Bow residents heading to the polls on Election Day will have five contested races to decide, as candidates recently met the deadline to get their names on the ballot.

For one open seat on the Board of Selectmen, incumbent Harry Judd is running against challenger Robert Louf for the three-year term.

The most contested races are for two seats on both the Budget Committee and School Board. George Lagos, Steven McManis, Peter Cheney and Brad Hutton are vying for two seats on the Budget Committee.

Anne Baier and Deb McCann both filed for re-election to the School Board this year, and are running against Van Mosher, Marc Brunelle and Jack Finan for three-year terms.

Henry Uchida and John Caron are running for a threeyear term as trustee of trust fund, while Lisa Richards and Thomas Ives will face each other for a five-year library trustee seat.

Peter Imse is running unopposed for town moderator, while Jim Hatem will do the same for another three-year term as school moderator.

Also running unopposed is Sara Swenson for six years as supervisor of the checklist, Deborah deMoulpied for the fouryear position as supervisor of the checklist and John King for four years as library trustee.

No residents filed to run for three-year terms as school treasurer and school clerk.

Voting takes place Tuesday, May 13, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bow Community Center. Town Meeeting is Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at Bow High School.