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Source: The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.儲存C.Oct. 04--Name recognition is the goal and candidates on the ballot for the upcoming municipal elections are taking multiple routes to achieve it.Alex Eatman, who is running for an at-large seat on Jacksonville City Council, said he has been going door to door throughout the city "making that personal contact with voters." Eatman said he doesn't plan to use signs or billboards, just one-on-one contact.Randy Thomas, a current councilman who is competing for one of the two at-large seats, said that he's working to target the residents who are traditionally voters and will use signs, which he said are cost effective."There's all kinds of opportunity to spend money, but would it be wasteful?" he asked. "This time is nowhere as intense as four years ago. Four years ago, there were seven people running and I think I calculated at the end of it all there was like probably $60,000 spent among those candidates."But this time, there's only three candidates competing for the two seats."I don't feel compelled to spend a lot of money in this environment," Thomas said, explaining that he'll focus on going to events, talking to area residents and being available if a resident wants to talk.Bob Warden, who also is competing for an at-large seat, said that he has done one mail out already and will do one more before the election. Putting out signs, he said, is taking up much of his time and he'll be at Oktoberfest on Oct. 26 in downtown Jacksonville where "hopefully we'll meet some people." He also hopes to make his rounds at various civic organizations.Jerry Bittner, who is competing to retain his seat on the Jacksonville City Council as the Ward 2 representative, said that he will be primarily using mailers that will be sent to previous voters and signs. He may also use newspaper ads in the last couple weeks before the election."I think I've been around long enough that people who are interested in government know who I am," he said.Bob Williams, who is competing against Bittner for the Ward 2 seat, said that he is using multiple tactics to get his name recognized by area voters including meeting and greeting, putting out signs and a "grand finale" around Oct. 7."I'm having a lot of fun. I'm out talking to people and getting lots of ideas about what people think need to be changed or don't need to be changed so it's been a good experience so far. Basically beating the bushes and getting my face out in front of people," he said, explaining that he's been to festivals and ribbon cuttings, among other things.Williams also plans to increase his campaigning as early voting begins on Oct. 17."Every day I'll be out doing something. All elections are is getting your name in front of people," he said.Williams said that he's taking the initiative to meet area constituents because "they don't parade through my living room very often."Candidates in the Richlands and Swansboro mayoral races a儲存倉e also working to stand out in voters' minds.Fran Pierce, who is running against current mayor McKinley Smith in the Richlands race, said that her main campaigning technique is talking to area residents."People in Richlands know my name because I sat on the board for four years, write a lot of letters to the paper, ... and I talk to people all during the week whenever I'm out and about asking for their support," she said.But signs will be coming as the election date nears, Pierce said."A lot of times if you browbeat people so far in advance they get annoyed. I'm not one for pestering, so stuff like that will come later," she said.Pierce said she isn't going to have a big event before Election Day."I'm a firm believer that people are going to vote for you if they're going to vote for you and having all these big events and things to me is a waste of money and a waste of people's time because people have made their minds up," she said.Smith said that while he does have signs to put out, he's "banking on the progress that we've made" during the last 2.5 years he's been the mayor. The progress, he said, includes paving several area roads and a new sidewalk on Wilmington Street.The three candidates for Swansboro mayor are also reaching out to residents.Rick McCormac said that he is putting signs out, though currently they're mostly in the yards of friends and neighbors, and plans to go out and knock on doors and "just introduce myself to people.""I've lived in Swansboro since 1987, and I know a lot of people; but there are a few subdivisions where I don't know people where I'll probably just go door-to-door and just introduce myself," he said.SD "Junior" Freeman said that his current position as a town commissioner is one way he hopes residents recognize his name. And as Nov. 5 nears, he hopes to spend more time with voters to answer their questions and to participate in an Oct. 17 forum for the mayoral candidates.Swansboro Chamber of Commerce is hosting the forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the assembly room at Town Hall, according to the chamber."After that, hopefully, I'll be able to get out with more of the voters and do whatever door-to-door handshaking that I can and asking for the vote," Freeman said.Current mayor Scott Chadwick said that he's putting some signs out simply to aid in name recognition but he's not "in any real hurry.""The signs aren't that important to me because people know me," Chadwick said, explaining that he's counting on signs to remind people that he'll be on the ballot. "I think word of mouth and people campaigning for you ... is more important."Oct. 11 is the last day to register to vote in the municipal election.Amanda Hickey is the government reporter at The Daily News. 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