As this post observed, HOW WILL REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES THIS YEAR? — PART 2, the Prince William County Republican Committee will hold a firehouse primary (a party canvas) on May 4th to select its nominees for the Board of Supervisors, Sheriff, and Commonwealth Attorney. This article, Prince William County 2019 Candidate List – Filing open to March 28, provides a complete list of the candidates running for county offices. Below is a list of the Republican candidates competing in the party canvas. Where two or more candidates are listed, the firehouse primary is contested.

Chairman (County-Wide) — Open Seat

• John Gray
• Marty Nohe – Currently the Coles District Supervisor

Sheriff (County-Wide) 

• Glen Hill — Incumbent

Commonwealth Attorney (County-Wide) — Open Seat

• Mike May
• Tim Olmstead

Supervisor, Occoquan Magisterial District

• Ruth Anderson – Incumbent

Supervisor, Brentsville Magisterial District 

• Jeanine Lawson – Incumbent

Supervisor, Gainesville Magisterial District

• Pete Candland – Incumbent

Supervisor, Coles Magisterial District — Open Seat

• Paul O’Meara
• Patrick Sowers
• Yesli Vega

Supervisor, Potomac District — Open Seat

• Doug Taggart
• Davon Gray

Supervisor, Neabsco Magisterial District — Open Seat

• Devinder Singh

Note that we have provided candidates for the office of county supervisor in the contested firehouse primaries a survey. See THE QUESTIONS ON THE 2019 CANDIDATE SURVEY FOR COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

So far two candidates have returned our survey, Davon Gray and Davon Gray. We will post the results Monday.