Candidates for local offices have until noon July 17 to file with the Guilford County Board of Elections.
Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3.
Candidates who filed Monday:
GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL
Marikay Abuzuaiter
Seat seeking: At-large
Age: 55
Residence: 3601 Brassfield Oaks
Elective experience: Ran for council in 2007
Danny Thompson
Seat seeking: At-large
Age: 46
Residence: 6410 Spyglass Drive
Elective experience: None
T. Dianne Bellamy-Small (i)
Seat seeking: District 1
Age: 57
Residence: 3211 Delmonte Drive
Elective experience: Three-term City Council member
Ben Holder
Seat seeking: District 1
Age: Unknown
Residence: 1306 Oak St.
Elective experience: None
Jim Kee
Seat seeking: District 2
Age: 50
Residence: 4301 Lord Jeff Drive
Elective experience: None
George Hartzman
Seat seeking: District 3
Age: 41
Residence: 2506 Baytree Drive
Elective experience: None
Zack Matheny (i)
Seat seeking: District 3
Age: 36
Residence: 205 W. Newlyn Ave.
Elective experience: One term on City Council
Joseph Rahenkamp
Seat seeking: District 4
Age: 73
Residence: 3501 Tanglewood Drive
Elecctive experience: Former candidate for county commissioners, City Council and the legislature
Arthur “Art” Boyett
Seat seeking: District 5
Age: 66
Residence: 810 A Carriage Crossing Lane
Elective experience: None
JAMESTOWN
Georgia Nixon-Roney
Seat seeking: Town Council
Residence: 5 Mangerton Court
Will Ragsdale
Seat seeking: Town Council
Residence: 411 E. Main St.
PLEASANT GARDEN
Anne Kearns Hice
Seat seeking: Mayor
Residence: 6759 Kearney Road
Henry F. Tripp
Seat seeking: Town Council
Residence: 2101 Macon Glen Drive
SUMMERFIELD
Paul Lovett
Seat seeking: Town Council
Residence: 7812 Spencer Brook Drive
SEDALIA
Valeria Marie Mack
Seat seeking: Town Council.
Residence: 6100 Burnside Road
Ophelia Rachelle Jones
Seat seeking: Town Council
Residence: 6508 Rolling Acres Drive
SEDGEFIELD SANITARY DISTRICT
Robert Davis
Residence: 2 Anson Circle, Greensboro
—AMANDA LEHMERT
Get registered: There is plenty of time to register to vote. Fill out a voter registration form at the local board of elections office.
Download the form here.
Deadlines:
Sept. 11 to be eligible to vote in primaries Oct. 6.
Oct. 9 to be eligible to vote in the election Nov. 3.
Know your council district: Greensboro’s districts have changed since the last local election. Plug your address into the city’s interactive district map to find out who represents you.
ELSEWHERE
Elections also will be contested in these towns.
Jamestown: Mayor – one seat. Town Council – four seats.
Pleasant Garden: Mayor – one seat. Town Council – one seat.
Sedalia: Town Council – three seats.
Oak Ridge: Town Council – two seats.
Stokesdale: Mayor – one seat. Town Council – one seat.
Summerfield: Mayor – one seat. Town Council – two seats.
Whitsett: Town Council – two seats.
Gibsonville: Alderman – two seats.
Sedgefield: Sanitary District – five seats.
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