Another Republican has filed as a candidate for Beaufort County sheriff.

Donald Dixon submitted the required paperwork and paid the filing fee at the Beaufort County Board of Elections on Thursday.

The filing period began Monday and ends at noon Feb. 28.

On Friday, two more candidates entered the race for the three available seats on the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners this election cycle. Former Commissioner Robert Cayton, a Democrat, and Republican Don Cox filed their paperwork and paid their fees Friday.

Those three seats are now held by Stan Deatherage, Ed Booth and Al Klemm.

As of Friday, four Democrats and two Republicans are seeking to replace Sheriff Alan Jordan, who is not seeking re-election. The Democrats are Todd Alligood, Russell Davenport, Gary W. Blount and Al J. Whitney. The Republicans are Dixon and Ernie Coleman.

In the race for the Board of Commissioners, three Republicans had filed as of Friday. They are Cox, Keith Kidwell and Frankie Waters. None of them are incumbents. As of Friday, the two Democrats who have filed to run in the commissioners election are Cayton and incumbent Ed Booth.

If more than three Democrats file for a seat on the board, they will face one another in a primary in May. If more than three Republicans file for a seat on the board, they will face one another in a primary in May.

Last week, incumbent state Sen. Bill Cook, a Republican, filed for re-election in his effort to continue to represent District 1 in the state Senate. Former state Sen. Stan White, a Dare County Democrat, has said he will seek the Democratic nomination for District 1. Cook narrowly defeated White in the 2012 election.

Also last week, Michael Bilbro filed to run for the District 6 seat on the Beaufort County Board of Education. Butch Oliver filed to seek the District 8 seat on the school board. Terry Williams filed to seek re-election as the District 4 representative on the school board.

The even-numbered seats on the nine-member Beaufort County Board of Education are available this election cycle.

In Beaufort County this election cycle, voters will elect members of Congress, N.C. General Assembly members, county commissioners, a sheriff, a clerk of court, school-board members and soil-and-water commissioners.

Commissioners and school-board members serve four-year terms.

Incumbent Clerk of Court Marty Paramore, a Democrat, has filed for re-election. He is being challenged for the Democratic nomination for clerk of court by Eva Buck, who has not yet filed but announced her candidacy late last year.

Last week, Republican Jimbo Shiver filed to run for the clerk of court’s position.

Primaries are set for May 6. Early voting for the primaries begins April 24 and ends May 3. The general election is set for Nov. 4, with early voting in the general election beginning Oct. 23 and ending Nov. 1.