Election qualifying under way in Manatee County

Several candidates for local offices in Manatee County have officially "qualified" for this year's elections.
As of just after 4 p.m., they include:

County Commission, District 1 -- Corie M. Holmes, Democrat.
County Commission, District 7 -- Joe McClash, incumbent, Republican.
Property Appraiser -- Charles Hackney, incumbent, Republican.
Sheriff -- William Waldron, Republican.
Mayor, Bradenton -- Wayne Poston, incumbent.
Bradenton City Council, Ward 2 -- George Mendez, Gene Brown.
Bradenton City Council, Ward 5 -- Harold E. Byrd Jr.

The qualifying period started at noon Monday, and will continue until noon Friday.

To see who else has qualified or otherwise served notice they are running, visit the supervisor of elections' website.