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Filing for municipal offices opens at noon Friday and runs through noon July 19 at the Stanly County Board of Elections.
Seats up for election, and the current occupant, are:
Albemarle: Ronnie Michael, mayor; Dexter Townsend, Council District 1; William Sherrill Aldridge, Council District 3; Benton Dry, Council At-Large; Martha Sue Hall, Council At-Large.
Badin: W. Demar Huntley, Council At-Large; Gary Lowder, Council At-Large.
Locust: Steve Huber, Mayor; Larry Baucom, Council At-Large; Michael Haigler, Council At-Large; Harry Fletcher, Council At-Large; Rusty Efird, Council At-Large.
Misenheimer: Ellen Jamieson Hammil (appointed June 12, 2023), Council At-Large; Jeffrey G. Watson, Council At-Large.
New London: Richard Kimmer, Commissioner At-Large; Johnny W. Chestnut, Jr., Commissioner At-Large; Bill Peak, Commissioner At-Large.
Norwood: Linda Campbell, Mayor; Robbie Cohen, Council At-Large; James Lilly, Council At-Large.
Oakboro: Chris N. Huneycutt, Mayor; Joey Carpenter, Commissioner At-Large; Lanny Hathcock, Commissioner At-Large.
Red Cross: Kelly Brattain, Mayor; Melvin Poole, Council At-Large; Trina Plowman, Council At-Large.
Richfield: Barry S. Byrd, Commissioner At-Large; David Harding, Commissioner At-Large; Christy G. NeCaise, Commissioner At-Large.
Stanfield: Karen Faye Love, Commissioner At-Large; Greg Bratton, Commissioner At-Large; Jerry Williams, Commissioner At-Large.
Filing is also available by mail. Check votestanlycountync.gov for filing information.