28 local Democrats are running in the 2017 municipal elections here in Rowan County!

Town

Candidate

Affliation

Incumbent/New

Open Seats in 2017

Notes

China Grove

Council

3

Arthur Heggins

D

N

Brandon Linn

R

I

Charles Seaford

R

I

Jason Higgins

D

N

Shane Safrit

R

N

Cleveland

Mayor

1

Danny Gabriel

D

I

Council

3

Pat Phifer

R

I

MPT

Gerald Osborne

U

I

Richard Taylor

U

I

East Spencer

Mayor

1

Barbara Mallet

D

I

Teon Robinson

D

N

James Cowan

D

N

Council

3

Otis Gibson

D

I

Phronice Johnson

D

I

Tammy Corpening

D

I

Tony Hillian

D

N

Lakisha Kennedy

U

N

Dwayne Holmes

D

N

Faith

Council

5

CJ Moody

R

I

Mayor

Matt Lyerly

U

I

MPT

Dennis Barger

U

N

Brian Campbell

R

I

Todd Peeler

R

I-Appointed

Granite Quarry

Mayor

1

Bill Feather

R

I

Council

2

Mike Brinkley

R

I

MPT

Arin Wilhelm

D

I

Doug Shelton

R

N

Wes Rhinier

R

N

John Linker

D

N

William Cress

R

N

Kannapolis

Mayor

1

Darrell Hinnant

R

I

Dennis Johnson

R

N

Council

3

Dianne Berry

D

I

Doug Wilson

R

I

Howard Boyd

U

N

Chris Gordon

R

N

Tony McBride

R

N

Van Rowell

R

N

Addul Ali

R

N

Landis

Council

2

Dorland Abernathy

R

I

MPT

Bobby Brown

D

N

Tony Corriher

R

N

Roger Safrit

U

N

Rockwell

Mayor

1

Beau Taylor

U

I

Council

5

Charles Wingerson

D

I

Chuck Bowman

R

I

MPT

Stephanie Walker

R

I

Chris Stiller

D

I

Bobby Moore

R

I

Timothy Crews

U

N

Salisbury

Council

5

Karen Alexander

R

I

Mayor

Kenny Hardin

U

I

Brian Miller

R

I

David Post

U

I

Leda Belk

D

N

Ryan Evans

D

N

Alvena Heggins

D

N

Patricia Ricks

D

N

Tamara Sheffield

D

N

Latasha Wilks

D

N

Todd Paris

R

N

John Struzick

R

N

Rodney Queen

R

N

Spencer

Mayor

1

Jim Gobble

D

I

Council

6

Sylvia Chillcott

D

I

MPT

Mike Boone

R

I

Kevin Jones

R

I

David Lamanno

D

I

David Smith

D

I

Howard White

U

I

Sharon Hovis

D

N

Rashid Muhammad

U

N