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2 candidates are tracked for Union County Board of Commissioners (Unexpired Term) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Errol Wedra and Madeleine Byl. Candidate information follows official Union County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This seat, previously held by Commissioner Gary Sides, is up in a special contest for the remainder of the term (through December 2028). Sides resigned March 31, 2026 due to health issues and died a week later; the Board of Commissioners appointed Republican Errol Wedra, vice chairman of the Union County GOP, to fill the vacancy, and he was sworn in May 4, 2026, per the Enquirer Journal. Wedra is the Republican nominee and Democrat Madeleine Byl is the Democratic nominee in November; both filed with no primary opponent.
Republican
Wedra, vice chairman of the Union County Republican Party, was appointed by the Board of Commissioners to fill the seat vacated by the resignation and subsequent death of Commissioner Gary Sides, and was sworn in May 4, 2026, per the Enquirer Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Errol Wedra.
Democratic
Byl works as an identity auditor for a hospital, per the Enquirer Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Madeleine Byl.