WILMINGTON — It’s about halfway through the official filing season for the 2020 local elections. While many eyes will be on the Presidential election, there will also be plenty of contentious local elections for state and county offices.
While Port City Daily will follow the governor’s race — which will see local representative Holly Grange run against current Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest in a Republican primary to challenge Democrat Governor Roy Cooper — we will mostly be focusing on local elections: county commissioners, board of education members, Registers of Deeds, and local state representatives for both the house and senate (Sheriff Ed McMahon and District Attorney Ben David are not up for re-election until 2022).
You can find info on the newly redrawn state district maps here.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be covering filing and the campaigns ahead. All the coverage will be free to read, and you can find it in our Elections section. You can also click links below to find more information on candidates, which will be updated as more candidates provide information.
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners — Three seats up for election; incumbents Woody White and Partrica Kusek have announced they will not run for re-election, leaving two open seats.
- Jonathan Barfield, Jr. (D, incumbent)
- Leslie Cohen (D)
- Steve Miller (D)
- Frank Christopher Meares (R)
- Matt Rhodes (R)
- Harry Knight (R)
New Hanover County Board of Education — Three seats up for election, including Republican incumbents David Wortman, Jeannette Nichols, and Chairperson Lisa Estep.
- Stephanie Walker (D)
- Hugh McManus (D)
- Chris Meek (D)
- Pete Wildeboer (R, hasn’t officially filed yet)
Register of Deeds — Incumbent Republican Tammy Beasley is running for a third term.
- Clayton Hamerski (D)
- Peter McClain (Green)
- Kimberly Phillips (R)
- Tammy Beasley (R, incumbent)
Representative District 20 — The recently redrawn district covers the northeastern part of New Hanover County, including Ogden and Porters Neck, as well as parts of Wilmington. Ted Davis was moved from District 19 during redistricting and will serve as the incumbent.
- Adam Ericson (D)
- Justin LaNasa (R)
- Ted Davis (R, incumbent)
Representative District 19 — The district now covers southern New Hanover County as well as coastal Brunswick County; the seat is up for grabs as there is no incumbent.
- David Perry (R)
- James Dawkins (D)
- Marcia Morgan (D, hasn’t officially filed yet)
Representative District 18 — The new boundaries no longer include northern Brunswick County, and now includes only northwestern parts of New Hanover County and Wilmington.
- Deb Butler (D, incumbent)
State Senate District 9 — The district covers most of New Hanover County
- Harper Peterson (D, incumbent)
- Michael Lee (R)
State Senate District 8 — The district covers much of the surrounding Bladen, Brunswick, and Pender counties, as well as a small portion of northern New Hanover County.
- Bill Rabon (R, incumbent)
