The Democratic Party in Carbon County has a shortage of candidates for committeemen and committeewoman positions on the county level.

There is also no one running for a position on the state Democratic Committee.

There is, however, one contested race for a committeeship: the Northern District of Towamensing Township. Candidates are James P. Shafer and Jeff Schnaiter. There is no candidate for the committeewoman post in the district.

On the state level, Carbon Democrats get one position, which is filled on an at-large basis in the 51 election precincts in the county.

On the county level, the party’s bylaws call for one committeeman and one committeewoman to be elected in each of the precincts.

Meanwhile, the party has uncontested candidates in nine other precincts:

East Penn South:Jim Thorpe Fifth District: Robert Boehning and Ciro Lo Pinto.

Mahoning Township New Mahoning District: Terry J. Berger and Mildred Heiser.

Palmerton Middle District: Sarina Berlow.

Palmerton West District:Summit Hill First: Nathan R. Halenar and Tara L. Yuricheck.

Summit Hill Second: Delores McAndrew.

Summit Hill Third: Michael Crampsie and Melissa Crampsie.

Weatherly West: Shannon Lee Sotack.

Elsewhere, there are no Democratic committee candidates in 41 of the 51 county election districts, including: Banks Township, Beaver Meadows, Bowmanstown, East Penn North, East Side Borough, Franklin Township Harrity, Independent and Long Run districts, Jim Thorpe districts 1-4, Kidder Township North and South, the East, Middle and West districts of Lansford, Lausanne Township, Lehigh Township, Lehighton’s 1, 2 and 3 districts, Lower Towamensing North and South, Mahoning Township Mahoning and Packerton-Jamestown districts, Nesquehoning East and West, Packer Township, Palmerton East, Parryville, the East, Middle; Northeast, Northwest and Southwest districts of Penn Forest Township, White Bear district of Summit Hill, Towamensing South-1 and South-2, Weatherly East and Weissport.