Candidates Filed In Vance County For 2012


This list is the complete listing of residents in Vance County filing for local elections.  Registration ended February 29th at noon.

City of Henderson
James D. “Pete” O’Geary – Mayor (Incumbent)
Juanita Somerville – Mayor

James C. Kearney, Sr. – 1st Ward Seat (Incumbent)

Michael Rainey – 2nd Ward Seat (Incumbent)

Geraldine Champion – 3rd Ward Seat
Gary Daeke – 3rd Ward Seat (Incumbent)
Melissa Elliott – 3rd Ward Seat

Jozette Broughton – 4th Ward Seat
Vernon Brown – 4th Ward Seat
D. Chevon Bullock-Davis – 4th Ward Seat

Sara Coffey – 1st Ward @ Large (Incumbent)

Michael C. Inscoe – 2nd Ward @ Large (Incumbent)

Brenda Peace-Jenkins – 3rd Ward @ Large (Incumbent)

George M. Daye – 4th Ward @ Large (Incumbent)

Vance County Commissioner
Deborah Jefferson Brown (D) – District #1 (Incumbent)

Archie B. Taylor, Jr. (D) – District #2 (Timothy Pegram has this seat currently, but retiring.)

Eddie L. Wright (D) – District #5 (Incumbent)

Terry Garrison (D) – District #6 (Incumbent)

Vance County School Board
Dorothy M. Williams (D) – District #3

Edward Wilson (D) – District #4

Emeron J. Cash, Sr. (D) – District #5 (Incumbent)

NC House
Nathan Baskerville (D) – District #32
James Walker Crawford, III (D) District #32

Seats up for grabs this year:  County Commission Districts #1, 2, 5, & 6.  School Board Districts #3, 4, & 5. City of Henderson Officials- Mayor, 1st – 4th Ward Seat & 1st – 4th Ward At Large Seat.

James Walker Crawford III, running for District #32 is the son of James W. Crawford, Jr. that is currently serving District #32.  However, District #32 will be redrawn.  There is a newly created house district #2 that James W. Crawford, Jr. will be running in, against Winkie Wilkins (Wilkins is currently representative of district #55).

I’ll also note that for NC House District 32 Dollie B. Burwell (D), and Scott Bynum (GOP) have filed as well, but they are not registered in Vance County.

There is still time to file to run, with the final date to file being this Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:00 noon.

For more information please call the Vance County Board of Elections at 252-492-3730, and visit their website at http://www.vancecounty.com/boardofelections.htm