The filing period for municipal elections came to an end on Friday (July 18). In Hickory, a candidate has filed to run against incumbent Mayor Hank Guess, Park Inglefield announced her intention to run.
There is a contested race for Hickory City Council’s Ward 5 seat, with incumbent David Zagaroli facing four challengers, Arnita Dula, Kevin Gaylord, Joshua Ledford, and Taylor Newton Lelewski. In Ward 4 and Ward 6 respectively, Anthony Freeman and Jill Patton were the only candidates to file.
Elsewhere in Catawba County, Incumbent Mayors filed to run for re-election in all of the other municipalities with mayoral races, Brookford, Claremont, Conover, Long View, and Maiden. Incumbent Mayors in Brookford, Long View, and Maiden also have challengers. There are no races for Mayor in Newton or Catawba.
List of candidates
CITY OF HICKORY MAYOR
Hank Guess
Park Inglefield
CITY OF HICKORY ALDERMAN WARD 04
Anthony J. Freeman
CITY OF HICKORY ALDERMAN WARD 05
Kevin Gaylord
Taylor Newton Lelewski
David Zagaroli
Joshua Ledford
CITY OF HICKORY ALDERMAN WARD 06
Jill Patton
TOWN OF BROOKFORD MAYOR
Bill McGregor
Thomas Schronce
TOWN OF BROOKFORD ALDERMEN
Kelvin Gregory
Helen (Cooki) Turner
Eric Biter
Charles Allen Bargsley, Jr.
CITY OF CLAREMONT MAYOR
Shawn R. Brown
CITY OF CLAREMONT COUNCILMEN
Les Morrow
Dayne L. Miller
Alex Tenjhay
CITY OF CONOVER MAYOR
Kyle J. Hayman
CITY OF CONOVER COUNCILMEN
Mark Canrobert
Brenda Powell
Chad Schuermeyer
Kevin Dill
Justin Barringer
Dan Von Dohlen
CITY OF CONOVER COUNCILMAN
(UNEXPIRED)
Todd S. Griffin
Ralph Hatch
TOWN OF CATAWBA COUNCIL
Duane McCombs
Crystal Spesert
TOWN OF LONG VIEW MAYOR
Marla G. Thompson
Eddie Marlowe
TOWN OF LONG VIEW ALDERMAN WARD 02
Gary Lingerfelt
TOWN OF LONG VIEW ALDERMAN WARD 05
Phyllis Pennington
TOWN OF MAIDEN MAYOR
Max Bumgarner, Jr.
Danny Lee Kiser
TOWN OF MAIDEN COUNCIL
Lanny Ford
Deon Henry
Zane Reid Hudson
Cameron D. Ramseur
Beth Poovey Rudisill
Bob Sigmon
Wes Stroupe
CITY OF NEWTON COUNCIL
Patrick Sterchi
John Stiver
Roy Johnson
Marcus Miller
Scott Gilleland
Kassandra Gray
Recil Wright
Ed Sain
Bill Powell
The primary is Tuesday, October 7 and Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.
