With less than a week before the filing deadline for municipal elections ends, just 10 candidates have filed to run for office.

Beaufort County voters go to the polls Nov. 5 to determine who fills the 31 seats available this election cycle.

Incumbent Washington City Council members Doug Mercer and Bobby Roberson are seeking re-election. Roberson was the top vote-getter in the council election in 2011.

Former council member Gil Davis and Lloyd May are seeking election to the council.

Mac Hodges is running for the mayor’s post in Washington. Current Mayor Archie Jennings is not seeking re-election.

Incumbent Chocowinity Board of Commissioners member Louise Furman is seeking to retain her seat on that board. Chocowinity Mayor Jimmy Mobley is seeking re-election.

In Washington Park, Mayor Tom Richter and incumbent commissioners Lee Bowen and Jeff Peacock are seeking re-election.

As of Friday, no one had filed to run in the elections in Aurora, Bath, Belhaven and Pantego, according to the Beaufort County Board of Elections. The filing period ends at noon July 19.

In Washington, the mayor’s seat and all seats on the five-member council are available this election cycle. The council members and mayor do not serve staggered terms. The mayor and council members serve two-year terms.

In Aurora, the mayor’s seat and two seats on the Board of Commissioners are available. Aurora voters will also elect a commissioner to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of former Commissioner George Jones. W.C. Boyd was appointed in March to replace Jones.

There are two seats available on the four-member Bath Board of Commissioners this election cycle. The town’s mayor and commissioners serve four-year terms that are staggered

Belhaven voters will elect two aldermen and a mayor this election cycle. The Board of Alderman has five members, three from the east end of town and two from the west end. The aldermen serve four-year terms. The mayor serves a two-year term.

Belhaven voters also will select someone to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of former Alderman Cindy Ross.

In Chocowinity, the mayor’s seat and two seats on the four-member Board of Commissioners are available this election cycle.

All five seats are available on the Pantego Board of Commissioners this election cycle, along with the mayor’s seat. The mayor and commissioners serve two-year terms.

In Washington Park, the mayor’s seat and all seats on that town’s five-member Town Council are available this election cycle. The mayor and council members serve two-year terms.