This may be an off-year election, but there is a lot on the ballot this fall from federal to county offices, and there is more competition for some of those local seats than you might be used to.
Voting actually started when county boards of elections began sending out absentee by mail ballots in September.
Nov. 1 is the last day to request an absentee ballot.
Friday, Oct. 14 is the last day to register to vote on Election Day. After that, same-day voter registration will be available at one-stop early voting sites.
One-stop early voting starts Thursday, Oct. 20 and ends Saturday, Nov. 5
Alamance County locations and schedule
Sites
There are five one-stop sites in Alamance County:
- Elmira Community Center at 810 Wicker St., Burlington
- Kernodle Senior Center at 1535 S. Mebane St., Burlington
- Elon South Campus Gym at 329 S. Antioch Ave., Elon
- Graham Recreational Center at 311 College St., Graham
- Mebane Arts and Community Center at 622 Corregidor St., Mebane
Schedule
- 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. weekdays
- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5
- 1 - 5 p.m Sunday, Oct. 30
Election Day Nov. 8, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. - follow this link https://www.alamance-nc.com/elections/voting-locations/precinct-polling-places/ to find your polling place or call the Alamance County Board of Elections at 366- 570-6755.
Link for sample ballots
Local races
Alamance County Sheriff
Incumbent Republican Sheriff Terry Johnson hasn’t always had a lot of competition to keep the post he has held for about 20 years — he hasn’t even had a general election opponent since 2010 — but this year Democrat Kelly White, now a Deputy Chief of the Winston-Salem University Police — is challenging Johnson.
North Carolina House of Representatives
There are two State House seats in Alamance County, one of them has been notably more competitive over the years.
North Carolina House District 63 seat — representing northeastern Alamance County including Mebane, Graham and east Burlington has gone back and forth between Republicans and Democrats over the years, though former Republican representative Steve Ross held it from 2012 to 2020 when he lost to Democratic incumbent Rep. Ricky Hurtado. This year Ross beat two other Republicans vying to take Hurtado on in the spring primary, and now it is one of those races drawing attention and money from political action committees and activists across the state and country. The Raleigh News and Observer reported late last month the Carolina Leadership Coalition sent out a campaign mailer with an image of Hurtado doctored to show him wearing a “defund the police” T-Shirt when he was actually wearing one of his campaign shirts.
N.C. House District 64 — western and southern Alamance County — has been Dennis Riddell’s seat since he first won it in 2012. No one even challenged Riddell in 2014 and 2016. He has had challengers in the past two elections but won them by significant margins. This year, he faces retired Duke Energy engineer, and Democrat, Ron Osborne https://www.ronfor64.org/.
N.C. Senate District 25 — Alamance and northeast Randolph counties — is a contest between Republican first-term incumbent Amy Galey and Mebane City Council Member Sean Ewing.
Alamance-Burlington Board of Education
There are three open, non-partisan seats on the school board, three of those incumbents are not running for re-election and six candidates have stepped up to take those seats.
- Leonard Harrison
- Dan W. Ingle
- Chuck Marsh
- Charles Parker
- Seneca Rogers
- Avery Wagoner
Soil and Water Conservation Board
One of the more obscure elected bodies administering state funds distributed to local farmers to reduce pollutants like excess nitrogen in surface and groundwater. There are three non-partisan elected positions on the board, two of which is open this year. Those incumbents are running for re-election.
- Otha C. Hawkins
- Willie Holliday
- David Morrow (I)
- Richard (Ricky) Reid (I)
- Donna Vanhook
- Brandy Whittaker
This article originally appeared on Times-News: Alamance County election guide 2022
