BERNE — In the town of Berne, all seats up for re-election are contested. Many of the Republican-backed candidates, who are enrolled in various parties, are challengers to an all-Democratic slate.

While Conservative backing went to both Democratic- and Republican-backed candidates, the Republican slate also gained all Indepence Party backings, in part through a write-in campaign as the county party had nominated mostly Democratic candidates for the slots.

The Enterprise recently covered the candidates running for supervisor, town council, and highway superintendent. There are also: two seats up for town justice, two seats up for town assessor, one seat up for tax collector, and one seat up for town clerk:

— William Keal, a Republican, is running for town clerk on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence lines against incumbent Anita Clayton, a Democrat backed by the town Democrats;

— Rick Otto, a Republican running on the Conservative, Independence and Republican lines, and Mary Alice Molgard, a Democrat running on the Republican and Independence lines, are challenging incumbents Albert Raymond, a Democrat running on the Democratic line, and Alan Zuk, a Democrat running on the Democratic and Conservative lines, for town justice;

— Joanne Brady, a Democrat running on the Republican and Independence line, is challenging incumbent Gerald O’Malley, a Democrat running on the Democratic and Conservative lines, for tax collector; and

— Kim Collins, who enrolled in the Independence Party and is running on the Independence and Republican lines, and Jen Wright, a Democrat running on the Independence and Republican lines, are challenging incumbent Democrats Brian Crawford and Melanie Bunzey, who are both running on the Democratic and Conservative lines, for town assessor;

The Enterprise has interviewed each candidate running for these positions.