Area candidates vying for office made their bids official as qualifying continued for the July 31 primary election.
Hopefuls may qualify today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those who qualified are:
Tax Commissioner
Judy Kilgore, Republican
Chuck Holt, Republican
State Representative, District 15
Lelia Benham, Democrat
Paul Battles, Republican (I)
State Senate, District 52
Hayden Collins, Republican
Chuck Hufstetler, Republican
District Attorney, Cherokee Circuit
Rosemary Greene, Republican