Filing is closed for the May 2022 primaries and candidates are ready to start campaigning all over Cumberland County. Many of the races are contested — both locally and state-wide.

CITY AND COUNTY SEATS
FAYETTEVILLE MAYOR
Mayor Mitch Colvin, the incumbent candidate, will be running again for a third term. There are five candidates who will be running against him. The candidates who filed for mayor are Clifton L. Johnson, Freddie Delacruz, Franco Webb, Nyrell Melvin and Antoine J. Miner.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Kathy Jensen, the incumbent candidate, will be running again for her fourth term. She is being challenged by Jose Alex Rodriquez and William Milbourne III.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Shakeyla Ingram, the incumbent candidate, will be running against three other candidates. She is being challenged by Janene Ackles, Joseph Dewberry, James Peterson and former councilmember Tyrone Williams.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Antonio Jones, the incumbent candidate who was recently appointed to the city council seat in December, will be running against four candidates - John Zimmerman, Mario Benavente, Kurin Keys and Bill Ayerbe.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
D.J. Haire, the incumbent candidate, will be running for his eleventh term in City Council. He is being challenged by Thomas C. Green and William Grantham.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
Johnny Dawkins, the incumbent candidate, will be facing only one other candidate at the polls. The challenger is Frederick G. LaChance III.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Christopher Davis, the current seat holder, will be leaving his office at Fayetteville City Council in order to run for the North Carolina House of Representatives. His seat is being contested by Joy Marie Potts, Leigh Howard, Peter Pappas and Derrick Thompson.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Larry Wright, the incumbent candidate, will be running for his fourth term. He is being challenged by Myahtaeyarra Warren and Brenda McNair.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, the incumbent candidate, will be running for her second term. She is being challenged by one other candidate - Michael Pinkston.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
Yvonne Kinston, the incumbent candidate, will be running for her second term. She is being challenged by John Czajkowski, Sonya Renita Massey and Deno Hondros.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE
There are two at-large commissioner seats open for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners.
For the Democratic Ballot, there are six candidates running for the seats. Those candidates are current Commissioner Larry Lancaster, former Commissioner Marshall Faircloth, Veronica B. Jones, Ronald Pittman, Jackie Paul-Ray and Paul Taylor.
For the Republican Ballot, State Rep. John Szoka and Ron Ross will be running.

COUNTY SHERIFF
Ennis Wright, the incumbent sheriff, has filed for re-election. He is being challenged by Democrat Lester A. Lowe. Whoever comes out in the primary election will run against Republican Candidate LaRue Windham in the general election in November.

N.C. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 42
On the Democratic ballot, incumbent Rep. Marvin Lucas is being challenged by Naveed Aziz. Whoever comes out in the primary election will run against Republican Candidate Gloria Carrasco in the general election in November.

DISTRICT 43
On the Democratic ballot, there are three candidates. Former State Rep. Elmer Floyd, Prince Christian and Kimberly Hardy will be running against each other.
On the Republican ballot, incumbent Rep. Diane Wheatley is being challenged by Clarence W. Goins, Jr.

DISTRICT 44
On the Democratic ballot, there are two candidates running for this seat - Charles Smith and Terry L. Johnson Sr.

DISTRICT 45
On the Democratic ballot, there are three candidates running against each other - Fayetteville City Councilmember Chris Davis, Keith Byrd and Frances Jackson. Whoever comes out in the primary election will run against Republican Candidate Susan Chapman in the general election in November.

STATE SENATE
DISTRICT 19
On the Democratic ballot, incumbent State Sen. Kirk DeViere is being challenged by former Fayetteville City Councilwoman Val Applewhite and Ed Donaldson.
On the Republican ballot, former State Sen. Wesley Meredith will be running against Dennis Britt.

U.S. CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7
On the Democratic Ballot, there are four candidates running for the U.S. Representative seat. Those candidates include Cumberland County Commissioner Charles Evans, Charles Graham, Steve Miller and Yushonda Midgette.
On the Republican Ballot, there are two candidates running. U.S. Rep. David Rouzer will be facing off Max Southworth-Beckwith.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 9
On the Republican Ballot, there are four candidates running for the seat - U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, Jen Bucardo, Mike Andriani and Francisco Rios.
Whoever comes out in the primary election will run against Democratic Candidate State Sen. Ben Clark in the general election in November.

The Cumberland County Board of Elections is currently looking for poll workers for the primary elections. Poll worker training starts in late March. Poll workers will be paid $25 for training and $130 for election day.

Registered Cumberland County voters who are interested should contact Mitzie Roberts at 910-321-6603 or mcroberts@co.cumberland.nc.us.

Early voting for the primaries begins on April 28 and ends on May 14 at 3 p.m.

Voters can start requesting their absentee ballots on March 28. The last day to apply for absentee ballots by mail is on May 10.

Absentee ballots must be hand delivered to the Board of Elections on May 17 by 5 p.m. If being sent by mail, absentee ballots must be postmarked and received no later than the third day after the election.

The Primary Election is scheduled for May 17.
Registered voters may locate their precinct on the Board of Elections website at www.cumberlandcountync.gov/elections.