LAKE HELEN, Fla -- The two incumbents up for re-election here in rural Lake Helen in West Volusia have two challengers each in the 2014 elections with qualifying having ended noon Friday.
Zone 2 City Commissioner Vernon Burton is being challenged by Ernie DeBoliac and Bart Gawlikowski. And Zone 4 City Commissioner Cameron Lane is facing challenges from David Hughes and Tura Schnebly.
The six candidates for the two Lake Helen municipal seats will be on the Aug. 26 primary ballot.
The six candidates for the two Lake Helen municipal seats will be on the Aug. 26 primary ballot.
If a candidate gets 50 percent of the vote plus one, then he or she wins the race outright. If not, then the top two vote getters in the primary move on to a runoff in the November general elections.
The zone 2 incumbent, Burton, 66, an independent insurance agent, has been on the commission since he won election in 2008. Burton volunteers at senior centers and a local food pantry. He served on the Lake Helen Planning Bord and at one point, ledthe city's parks and recreation board.
The zone 4 incumbent, Lane, 52, owns an assisted-living facility in Port Orange, and has been on the homeowners association board there for more than 20 years.
