Of the eight Pennsylvania House of Representatives legislative districts in the Times News coverage area, one incumbent appears to be unopposed in the 2020 elections. Meanwhile, there will be primary contests in two of the districts, and there are likely to be six general election challenges to determine the two-year terms that are up for grabs this year.

While 2020 is primarily considered a presidential election year, statewide voters will also have a say in three statewide contests — attorney general, auditor general and treasurer — while contests exist for representation in the state House and Senate, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.

The petition-filing period — in which candidates seek signatures from their parties’ voters and file the necessary paperwork at the Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Harrisburg — closed on Tuesday of this week, giving voters a glimpse of what to expect in the April 28 primary election and Nov. 3 general election balloting.

Of course, all of the preliminary indications can change because the state allows voters to “write-in” candidates. In other cases, some early-on candidates withdrawal from races. But until that happens, here’s a look at what voters can expect with regard to the state House of Representatives’ races involving local municipalities:

122nd District

State Rep. Doyle Heffley of Lower Towamensing Township, a Republican, is seeking re-election and appears to be unopposed both within his party and on the Democratic side, where there are no candidates.

The district includes 22 of the 23 Carbon County municipalities, as Summit Hill was removed from the district in the last realignment of the legislative districts.

Heffley has held the seat since winning his first two-year term in 2010, succeeding retired Speaker of the House Keith R. McCall in January 2011.

123rd District

Rep. Neal Goodman, a Democrat who has held the seat since 2003, is not seeking re-election, the result of which is a Republican primary contest while the winner awaits a Democratic challenger.

Seeking the GOP nomination are Tim Twardzik of Butler Township and John Leshko of Middleport. The winner of that race will meet former Schuylkill County Prothonotary P.J. Symonds, a Democrat from Saint Clair.

The district includes 28 municipalities in Schuylkill County, including Blythe, East Norwegian, Mahanoy, Ryan and West Mahanoy townships and Delano, Mahanoy City and Shenandoah, among others.

124th District

Rep. Jerry Knowles of Rush Township, a Republican, is seeking re-election and will have a challenge in November. Knowles has held the seat since 2009.

The Democratic challenger is Tyler Picone of Windsor Township, Berks County.

The district includes Kline, North Union, Rush, Schuylkill, Union, Walker, West Brunswick and West Penn townships and McAdoo, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Port Clinton, Ringtown and Tamaqua boroughs, all in Schuylkill, Summit Hill in Carbon County, plus Albany, Greenwich, Perry, Tilden and Windsor townships and Hamburg and Lenhartsville boroughs, all in Berks County.

125th District

Rep. Michael Tobash, a Republican, is not seeking re-election to the seat he has held since 2011. The district includes 22 municipalities in western Schuylkill County and parts of Dauphin County.

Tobash’s retirement set the stage for a four-candidate primary election on the Republican side, including two current Schuylkill County officeholders, while there is no Democratic candidate.

Seeking the GOP nomination are county Controller Christy Joy of South Manheim Township, Register of Wills Theresa Gaffney of Wayne Township, Joe Kerwin of Lykens and Herv Breault of South Manheim Township.

115th District

Democrat Rep. Maureen Madden of Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County is seeking re-election to the seat she has held since 2017. She will be opposed in November by Republican Dulce Ridder of Stroudsburg.

The district includes Coolbaugh, Paradise, Price and (parts of) Stroud townships and East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg boroughs.

176th District

Republican Rep. Jack Rader is seeking re-election to the seat he has held since 2015.

He will face Democrat Claudette Williams of Mount Pocono in the primary.

The district includes Eldred, Polk, Chestnuthill, Jackson, Tunkhannock, Tobyhanna, Pocono townships and Mount Pocono Borough.

183rd District

Rep. Zach Mako, a Republican, has represented the district since 2017 and is seeking re-election. He will face Democrat Jason Ruff of Slatington in the general election.

The district includes the Borough of Slatington, Washington Township and parts of Whitehall and South Whitehall townships in Lehigh County and Allen, Lehigh and Moore (Beersville and Klecknersville) townships and North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport in Northampton County.

187th District

In Northwestern Lehigh County, Rep. Gary Day, a Republican, is seeking re-election. He has represented the district since 2009.

He will face Democrat Michael Blichar Jr. of Kutztown in the general election.

The district includes Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, Upper Macungie and Weisenberg townships in Lehigh County and Lyons and Maxatawny Township in Berks County.

189th District

Rep. Rosemary Brown, a Republican from Middle Smithfield Township in Monroe County, is seeking re-election to another two-year term. She has represented the district since 2011.

In November, she will be challenged by Democrat Adam Rodriguez, also of Middle Smithfield Township.

The district includes Barrett, Hamilton, Middle Smithfield, Ross, Smithfield and (parts of) Stroud townships and Delaware Water Gap, all in Monroe County, and Delaware, Lehman and Porter townships in Pike County.

29th Senate District

Meanwhile, there are state Senate seats available this year. The only local seat up for grabs is that of the 29th Senatorial District, where Sen. David Argall of Rush Township has been the standard-bearer since winning a special election on March 3, 2009, following the tragic death of then Sen. James J. Rhoades of Mahanoy City. Argall is seeking re-election to another four-year term and is unopposed both within his party and on the Democratic side.

The district includes all of Schuylkill County and 27 municipalities in Berks County.