The filing period for the 2017 elections opens Friday in Johnston County.
Candidates wanting to throw their hats in the ring for an elected position can do so starting at Noon on Friday, July 7th. The filing period will end on Friday, July 21st at Noon at the Johnston County Board of Elections Office at 205 S. Second Street in Smithfield.
Among the seats up for election this year:
Town of Archer Lodge
Teresa Burton Council Seat
Mark Wilson Council Seat
Town of Benson
William M. Massengill Jr. Mayor
Will Chandler Commissioner Seat
Frederick Nelson Commissioner Seat
Jerry Medlin Commissioner Seat
Town of Clayton
Michael Grannis Council Seat
Art Holder Council Seat
Bob Satterfield Council Seat
Town of Four Oaks
Linwood Parker Mayor
John G. Hatch Commissioner Seat
Walter R. Holt Commissioner Seat
Town of Kenly
Bonnie Williamson Mayor
James Little Council Seat
Vacant Council Seat
Town of Micro
Walter “Jay” Warren Mayor
Russell Creech Commissioner Seat
Jay Langston Commissioner Seat
Tim Earp Commissioner Seat
Town of Pine Level
Jeff Holt Mayor
Karen Anderson Commissioner Seat
Jimmy F. Garner Commissioner Seat
Greg Baker Commissioner Seat
Phil Pittman Commissioner Seat
Town of Princeton
Donald B. Rains Mayor
David Starling Commissioner Seat
Larry Withrow Commissioner Seat
Town of Selma
Cheryl Oliver Mayor
William Overby Council Seat
Jackie Lacy Council Seat
Town of Smithfield
Andy Moore Mayor
Marlon Lee Council Seat – District 1
Perry Harris Council Seat – District 2
Travis Scott Council Seat – District 3
Roger A. Wood Council Seat – District 4
Town of Wilson’s Mills
Phillip R. Wright Mayor
Kenneth Jones Council Seat
Fleta Byrd Council Seat
Randy Jernigan Council Seat
Whitley Heights Sanitary District
Alvin H. Stevens Jr. Commissioner Seat
David White Commissioner Seat
The filing fees for all municipalities – with the exception of Selma and Smithfield – are $5 for town commissioner and $10 for mayor.
In Selma, the filing fee for mayor is $24 and $18 for town council.
In Smithfield, the filing fee is $20 for mayor and $20 for town council.
Among the requirements to hold a municipal office in North Carolina, a person must be 21 years of age by the time they take office and the candidate must live in the municipality (or district) for which they are running.
