GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Some positions will remain open for a while – a few requiring write-in solutions – but numerous leaders on the ballot in November’s municipal election in the Piedmont Triad essentially elected.
In dozens of races across 13 counties – Surry County has no elections this year – there were just enough bodies who wanted to serve for the next terms in North Carolina’s off-year calendar.
They will get the jobs unless a write-in candidate emerges and upsets them. In Stokes County – and maybe in Randolph – that’s going to be important.
Because some positions don’t have enough candidates to meet all the available slots, boards of election in each county were required to take action.
In Caswell and Rockingham counties, deadlines were extended a week, until noon on Friday. Caswell needs three candidates for the Milton Town Commission, and in Rockingham there are two spots open on the Stoneville Town Council.
But in Stokes County, where one more name is needed for the Danbury Town Council, the board elected to fill the spot via write-ins. In Randolph County, where there is a need for commissioners in Seagrove, the board hasn’t decided.
There was one snafu on the list of available offices: The mayor of Candor in Montgomery County is not open in this election period. “That position only runs every 4 years,” Director of Elections Rhonda Johnson said. “All the other municipalities’ mayor seat runs for 2 years.”
The primaries notwithstanding, most races that remain to be decided will be filled on Nov. 7.
In case you were wondering, the cities of Greensboro and Winston-Salem have different calendars for election. Greensboro next will have an election in 2025.
You know there are primaries in the city of High Point and in Burlington, Bermuda Run and Jamestown. Those will be staged in October.
The city of Summerfield always is a hot debate on election day, largely because of the continuing divide along the lines of development or limited development. Sometimes candidates have run in slates on either side.
Incumbent Mayor Tim Sessoms is facing a challenge from Linda Wendelken, and there are eight candidates for the three slots on the town council. It’s unclear so far who might be working together.
Here’s a complete rundown of the unofficially re-elected candidates and those whose who will compete for the next 14 weeks or so. You can see all 544 races statewide on this list.
The unopposed races
Alamance County
VILLAGE OF ALAMANCE MAYOR: Don Tichy
VILLAGE OF ALAMANCE ALDERMEN (3 seats): Barry Crouse, Tim Isley, Daniel Tichy
GIBSONVILLE MAYOR: Lenny Williams
GRAHAM MAYOR: Jennifer Talley
MEBANE MAYOR: Ed Hooks
MEBANE CITY COUNCIL (2 seats): Katie Burkholder, Sean Ewing
OSSIPEE COUNCIL (3 seats): Ernest Bare, Billy R. Carter, Edward Gallagher
SWEPSONVILLE COUNCIL (2 seats): Travis Sapp, Drew Sharpe
Caswell County
YANCEYVILLE MAYOR: Alvin Foster
Davidson County
LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS WARD 3: Brent D. Wall
LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL WARD 5: Garrett Holloway
LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL WARD 6: Tommy Black
THOMASVILLE CITY SCHOOLS BOARD (5 seats): Tifany Baluka-Brannon, Renee Dow, Wendy B. Sellars, Nancy Jean Staton, JaQuez Taylor
MIDWAY MAYOR: John Byrum
MIDWAY TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Berkley, Alcorn, Mike McAlpine
WALLBURG TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Darren Flower, Cindy Johnson, Lynn Reece
Davie County
MOCKSVILLE MAYOR: William Marklin III
MOCKSVILLE COMMISSIONER (2 seats): Justin Draughn, Rob Taylor
Forsyth County
BETHANIA COMMISSIONER (3 seats): Johanna M. Brown, Michelle Merritt Leonard, Kenneth Wolff
CLEMMONS MAYOR: Mike Rogers
CLEMMONS VILLAGE COUNCIL (2 seats): Mike Combest, Randy Wooden
KERNERSVILLE MAYOR: Dawn Morgan
KERNERSVILLE ALDERMEN (5 seats): Bill Apple, John J. Barrow, James Gorham, Joe Pinnix, Chris Thompson
KING MAYOR: Rick McCraw
LEWISVILLE MAYOR: Mike Horn
TOBACCOVILLE MAYOR: Myron Marion
TOBACCOVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL (2 seats): Mark Baker, Carla Hall
WALKERTOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Wesley Hutchins, Carolina Jean Jones
Guilford County
GIBSONVILLE MAYOR: Lenny Williams
KERNERSVILLE MAYOR: Dawn Morgan
KERNERSVILLE ALDERMEN (5 seats): Bill Apple, John J. Barrow, James Gorham, Joe Pinnix, Chris Thompson
GUILFORD-SEDGEFIELD SANITATION DISTRICT BOARD (5 seats): Lee Barksdale, Keith Cook, Dennis Howard, Bob Stout, Richard Toomey
SEDALIA TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Howard Morgan, Michael Sharpe
WHITSETT TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Chip Bell, Jerry Rice, Craig York
Randolph County
FRANKLINVILLE MAYOR: AC Hurley
FRANKLINVILLE TOWN COMMISSIONERS (3 seats): Priscilla Dunn, Mac Whatley, Filmore York
LIBERTY TOWN COMMISSIONERS (2 seats): Greg Carpenter, Don Herndon
RAMSEUR TOWN COMMISSIONERS (3 seats): Tresa Cheek Hatchett, Jay Hubbard, JC Parrish
STALEY COMMISSIONERS (5 seats): Renee Harrelson, Faye Johnson, Lon Lynn Langley-Hankins, Sherri Martin, Steve Rollins
Rockingham County
EDEN COUNCIL WARD 2 (1 seat): Bruce Nooe
EDEN COUNCIL WARD 7 (1 seat): Jerry Ellis
MADISON MAYOR: William Phillips
MAYODAN MAYOR: Chad Wall
MAYODAN COUNCIL (2 seats): Melanie Shemo Barnes, Buck Shelton
STONEVILLE MAYOR: Kathy Stanley Galvan
WENTWORTH COUNCIL (3 seats): Evelyn Conner, Dennis Paschal, Dennis Paschal III
Stokes County
DANBURY MAYOR: Janet S. Whitt
KING MAYOR: Rick McCraw
Wilkes County
WILKESBORO MAYOR: Dale L. Isom
WILKESBORO TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Jimmy Hayes, Andy Soots
Yadkin County
YADKINVILLE TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Monta Davis-Oliver, Tony Hall, Richie Parker
The races continue
Alamance County
ELON TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Monti Allison, Sammerah Qawasmy, Quinn Ray, Michael Woods
GIBSONVILLE ALDERMEN (3 seats): Darla Lawson, Tangela Mitchell, Mark Shepherd, Irene Fanelli, Paul Dean (unexpired term)
GRAHAM CITY COUNCIL (2 seats): Ricky Hall, Ryan Kluk, Chip Turner, Bonnie Whitaker
GREEN LEVEL TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Remonia Enoch, Stephanie L. Enoch, Sandra McCollum, Michael Trollinger
HAW RIVER MAYOR: Kelly Allen, Aric V. Geda
HAW RIVER COUNCIL (2 seats): Debbie Grown, Steve Lineberry, Patty Wilson
Alleghany County
SPARTA TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Barbara Halsey, Cole Edwards, David Evans, Josh Greene, Milly Richardson, Christopher Sheffield
Caswell County
MILTON MAYOR: Angela Daniel Upchurch, Lawrence Smith
MILTON COMMISSIONER (4 seats): Robert Palmer
YANCEYVILLE COUNCIL (2 seats): Ken Darnell, Matthew Hoagland, Darrell McLean
Davidson County
THOMASVILLE CITY COUNCIL (3 seats): Ronald Fowler, JacQuez Johnson, Eric Kuppel, Dana Skene Lomba, Paula Widener Peters, Lisa Shell, Payton Williams
LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS WARD 1 (1 seat): Darrick Horton, Cyretta L. Holt, Marilyn Roman
LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS WARD 2 (1 seat): Katherine Grindstaff Hinkle, Pamela D. McAfee
LEXINGTON MAYOR: Jason Hayes, Burr Sullivan
LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE (2 seats): Cody Beck, Becky Klass, Joe Watkins, Jack Youngblood
DENTON TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Logan Berg, Steve Davis, Hayden Hicks, Julie Russell Loflin, Barbara Surratt Hogan, Scott S. Morris
Davie County
COOLEMEE MAYOR: Jessica Daywalt Almond, Jeff Smith
COOLEMEE COMMISSIONER (2 seats): Sandra Ferrell, Chris Fleming, Jeannie M. Taylor, Sheighla Tippett
Forsyth County
KING CITY COUNCIL (2 seats): Bobby Adams, Tyler Bowles, Mary Burton, Terri Calloway Fowler, Steven Hewett, David Hudson, Robert Southern
LEWISVILLE TOWN COUNCIL (6 seats): Ven Chalia, Ivan Huffman, Melissa Shearin Hunt, Monte Long, Julia Puckett, Ken Sadler, Jane Welch
RURAL HALL MAYOR: Terry Bennett, Susan Hawks Gordon
RURAL HALL TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats): Janet Carithers, Mark Lane, Richard Woodcock
WALKERTOWN MAYOR: Kenneth R. Davis, David Long Jr.
Guilford County
GIBSONVILLE ALDERMEN (3 seats): Darla Lawson, Tangela Mitchell, Mark Shepherd, Irene Fanelli, Paul Dean (unexpired term).
OAK RIDGE TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Michael Greeson, Joe Harton, George McClellan, Martha Pittman, Mike Stone
STOKESDALE TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Derek Foy, Jimmy Landreth, Mark Nadel, Jim Rigsbee
SUMMERFIELD MAYOR: Tim Sessoms, Linda Wendelken
SUMMERFIELD TOWN COUNCIL (3 seats): Heath Clay, Christopher Conner, Jeff Davis, Lynne Williams DeVaney, Greg Fox, Jonathan Hamilton, Teresa Winfree Perryman, Reece Walker
Montgomery County
BISCOE MAYOR: Grant Hinson, Kelly Kellam
BISCOE COMMISSIONER (2 seats): Benjy Dunn, Barry Jackson, Ryan Lashunda
GILEAD MAYOR: Simeon McRae, Sheldon Morley, Timothy Patterson, Joseph Valenti
GILEAD TOWN COMMISSIONER (2 seats): Paula Covington, Patsi Laracuente, Mary Lucas, Zach Shea
Randolph County
RAMSEUR MAYOR: Vicki Caudle, Hampton Spivey
RANDLEMAN ALDERMAN AT-LARGE (1 seat): Mike Dawkins, Kim Grooms Keaton, Marty Leonard
RANDLEMAN ALDERMAN WARD 1 (1 seat): Renee Bryant, Steve Grooms Jr.
RANDLEMAN ALDERMAN WARD 4 (1 seat): Lee Hinson, Kimmy Williams
SEAGROVE COMMISSIONERS (3 seats): Homer Beheler, Carol Kim
STALEY MAYOR: Michelle Hooker-Ravenell, Karen R. Scotton
THOMASVILLE CITY COUNCIL (3 seats): Ronald Fowler, JacQuez Johnson, Eric Kuppel, Dana Skeen Lomba, Lisa Shell, Paula Widener-Peters, Payton Williams
Rockingham County
EDEN COUNCIL WARD 1 (1 seat): Bernie Moore, Jason Wood
EDEN COUNCIL WARD 6 (1 seat): Thomas Fulton, Greg Light
MADISON ALDERMEN (3 seats): Dawn Dalton, Brenda Platt, Virginia Hoover, Tom Rogers, Michael Scales, Jimmy Shelton
REDISVILLE COUNCIL DISTRICT A (2 seats): Barbara DeJournette, William Hairston, George Rucker Jr., George Otis Rucker
REIDSVILLE COUNCIL DISTRICT B (2 seats): Shannon C. Coates, Cheronne Harris, Willie Martin, Cindy Scarborough, Sherri G. Walker
STONEVILLE COUNCIL (3 seats): Henry Thornton
Stokes County
DANBURY COUNCIL (2 seats): Steve Shelton
KING CITY COUNCIL (2 seats): Bobby Adams, Tyler Bowles, Mary Burton, Terri Calloway Fowler, Steven Hewett, David Hudson, Robert Southern
WALTON COVE TOWN COMMISSIONERS (2 seats): Christy Gossett, Danny Hairston, Johnnie Hairston, Linda Dale Moore
Wilkes County
NORTH WILKESBORO COMMISSIONERS (3 seats): Ray Ayyash, Bert Hall, Kristopher Hurley, Bucky Keener, Andrew Palmer, Michael Parsons
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this article included Richard Evans as a candidate for mayor of Walkertown. The Forsyth County Board of Elections disqualified him on Aug. 10 because of a residential issue.