There were many new filings in Vance County yesterday and today.
On Thursday, incumbent Bernard Alston filed to retain his Ward 1 At-Large office. Lonnie Davis also filed to hold on to his Ward 4 seat.
The mayor’s race has gotten very diverse with Tammy Sue Lightfoot and Juanita Sommerville filing for mayor. That is now a five-way race, with incumbent Pete O’Geary facing four challengers.
Sara Coffey filed for Ward 1 At-Large in her perennial challenge to Bernard Alston. Cathy Ringley filed for the Ward 1 seat against incumbent Mary Emma Evans.
As previously announced on Home in Henderson, Lewis Edwards filed for the Ward 2 seat. He will oppose incumbent Mike Rainey for the office. Lowell West filed for the Ward 2 At-Large position, and he will oppose incumbent Mike Inscoe and former Henderson City Council member Bobby Gupton for membership on the council.
In Kittrell, newcomer Betsy Simpson will be running for town commissioner. Since only incumbent Gene Pulley has chosen to file for the 2009 election, and since there are only three town commission seats, each candidate is effectively unopposed.
Finally, Middleburg saw Mayor Ray Bullock file to hold his office. He is unchallenged. Gary Plummer will be running for a seat on Middleburg’s town council. Once again, no one in the Middleburg race faces opposition for the same reason as that of the Kittrell race.
Here’s how the race stands as of the end of the filing period today:
Henderson
Mayor
Ward 1
Ward 1 At-Large
Ward 2
Ward 2 At-Large
Ward 3
Ward 3 At-Large
Ward 4
Ward 4 At-Large
Kittrell
Mayor
Town Commissioner
Middleburg
Mayor
Town Council