The filing period for the fall municipal election cycle across North Carolina closed at 12 p.m. Friday, July 18.
Over the course of two weeks, residents of towns in Orange and Chatham counties have had the opportunity to enter for non-partisan elected office roles to help lead the local communities and governments. New mayors, town councils, and school board representatives will be chosen by voters in November — and Chapelboro is tracking who has formally entered by filing with the elections boards.
What Positions Are On The Ballot?
Since it is a local election cycle, there are several roles for the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Pittsboro on the ballot, as well as seats for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Here is the full list of races Chapelboro will be tracking in Orange and Chatham counties this fall:
- Chapel Hill Mayor
- Chapel Hill Town Council (4 seats available, 2 open seats)
- Carrboro Mayor
- Carrboro Town Council (3 seats available)
- Hillsborough Mayor
- Hillsborough Board of Commissioners (2 seats available)
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education (3 seats available, 1 open seat)
- Pittsboro Mayor
- Pittsboro Board of Commissioners (2 seats available)
What Candidates Are On The Ballot?
Many candidates have already announced their intentions to run, with news coverage of most announcements available on Chapelboro’s Local Elections page. Filing with the county Board of Elections, though, makes their candidacy official. For those looking to see if they are eligible to enter races, the North Carolina Board of Elections has resources on its website.
As they have formally filed, candidates are listed by alphabetical order of their last names, and incumbents are indicated in parentheses. This list is updated through Friday, July 18.
Chapel Hill Mayor
- Jess Anderson (Incumbent)
Chapel Hill Town Council (4 seats available)
- Camille Berry (Incumbent)
- Wes McMahon
- Paris Miller-Foushee (Incumbent)
- Jon Mitchell
- Louie Rivers III
- Erik Valera
Carrboro Mayor
- Barbara Foushee (Incumbent)
- Joe H. Lloyd, Jr.
Carrboro Town Council (3 seats available)
- Fred Joiner
- Danny Nowell (Incumbent)
- Cristóbal Palmer (Incumbent)
Hillsborough Mayor
- Mark Bell (Incumbent)
Hillsborough Board of Commissioners (2 seats available)
- Robb English (Incumbent)
- Kathleen Ferguson (Incumbent)
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education (3 seats available)
- Lynnee Argabright
- George Griffin (Incumbent)
- Riza Jenkins (Incumbent)
- Melinda Manning
Pittsboro Mayor
- Kyle Shipp (Incumbent)
Pittsboro Board of Commissioners (2 seats available)
- Freda Alston
- Alex M. Brinker
- Corey Forrest
- Ashley Gross
- Candace Hunziker
- Tobais Palmer
- Nikkolas Shramek
- Tiana Thurber
What Are Upcoming Important Dates to Know?
The filing period for this local election cycle ends at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 18, while candidates who enter and then decide to withdraw from the ballot must do so by Tuesday, July 15 to receive a refund.
Voter registration for the 2025 cycle will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14 — but one-stop early voting that includes registration will last from Thursday, October 16 through Saturday, November 1. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Freda Alston as Freda Austin.
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