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2 candidates are tracked for Alamance County Board of Commissioners (Unexpired Term) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kourtney J. Royster and Samuel C. Powell. Candidate information follows official Alamance County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This special seat completes the four-year term of Commissioner John Paisley Jr., who died in office in February 2026; the winner serves the roughly two years remaining. With the vacancy arising too close to the primary, county Republican and Democratic Party leaders each selected a nominee rather than holding a primary, per Alamance News: Samuel C. Powell (R), tapped by GOP leaders to fill the seat on an interim basis, faces Kourtney J. Royster (D).
Kourtney J. Royster works as a school-based well-being specialist for Durham Public Schools, a position he has held since 2024, per Alamance News. He is a graduate of Cummings High School and Clemson University, and was selected by county Democratic Party leaders to run for the unexpired commissioner seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kourtney J. Royster.
Samuel C. Powell was appointed by Alamance County Republican Party leaders in 2026 to complete the term of the late Commissioner John Paisley Jr., per Alamance News. He previously served 12 years on the Burlington City Council and on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners from 1998 to 2002. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Samuel C. Powell.
