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Filing makes Hensley-Smith race official for mayor

By AMY B. MCCRAW and BILL MOSS, Published: December 1, 2025

Hendersonville Mayor pro tem Jennifer Hensley made it official, filing for mayor to formalize a run she announced in July, Gina Baxter filed to run for re-election, Rudd Orr of Mills River filed for the open District 3 seat on the Henderson County Board of Commissioners and Jennifer Capps Balkcom signed up to run for a third term in the state House on Friday as the first week of qualifying closed for the 2026 elections.

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