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2 candidates are tracked for Cumberland County Board of Commissioners District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Glenn Adams and Sheila Cuffee. Candidate information follows official Cumberland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Both District 1 seats are up. Democrats Glenn Adams (incumbent) and Sheila Cuffee won a five-candidate March 3, 2026 Democratic primary (unofficial county-summed NCSBE precinct results: Adams 3,510 votes/20.9%, Cuffee 3,499/20.9%, ahead of Larry O. Wright Sr., Terri S. Thomas and Garry Murray); no second primary was required. No Republican filed, so Adams and Cuffee are unopposed for the two seats in November. Sitting commissioner Dr. Jeannette M. Council, whose term also expires in 2026, did not file for re-election.
Adams is the sitting District 1 county commissioner, first elected in 2014 and previously board chairman in 2017, per the county's official commissioner biography. He serves on the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees and chairs Action Pathways Incorporated and the county's Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Glenn Adams.
Cuffee is a community leader and military spouse who chairs Cumberland County CommuniCare, per her campaign site. She holds a B.S. in psychology and an M.A. in Christian leadership.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Expanding mental health support and provider partnerships
- Affordable housing and housing stability
- Supporting minority-owned businesses and workforce development
Source: candidate campaign site.
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