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Clark County Commission races 2008

Photo by Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun

Steve Sisolak, left, and Brian Scroggins talk to moderator Jon Ralston during a taping of "Face to Face With Jon Ralston" on Friday.

Four Clark County Commission seats are up for election on Nov. 4, but the one getting the most attention has been the District A seat, which is being vacated by Bruce Woodbury.

The District A seat features Republican Brian Scroggins, who has the support of Woodbury, and Democrat Steve Sisolak. Scott David Narter, an Indepedent American Party candidate, is also on the ballot.

The other four-year term positions are:

District B - Tom Collins, Democrat; Gary M. Hosea, Republican; Debra Payne-Dedmon, Libertarian.
District C - Larry Brown, Democrat; Valerie Weber, Republican; Emily Klapproth, Libertarian, and Warren Ross Markowitz, Independent American.
District D - Lawrence Weekly, Democrat; Tom McGowan, Independent American

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