A Primary Election battle is taking shape for this summer on Bainbridge Island.

With Filing Week set to close Friday, May 19, at least two elected positions on Bainbridge have three declared candidates.

Three seats on the Bainbridge Island City Council will be up for grabs in November; District 3 (South Ward), District 5 (Central Ward) and District 7 (North Ward).

Three candidates have filed for the North Ward seat, the position currently held by incumbent councilman, and also mayor, Val Tollefson. (Tollefson announced earlier he would not seek re-election.)

The candidates for the position are Joe Deets, J. Mack Pearl and Kevin Fetterly.

Both of the other Bainbridge council positions had two candidates as of 2 p.m. Friday.

Wayne Roth is seeking another term in the Central Ward position. Rasham Nassar is also running for the post.

In the South Ward position, former Bainbridge councilwoman Kirsten Hytopoulos is looking to return to the city council.

Theodore “Ted” Jones is the other candidate in the race.

Incumbent Roger Townsend, who previously expressed interest in seeking another term, has not yet filed to run.

The other three-way race that will go to the Primary Election is for the Bainbridge Island School Board.

Incumbent Board Director Sheila Jakubik, who is currently president of the school board, is seeking another term.

Two other candidates have entered the race: Jesse Burns and Christina Wakefield.

In the race for the District 2 seat on the school board, incumbent Mike Spence is being challenged by Judith McLaughlin.

One other race on Bainbridge is contested: the Commissioner Position 5 seat for the board of the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District.

Incumbent commissioner Kirk Robinson is running for another term. The challenger is Michael Pollack.

Two incumbents have filed for re-election for the board of the Bainbridge Island Fire Department and are so far unopposed.

Bruce Alward is seeking a six-year term for Commissioner Position 3, and Ernst “Fritz” von Ibsch is running to fill a two-year unexpired term.