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Here's the final candidate list for 2026 elections

By , Published: December 19, 2025

A crowded race for Congress, challengers for all three of the county's legislative delegation members and a Hendersonville mayoral race pitting a former mayor pro tem, Jerry Smith Jr., against the current mayor pro tem, Jennifer Hensley, highlight the political contests as filing closed at noon Friday for the 2026 elections.

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