Local elections will be held on November 7, 2017, for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education.
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Carrboro
In Carrboro, the mayor and 4 alderperson seats are up for election.
- Voters will elect a mayor to serve a 2-year term for the seat currently held by incumbent Lydia Lavelle.
- Voters will elect 3 alderpersons to 4-year terms for the seats currently held by incumbents Jacquie Gist, Randee Haven-O'Donnell, and Sammy Slade.
- Voters will also elect 1 alderperson to a partial 2-year term, filling a vacancy resulting from the resignation of Michelle Johnson in May. The candidate who receives the fourth highest number of votes will complete Johnson's unexpired term.
Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill, the mayor and 4 council member seats are up for election.
- Voters will elect a mayor to a 2-year term for the seat currently held by incumbent Pam Hemminger.
- Voters will elect 4 council members to 4-year terms for the seats currently held by incumbents George Cianciolo, Sally Greene, Ed Harrison, and Maria Palmer. Cianciolo and Greene are not running for reelection.
Hillsborough
In Hillsborough, the mayor and 2 commissioner seats are up for election.
- Voters will elect a mayor to a 2-year term for the seat currently held by incumbent Tom Stevens.
- Voters will elect 2 commissioners to 4-year terms for the seats currently held by incumbents Kathleen Ferguson and Jenn Weaver.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education
In the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board race, 4 seats are up for election.
- Voters will elect 3 board members to 4-year terms for the seats currently held by incumbents James Barrett, Joal Hall Broun, and Andrew Davidson. Davidson is not running for reelection.
- Voters will also elect 1 board member to a partial 2-year term, filling a vacancy resulting from the resignation of Annetta Streater in September. The candidate who receives the fourth highest number of votes will complete Streater's unexpired term.
Comments
EARLY ENDORSEMENTS
Rachel Schaevitz and Carl Schuler via Gary Kahn
AN INTERESTING ELECTION YEAR
It should be an interesting election season here in Chapel Hill because with a Chapel Hill Town council to choose. I wonder who I NEVER HEARD OF YA POLITICAL IDIOTS WILL VOTE FOR SINCE THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO READ ABOUT WHO IS RUNNING AND WHO THEY ARE RUNNING AGAINST. by Gary Kahn
Reopened school bd filing oct 2-6 bcuz of Streater resignation
school board filing will reopen (likely October 2-6) on account of Streater resignation outside of the 40 day window set by a 1975 local act. Ballot will say "vote for not more than 4" and 4th place finisher gets a 2-year term