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Monday marks the beginning of the three-week election filing period. Those who want to be judges, lawmakers and county commissioners have from Feb. 8 at noon until Feb. 26 at noon to declare themselves.

The Guilford County Board of Elections has a list of seats up for election this year online (click here). The summary:

• U.S. Sen. Richard Burr faces re-election as do all members of the U.S. House.
   
• Legislative seats in the House and Senate are all for election. They are all two year terms.
   
• Guilford County Sheriff, Clerk of Court and District Attorney all serve four year terms.
   
• Five county commissioner seats are up.
   
• Several different judicial posts will be on the ballot, including one Supreme Court seat and four Court of Appeals seats. In Guilford County, there are three superior court and three district court seats up for election this year. For more on the specific judicial seats, click here for a listing from the State Board of Elections.
   
• The Guilford County Board of Education has five seats up.
   
• All High Point City Council seats are up.
   
• There are two seats for the Soil and Water Conservation District up for election.