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6 candidates are tracked for Rowan County Board of Commissioners on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Hannah Addair, Alissa Redmond, Ray Pope, Karla Foster Leonard, Daniel Lancaster and Jason Hinson. Candidate information follows official Rowan County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Rowan County elects 3 of its 5 commissioner seats in 2026; voters choose 3 of the 6 candidates below. None of the six is a sitting commissioner: incumbents Greg Edds (running for NC House instead), Judy Klusman and Jim Greene all declined to seek re-election, per the Salisbury Post. Karla Foster Leonard, Jason Hinson and Daniel Lancaster topped an 11-candidate Republican primary on March 3, 2026; Hannah Addair, Alissa Redmond and Ray Pope are unopposed on the Democratic side.
Hannah Addair appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan County Board of Commissioners, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Hannah Addair.
2026 priorities (per the Salisbury Post candidate profile)
- Quality education and environmental health and resiliency
- Sensible, careful development to keep Rowan's agriculture and natural places intact
Alissa Redmond owns South Main Book Company in Salisbury, per her campaign site, and has previously run for Rowan County commissioner.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Economic development along the I-85 corridor, outside data centers
- Supporting Rowan-Salisbury Schools, including a school bond
- Support for veterans, including mental health and housing assistance
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Ray Pope is a retired educator and scientist with 37 years of teaching experience, per the Salisbury Post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ray Pope.
2026 priorities (per the Salisbury Post candidate forum coverage)
- Fair compensation for public safety officers and teachers
- Planning ahead of population growth and infrastructure needs
Karla Foster Leonard founded New Pointe Realty and chairs the Rowan County Planning Board; she also serves on the Rowan County Economic Development Council and as director of business advocacy for the Rowan Chamber of Commerce, per the Salisbury Post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Karla Foster Leonard.
2026 priorities (per the Salisbury Post candidate forum coverage)
- Compensating public safety officers to reduce turnover after training
- Opening land near the I-85 exit that already has utilities, while protecting farmland
Daniel Lancaster served 11 years with the Salisbury Police Department and now does law enforcement training, per the Salisbury Post. He previously served as an interim county commissioner in 2025 while Commissioner Mike Caskey was deployed with the NC National Guard, and took third place in the March 2026 Republican primary. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Daniel Lancaster.
Jason Hinson served on the China Grove planning and zoning board for seven years and serves on the Rowan County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, per the Salisbury Post. He is senior vice president of the Southern Piedmont Chapter of the Police Benevolent Association. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason Hinson.
