CARMEL >> Two sitting Carmel City Council members have opted not to run for reelection, leaving five candidates battling for two seats on the dais this election day. Bobby Richards, who has spent two decades on boards,

Six people are vying for two spots on the city council; city council members Noah Her and Jake Ingebrigtson are not running. The candidates include former Oakdale Mayor and former Washington County Commissioner Bill Pulkrabek along with Kari Moore, Raffi Paulino, Juan Santos Esquivel, Gary Severson and Christopher Thewis.

All nine Parkersburg City Council districts have contested races in the Nov. 5 general election, but only voters in District 5 will choose between three candidates. Three-term Councilman J.R. Carpenter and challenger Dell Pomeroy were unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries,