Roger Bass to run for the District 2 seat on the Flat Rock Village Council.

Jake Johnson announces re-election campaign for state House

Jerry Smith announces campaign for mayor of Hendersonville

Former Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt filed for seat on Henderson County Commission now held by Bill Lapsley.  Mills River Mayor Shanon Gonce and homebuilder Rudd Orr of Mills River have also announced their candidacies for the seat.

Former Hendersonville City Council member and teacher Jerry Smith, filed to run for mayor. Mayor Barbara Volk is not seeking reelection 

Mayor pro tem Jennifer Hensley has also announced she intends to run for mayor.

Incumbent Register of Deeds Lee King also filed on Monday to run for a fourth term.

Candidates for the three open seats on the Flat Rock Village Council also filed for election.

Incumbent Barbara Jeter and newcomers Roger Bass and John Gerni all said they wanted the chance to serve or continue serving the village.

John Brandon Olsen filed to run for Fletcher Town Council’s District 1 seat.

U.S. Rep Chuck Edwards also filed on Monday to run for reelection to North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
IQualifying closes at noon Friday, Dec. 19. The primary is March 3. The general election is Nov. 3.

Voters will choose three county commissioners, the sheriff and three other constitutional officers — clerk of superior court, register of deeds and district attorney — judges at the district and state level and the 11th Congressional District representative and will decide who fills the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Thom Tillis.

Board of Commissioners Rebecca McCall announced her intentions to run as did Mike Edney.

On the Henderson County School Board, seats up for election in 2026 are currently held by Blair Craven (appointed in 2024 to fill the seat made vacant by Jay Egolf’s election to Board of Commissioners), Shelia Dale and Alyssa Norman.

Two-term incumbent Sheriff Lowell Griffin has announced his re-election campaign. 

Clerk of Superior Court, J. Tyler Ray, filed.

Register of Deeds, Lee King, filed.

District Attorney (Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties), Andrew Murray.

Hendersonville: mayor, Barbara Volk (not seeking re-election). Announced candidates are Mayor pro tem Jennifer Hensley and former council member Jerry Smith, who filed Monday; two council seats, Gina Baxter, Melinda Lowrance.

Flat Rock: District 1, Matthew Toner III, John Gerni filed; District 2, Susan Gregory, Roger Bass, filed; District 3, Barbara Jeter, filed.

Fletcher: mayor, Preston Blakely; District 1, Amber McKinney and John Brandon Olsen filed; District 4, Trevor Lance.

Laurel Park: two seats, Debra Bridges, filed; Mark Morse, filed.

Mills River: mayor, District 3 (town council elects mayor), Shanon Gonce; District 1, Sandra Goode; District 2, James Cantrell.

Saluda: mayor, Tangie Morgan; two seats, Paul Marion, Mark Oxtoby.

Statewide, besides the U.S. Senate race, are elections for a Supreme Court seat and three Court of Appeals seats. Also on the ballot are state House seats held by Jennifer Balkcom and Jake Johnson and the state Senate seat held by Tim Moffitt. Lynne Russo, a Democrat from Horse Shoe, filed for House District 117.