CONCORD — In the 2022 election cycle there will be contested races from the top to the bottom of Carroll County and the faces will be different due to the 2020 redistricting.Â
The filing period ran June 1-10. The list is apparently finalized as town clerks should have turned in all their candidate filings. The primaries are Sept. 13 and the general election is Nov. 8.Â
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