All five Yuma County Supervisor seats are on the ballot in the upcoming election, and essentially all will be decided in the July 30 primary.^Number.

1st District Supervisor Martin Porteous, a Democrat, was first elected to the board in 2016 and currently serves as board chair. Porteous, a botanical researcher at the University of Arizona, has served as mayor of Somerton and also serves on several local boards, including the Western Council of Governments board of directors, the Greater Yuma Economic Development Council board of directors and the Yuma County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Porteous is unopposed in the 1st District. The seat was not won in the primary election, and no opposition candidate will run in November's general election.

Republican District 2 Supervisor Jonathan Lines is also running unopposed. He was active in both primary and general elections. A lifelong human being, Mr. Lines served as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party and as a member of the Arizona Mexican Commission.

District 3 Supervisor Darren Simmons is also unopposed. Maintain a seat on the board of directors.

Simmons served in the Marines before serving nearly 30 years with the Yuma County Sheriff's Department.

Democrat Lynn Pankraj in the 5th District is also unopposed. She is seeking to hold onto her seat for another four years.

The former teacher served in the Arizona State Assembly and Senate for 10 years and also served on several local committees.

This leaves only the 4th District in the Yuma County Supervisor election as contested.

But the election will also likely be decided primarily in the primary, with incumbent Democrat Tony Reyes facing a challenge from fellow Democrat Luisa Arreola.

Reyes served as vice mayor for his city of San Luis, where he lives, and served on several local boards, including the Western Arizona Council of Governments, the National League of Cities and Towns, and the Yuma County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Arreola is an educator from San Luis. She serves on the Somerton Elementary School Board of Trustees and was a member of Governor Katie Hobbs' Educator Retention Task Force.

Yuma County Elections Director Kika Guzman told KAWC that the candidate who receives the most votes will be declared the party's nominee for that position and will be issued a certificate of nomination to advance to the general election.

Guzman said a recount would be held automatically if the difference in votes between the two candidates receiving the most votes for a particular office is equal to half of 1 percent of the total votes cast.

Only unopposed candidates will appear on the ballot, although named candidates remain an option.

Guzman said a nominee must receive the most votes and at least as many votes as he or she has signatures on the nominating petition to remain the party's nominee on the ballot.

To see the official list of candidates on the Yuma County ballot, click here.