Towamensing and Lower Towamensing townships, there are no other contested races.Here is what voters in southern Carbon County will see on their municipal ballots:Palmerton School BoardThere are seven people seeking both the Democratic and Republican nominations for four four-year terms that will be decided by the electorate. All are cross-filed candidates.They are Barry W. Scherer, Clarence Chuck Myers, David Schwartz, Kathy Lendvay Fallow, Earl Paules, Katherine J. Baumgardt and Darlene E. Yeakel.Lower Towamensing TownshipTax collector Connie Brown of Lower Towamensing is not seeking re-election, and her apparent successor is likely to be the winner of the GOP race for that nomination. Seeking to advance to November are Kathy C. Wallace and Nicole J. Jakelka. There are no Democratic candidates.The township voters are also slated to fill the six-year term on the board of supervisors and a six-year term as an auditor, although there are no contested races in the primary.Supervisor Brent M. Green is running unopposed for re-election. There is no GOP candidate. For the auditor's position, there are no candidates on either ballot.Towamensing TownshipIn Towamensing, the race on the Republican side for the supervisor's nomination is between Guy Seifert and Scott Mosier. There is no Democratic candidate.There is no contest for the four-year term as tax collector in the primary, but there is likely to be one in November. That's because Democrat Brenda L. Drew and Republican Joyce Borger are the lone candidates on their respective ballots and are likely to win nominations, in which case they will run against each other in the general election.The township voters are also scheduled to fill two auditor positions, one for a six-year term and the other for a two-year term. However, there are no candidates on either ballot for the two positions.Bowmanstown BoroughThere are no contested races this time around in Bowmanstown Borough, where the voters are expected to vote for a mayor, tax collector and three council positions.Mayor William Ravert, a Republican, is running unopposed. There is no Democratic candidate.That's also the case in the tax collector's race, where incumbent Maria E. Smith, a Democrat, faces no opposition from either another Democrat or anyone on the Republican side.In the council race, there are four nominations to be won by both parties, as that is the number of four-year terms to be filled in November. There are only three candidates on the Democratic ballot, including Robert Moyer, Burdell C. Steigerwalt and Barbara B. Eastland. On the Republican side, the lone candidate is Darren R. Thomas.Palmerton BoroughThere are no contests on the Palmerton Borough ballot, although there will be a council race in November.Mayor Christopher D. Olivia, a Democrat, is running for re-election and is unopposed on both tickets.There are four four-year terms on borough council to be filled by the electorate, and both the Democratic and Republican parties are short a candidate. Both sides have only three people seeking nominations from their respective parties. The Democratic candidates are Jeremy Barbosa, Kris W. Hoffner and Randy Gursky. The Republican candidates are Richard L. Nothstein, Michael J. Ballard and William Gallagher. In November the six candidates will square off for four positions.There is also a two-year term on council up for grabs, but no one filed nomination papers to get their name on either ballot for the position.Tax collector Lisa M. Nemeth, a Republican, is running for re-election. She is unopposed on both ballots.