The qualifying period for local elections ended on Friday.

The races that will be on the ballot in November are for two seats on the Lafayette County School Board, a seat on the Justice Court bench and three election commissioner seats.

The Lafayette County school district seats up for election are District 3, currently held by Dr. Judith Thompson and District 4, currently held by Mike Gooch; however, Gooch has said he is not seeking re-election, according to the Lafayette County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.

Erika Hewlett is the only person who has qualified for District 4.

In the District 3 race, Shane Russell and Crystal Babb Grosse have qualified to challenge incumbent Thompson.

Seven people qualified to run in the Justice Court election – Angie Allen, Michael K. Brown Jr., Shane Brown, Krisi Allen, Ley Falkner, Benjamin Justus and Deanna McLarty Massey.

The election is being held to fill the seat that was opened with the death of long-time Justice Court Judge Johnny Wayne McLarty, who died after a car crash in December.

Retired Circuit Court Judge Andrew Howorth was appointed to sit on the bench until a new judge is elected in November.

In the election commissioner race, three will vie for the District 5 seat, including incumbent Debbie Black, Tiffany Babb and Vicki Gandy Wright. Two will go head-to-head in the District 1 race – incumbent Faye Phillips against Debbie Gardner Sealy, Incumbent Lola Pearson will remain as the District 3 commissioner since no one else qualified to run.

Absentee voting will open on Sept. 23 and end on Nov. 2.

The general election is Nov. 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The local races are nonpartisan and will appear on the ballot along with races for Lafayette County election commissioners, U.S. president, U.S. senate and U.S. representative.