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-Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections
Filing for the 2020 Election began on December 2, 2019, and ended on December 20, 2019. Candidates filed for Vance County Board of Commissioners Districts 1, 2, 5 and 6, and Vance County School Board Districts 3, 4 and 5.
Candidates that filed for seats on the Vance County Board of Commissioners include:
Incumbent Carolyn Faines – District 1
Incumbent Archie Taylor – District 2
Incumbent Leo Kelly – District 5
Incumbent Yolanda Feimster – District 6
Candidates that filed for seats on the Vance County School Board include:
Incumbent Dorothy Gooche – District 3
Challenger Sean Alston – District 3
Incumbent Ed Wilson – District 4
Incumbent Linda Cobb – District 5
Challenger Clementine Hunter – District 5
Hunter previously resigned from the District 5 position and Cobb was appointed. For the 2020 election, Cobb is running as incumbent and Hunter has filed to re-enter the race at this time.
Only democratic candidates filed for the local seats. There is no opposition in the Vance County Commissioners race, while the Vance County School Board incumbents in District 3 and 5 face challengers.
North Carolina House Representative Terrence “Terry” Garrison has filed as the incumbent for District 32.
Current Vance County Commissioner Thomas “Tommy” Hester has filed for the NC Senate District 3 seat and is running unopposed in the Republican primary.
Early voting begins on Thursday, February 13, 2020, and ends on Saturday, February 29, 2020. More information on early voting will be made available by the Vance County Board of Elections at a later date.
The Presidential and Statewide Primaries will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.