They say three is a crowd.
Especially when competing for two seats.
Incumbent Commissioner Jayne Christenson, looking for a second term, is facing challengers Daniel Diggins and Greg Kerchner in the race for two seats on the Holmes Beach City Commission on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Christenson was first elected to a two-year term on the city commission in 2020.
Commissioner Kim Rash, whose term is up in November, did not qualify for the ballot.
Diggins, who has experience in commercial aviation, challenged former Commissioner Marvin Grossman for appointment to a commission seat in 2016, when Grossman failed to qualify for reelection.
Grossman won reappointment over Diggins, who has not served in public office.
Kerchner is chair of the city’s planning commission and has served on the board since 2019.
Meanwhile, incumbent Mayor Judy Titsworth will retain her seat without opposition since no one else qualified to run for mayor. Titsworth served as city commissioner 2012-18 and has served as mayor since 2018.
The new term will be her third two-year term as mayor.
Mayors are paid $27,120 annually, while commissioners earn $7,819.92 a year.
To vote in the November election people must register with the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office by Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Early voting, in which people can turn in vote-by-mail ballots or vote in person at designated early voting centers, will run 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Nov. 6.
The deadline for people to request the SEO mail vote-by-mail ballots is 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
People can request vote-by-mail ballots by calling the SEO at 941-741-3823 or emailing info@votemanatee.com.
Residents can vote 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 by visiting the precinct 305 polling location at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 Harbor Drive S.
Vote-by-mail ballots must be mailed or delivered to the SEO by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8.
There were 2,678 registered voters in Holmes Beach as of Sept. 14, according to the SEO.
For more on the election, go to the SEO’s website, votemanatee.com.