Filing period opens for Nov. 3 races
By Steve Herring
Published in News on July 7, 2015 1:46 PM
Filing began Monday at 8 a.m. for municipal and sanitary district board seats to be decided during the Nov. 3 election.
The filing period ends July 17 at noon.
Elections will be held in all seven of the county's municipalities and in four of the seven sanitary districts.
The entire boards in Goldsboro, Mount Olive and Fremont are up for election. The terms of office are four years in Goldsboro and Fremont and two years in Mount Olive.
The offices up for election are:
* Goldsboro: Mayor Al King; Michael Headen, District 1; Bill Broadaway, District 2; William Goodman, District 3; Charles J. Williams Sr., District 4; Chuck Allen, District 5; and Gene Aycock District 6.
* Mount Olive: Mayor Ray McDonald Sr.; Ray Thompson, at-large; Kenny Talton, District 1; Jerry Armstrong Sr., District 2; and Joe Scott, District 4. The District 3 seat has been vacant since February following the death of George Fulghum.
* Fremont: Mayor Darron Flowers; Alvester Lewis, District 1; Leon Mooring, District 2; W.T. Smith, District 3; Harold Cuddington, District 4; Joyce C. Reid, District 5; and Annie R. Lewis, District 6.
* Eureka: Three of five at-large board members, Malcolm Finlay, Billy Davis and Louis Massey; four-year terms.
* Pikeville: 4 of 5 at-large commissioners, Stephen A. West, Quinton R. "Jay" West (unexpired term), Charles Hooks and Robert Hooks; four-year terms.
* Seven Springs: Mayor Alan Cash (two-year term); three of five commissioners, Danny Carter, Karla Griffin and Steve Potter; four years terms.
* Walnut Creek: Two of four council members, Greg Ricker and David "Stoney" Sloan; four-year terms. Mayor Danny Jackson's four-year term is up also. However, the mayor is selected by the council.
The sanitary district elections are:
* Fork: Andy Hartley and David B. Jackson.
* Northwestern Wayne: David W. Pittman, Walter F. Bridgers, James S. Kirby, Billy Lynch Jr. and Danny K. Tillman.