Incumbent Tim McCurdy will be looking to undertake his fourth term in parliament while Wangaratta doctor and the Liberal Democrats' Dr Julian Fidge has been here before having previously been a candidate at local, state and federal levels of government.
At the last state election in 2018 Mr McCurdy was re-elected with a landslide 62.1 per cent two- party preferred vote ahead of Labor 37.9 per cent.
"I look forward to seeing the candidates that will nominate in coming weeks,” Mr McCurdy said.
"In the meantime, I will continue to work hard for the people of the Ovens Valley and represent them to the best of my ability."
Dr Fidge said he strongly supports personal freedoms for Victorians and would like to reduce state duties and taxes and red tape.
"We support sensible renewable energy, like nuclear energy and hydroelectricity,” he said.
The Ovens Valley is not the only electorate lacking candidates and the Victorian Electoral Commission is calling on Victorians considering standing as independent candidates to attend a dedicated online information session.
"Candidates need to ensure they abide by electoral law and understand the democratic process,” Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately said.
"The election is conducted within a strict regulatory environment, and it is in the
candidates' best interests to be well informed and avoid any issues."
The online information session will take place on Sunday, October 30 at 2pm through the VEC website at vec.vic.gov.au.
Nominations for further candidates open on November 2 and close for registered political party endorsed candidates at 12pm on November 10.
The cut off for independent candidates will be on Friday, November 11 at 2pm
Ovens Valley residents will be able to vote early from November 14-25 with postal vote applications to close on November 23, and the main day, election day, to be held on Saturday, November 26.
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