Who is on the ballot in 28173?

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Three of Union's board seats are up (voters pick up to 3; a fourth, unexpired, seat is a separate contest below). Republicans Melissa M. Merrell, Brian W. Helms and Sam Harris won a six-candidate March 3, 2026 Republican primary (official Union County certified November list confirms these three as nominees; unofficial county-summed NCSBE precinct results: Helms 10,809 votes/12.8% of all ballots cast, Harris 9,662/11.4%, Merrell 8,529/10.1%, ahead of Patrick Tyson, Wyatt Dunn and Elizabeth Lee). Democrat Christina Dupont filed with no primary opponent. Sitting commissioner Clancy Baucom, whose seat is also up in 2026, did not seek re-election to the board and instead ran for and won the Republican nomination for NC House District 55.

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.

Open seat: sitting at-large member Rev. Jimmy H. Bention Sr., whose term expires in 2026, did not file for re-election. Republican Linda O. Robinson won a four-candidate Republican primary that also included sitting District 4 representative Sandra Greene (unofficial county-summed NCSBE precinct results: Robinson 8,483 votes/36.4%, ahead of Sandra Hernandez Greene 2,252/9.7%, Wilden Harbour 2,162/9.3% and Raven Faherty 2,121/9.1%). Democrat Alexis Stadler filed with no primary opponent.

Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.

Incumbent Republican Wendy Maynard filed with no primary or general-election opposition. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.

Incumbent Republican Eddie Cathey won a three-candidate March 3 Republican primary that also included Todd Elmore and Terry Boag, and no other candidate filed for the November 3 ballot, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' official results. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Nonpartisan; no primary was needed (two candidates filed for the two seats, decided by plurality). The seats are filled at the November 3, 2026 general election.

Sitting Mayor Robert Burns did not seek re-election. Republican David Dotson, a sitting Monroe council member, won a two-candidate Republican primary (official results per the Enquirer Journal: Dotson 1,259 votes/58.34% over Pat Kahle). He faces Democrat Surluta Anthony, the sitting Mayor Pro Tem, who filed with no primary opponent.

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.