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Election filing opens Monday; here are seats that are up

By Lightning Reports, Published: December 1, 2023

Filing opens Monday for seats on local governing boards as well as state and federal offices.

Changes adopted by the Legislature made the Henderson County School Board a partisan election and moved city elections from odd- to even-numbered years. Filing opens at noon Monday and ends at noon Friday, Dec. 15.

Depending on the office sought, candidates will file their notice of candidacy and pay filing fees either at their county board of elections office or with the State Board of Elections at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The 2024 primary election is March 5. The general election is Nov. 5.

Here are seats on local governing board on the ballot next year and current occupants:

• Board of Commissioners: Daniel Andreotta, District 2; David Hill, District 5.
• School Board: Blair Craven, chair, unaffiliated; Republicans Kathy Revis and Robert Bridges; Democrat Stacey Caskey.
• Hendersonville: Jennifer Hensley, Lyndsey Simpson.
• Flat Rock: Nick Weedman (mayor), Tom Carpenter (district 1), Anne Coletta (district 2), David Dethero (district 3).
• Fletcher: Keith Reid (district 2), Bob Davy (district 3).
• Laurel Park: Carey O’Cain (mayor), George Banta, Kristin Dunn.
• Mills River: Jeff Young, Randy Austin.
• Saluda: Stan Walker, Melanie Talbot.

Federal and state offices on the ballot include:

• U.S. House of Representatives (Districts 1-14)
• Governor 
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• State Auditor
• Commissioner of Agriculture
• Commissioner of Insurance
• Commissioner of Labor
• Secretary of State
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• State Treasurer
• N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 6)
• N.C. Court of Appeals Judge (Seats 12, 14, and 15)
• Superior Court Judge (various districts)
• District Court Judge (various districts)
• District Attorney (Districts 12, 29, 32, and 37)