 Well, counties all over the state are preparing to elect their new officials on November 6th, and tonight we highlight the race for Aiken County Sheriff. Our Anthony Scott has more on what has been a friendly campaign thus far. With Aiken County Sheriff Scott Turner set to retire after 13 years of service, two new candidates are vying for his position. I've worked in law enforcement for over 20 years, and having lived in Aiken for almost all of that, 20 years, 19 years, I'm at a point now where I think I can give back to my community. The Sheriff's retiring and nobody really was stepping up. I always felt like having an impact on the community was good for my position, wherever I was, and I think the Sheriff's position, I can have a greater impact on the community than I can here as a Sergeant. Keith Benz started as a patrol officer 20 years ago, worked as a deputy out of McLeod County, before climbing the ranks with the Minnesota State Patrol, where he now works as a lieutenant out of the Brainerd office. I've made all these great contacts, and I'm used to using them at the state level, and now applying them at the county level is going to be key to really being a successful sheriff, in my opinion. Daniel Guida has worked as a deputy for Aiken County for 25 years, while serving with the National Guard for a year, before being promoted to Sergeant at the Aiken County Sheriff's Office in 2014. I've worked in every position, just about, or we all are utility positions, so we work in every other position. We do courtroom security, all the way down to boat and water. Transport's just about everything. So far, it has been a clean campaign as both guys focus on what they would do instead of what the other can't do, but Guida wants the sheriff position to be held by someone who has been a part of the Aiken County Sheriff family. Having somebody that knows this job better to take care of this family was important to me, so that part, it's kind of like he's trying to come in and adopt my family. We have roughly 15 deputies. I've known every single one of them, since virtually the point they've been hired after coming here in 1999. It is my small town. Both candidates have focused on getting to know the community better as part of their campaign, and they both are committed to serving Aiken County, if elected. And the thought of serving to me isn't going to change whether what position I'm in. If I'm the sheriff, I might have a little more influence and a little more ability to serve in a broader base, but serving this community can be done from every level. I will certainly take that job with a lot of responsibility, and again, I'll go back to it, that integrity piece. You should be able to go up and talk to your sheriff about your concerns about issues that you see in the county. Because law enforcement, we're part of the community. We're not in charge of it. We are part of that community. Reporting from Aiken, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. Election Day is next Tuesday, and the Aiken County Sheriff's Race is expected to be a tight one. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.