See who will appear on the ballot for Gaston County in November

Diane Turbyfill, Gaston Gazette

July 25, 2023 at 5:17 AM·2 min read

Filing for local offices for the Nov. 7 election in Gaston County ended Friday, July 21.

The following candidates have filed for open positions:

Belmont mayor

Rick Jordan

Martha Stowe

Richard Turner

Amanda Wall

Belmont City Council member

George “Buck” Altice

Peg Argent

Barry Flynn

Jim Hefferan

Cynthia Hegler

Charlie Hill

Cory Miller

Jason P. Rumfelt

Chad Simpson

Bessemer City mayor

John Bridgeman

David A. Davis

Aaron Grosdidier

Michael Meeks Sr.

Becky Steelman Smith

Bessemer City Council Ward 1

D.C. “Little Dan” Boling

Michael Brooks

Bessemer City Council Ward 3

Allen Hook

Bessemer City Council Ward 4

Brenda B. Boyd

Tanner Inman

Robert Johnson

Cherryville mayor

H.L. Beam

Cherryville City Council Ward 2

Jon R. Abernethy

Cherryville City Council Ward 4

Janice Hovis

Malcolm Parker

Cramerton commissioner

Dixie F. Abernathy

Richard E. Atkinson

Houston Helms

Joshua Julian

Kelly Newman

Jennifer G. Ramsey

Dallas mayor

Hayley Beaty

Rick Coleman

Dallas alderman

Daniel Caudill

Alan Cloninger

Jeremiah Doster

Hoyle Withers

Gastonia mayor

Joseph Elliott

Richard Franks

Walter J. Hart Jr.

Robert Kellogg

Walker Reid

Gastonia City Council Ward 3

Jim Gallagher

Reece Shirley

Gastonia City Council Ward 4

Reese Barnett

Charles M. Odom

Gastonia City Council Ward 6

Donyel B. Barber

High Shoals mayor

P.J. Rathbone

High Shoals Council member

Dennis Cash

Brennan Cesena

Tim Eidson

Bo Rhyne

Stephanie Sherrill

Devin Sneed

Kings Mountain mayor

Scott Neisler

Rob Wagman

Kings Mountain City Council at-large

Keith Miller

Shearra Miller

Kings Mountain City Council Ward 1

Annie Thombs

Lowell mayor

Norris D. Lamb Jr.

Larry G. Simonds

Lowell council member

Scott Bates

John Cato

DeWayne Chitwood

JoAnna Fulbright

Thomas Gillespie

Heather Seay

Lowell council member (unexpired)

Candy Funderburk

Steven Rhyne

Shane Robinson

McAdenville mayor

Jim Robinette

McAdenville council member

Joe Rankin

Reid Washam

Mount Holly mayor

Bryan Hough

David A. Moore

Mount Holly council member

Phyllis B. Harris

Gloria Ann Mack

Jeff Meadows

Ray Nicholas

Kenneth Reeves

Ranlo commissioner

Corey Creech

Penny Annette Bradshaw

Rusty Bradshaw

Jamie Fowler

Ronnie Laws

Andrew McLaren

Doug Moore

Diana Palmer

Stanley mayor

Steven Denton

Stanley council member

Lloyd “Bud” Pate

Stanley Town Council Ward 3

Ronald Eddington

Marsha Miskelly

Stanley Town Council Ward 4

Leigh Anna Helms

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: See who will appear on the ballot for Gaston County in November

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