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5 candidates are tracked for City of Monroe Council on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michelle Ball, Parker Mills, Heidi Petterson, Kensley McCoy and Abigail Pepper. Candidate information follows official Union County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Three seats are up, decided by plurality (voters pick up to 3). Republicans Parker Mills, Michelle Ball and Heidi Petterson won a six-candidate Republican primary (official results per the Enquirer Journal: Mills 1,371 votes/23.46%, Ball 1,013/17.33%, Petterson 935/16.00%, edging sitting council member Gary Anderson by 5 votes; sitting members James Kerr and Julie Thompson also did not win renomination). Democrat Kensley McCoy and unaffiliated candidate Abigail Pepper each filed with no primary opponent. None of the five November candidates currently holds a council seat.
Republican
Ball is a caretaker for her elderly mother, per the Enquirer Journal.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Mills is a former Union County commissioner (1990-1998) and a retired small-business owner, 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 Parker Mills.
Republican
Petterson is a homeschooling parent with a background in finance and administration, 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 Heidi Petterson.
Democratic
McCoy is a small-business owner and lifelong Monroe resident, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kensley McCoy.
Independent
Pepper is an unaffiliated candidate for Monroe City Council, per her campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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