The city of Hickory will hold at least two primaries this upcoming election season, according to the Hickory Daily Record. Carmen Eckard filed for the Ward 1 seat yesterday, setting up a primary against Dustin Strickland and Tony Wood. Hickory has primaries when more than two candidates run for a seat. The top two vote-getters in the ward primary go on to compete in the general election. There will also be a primary in Ward 3 this year. Councilman Danny Seaver, Daria Jackson and Nathan Hefner have all filed for the seat.The Hickory primaries will be on Oct. 8 and the general election on Nov. 5.