YOUNGSTOWN — Republican Zachary Miller withdrew as a candidate for Mahoning County auditor.

Miller’s Tuesday withdrawal leaves incumbent Auditor Ralph T. Meacham of Lake Milton as the only Republican seeking the office and avoiding a GOP primary.

On the Democratic side, Dalton Bosze of Austintown is the only auditor candidate.

Miller, a Youngstown attorney, formally withdrew Tuesday from the race delivering a letter to the Mahoning County Board of Elections.

In a Facebook post, Miller wrote: “I have spent the last several weeks seriously considering this race. I want to run. I want to fight. I believe we can win. But my first responsibility is to my family.”

Miller wrote that his wife is pregnant with their sixth child and due to deliver next month.

“If I am going to ask for your support, your time and your trust, I need to be able to give this race everything I have,” he wrote. “Right now, that means being fully present at home. For these reasons, I am withdrawing my candidacy for Mahoning County auditor.”

Miller added: “This is not the end of my commitment to public service. I care deeply about this county and about standing up for working families. When the time comes that I can devote my full energy to a campaign, I will step forward again and work to earn your support.”

While Miller withdrew Tuesday, the Mahoning County Board of Elections met on the same day and certified all of the candidates — except for some central committee members — to the ballot.

Also Tuesday, the Stark County Board of Elections certified all of the candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat — two Republicans and six Democrats — while the Lake County Board of Elections on Tuesday certified all of the 14th Congressional District candidates — three Republicans and three Democrats — to the ballot.

Republican Jullie Kelley of Monroe, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli of Salem in the GOP primary for the 6th Congressional District seat, just got in under the wire when the Stark board ruled she had exactly 50 valid signatures. She needed 50 to qualify as a candidate for the Republican primary.

May 5 is the primary with Monday being the deadline for those who want to file as write-in candidates for it.

May 4, the day before the primary, is the deadline for those who want to file as independent candidates for the Nov. 3 general election.