HALIFAX — At high noon Monday, the 2010 campaign officially starts when filing for dozens of state and local offices opens.

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Candidates can make their intention to run in the May 4 primary formal by filing with the local boards of election. The candidate-filing period will be open until noon on Feb. 26.

The following is a list of offices being contested in the May 4 primary, courtesy of Halifax County Board of Elections Director Kristin Smith and Northampton County Board of Elections Director Susie Squire: United States Senate — Democratic Primary United States Senate — Republican Primary United States Senate — Libertarian Primary U.S. House of Representatives District 1 — Democratic Primary U.S. House of Representatives District 1 — Republican Primary U.S. House of Representatives District 1 — Libertarian Primary North Carolina Senate District 1 — Libertarian Primary North Carolina Senate District 4 — Democratic Primary North Carolina Senate District 4 — Republican Primary North Carolina Senate District 4 — Libertarian Primary North Carolina House District 7 — Democratic Primary North Carolina House District 7 — Republican Primary North Carolina House District 7 — Libertarian Primary North Carolina House District 49 — Democratic Primary North Carolina House District 49 — Republican Primary North Carolina House District 49 — Libertarian Primary District Attorney District 6A: Halifax County — Democratic Primary District Attorney District 6A: Halifax County — Republican Primary District Attorney District 6A: Halifax County — Libertarian Primary Halifax County Commissioner At Large — Democratic Primary Halifax County Commissioner At Large — Republican Primary Halifax County Commissioner At Large — Libertarian Primary Halifax County Sheriff — Democratic Primary Halifax County Sheriff — Republican Primary Halifax County Sheriff — Libertarian Primary Halifax County Clerk of Superior Court — Democratic Primary Halifax County Clerk of Superior Court — Republican Primary Halifax County Clerk of Superior Court — Libertarian Primary North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Four seats for North Carolina Court of Appeals — Currently held by Judges Steelman, Calabria, Elmore, and Geer Halifax County School Board — Three Seats Weldon City School Board — Four Seats Halifax County Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor Northampton County Board of Commissioners — Three Seats Northampton County Board of Education — Three Seats Northampton County Sheriff Northampton County Clerk of Superior Court