RICHMOND COUNTY – With only one week left until Election Day 2017, it’s been relatively quiet on the political front in Richmond County this election season.
In the mayoral races in Rockingham, Hamlet, Hoffman and Ellerbe the four incumbents Steve Morris (Rockingham), Bill Bayless (Hamlet), Tommy Hart (Hoffman) and Lee Berry (Ellerbe) are all running unopposed.
As for the council seats in Ellerbe, where the four-year terms are staggered, there are three incumbents and two newcomers running for the three available seats seats. The incumbents are Corey Brewington, Jean C. Fletcher, and Archie Robinson. They are being opposed by Fred Cloninger and Lee Freeman.
In Hamlet, incumbents Eddie Martin and Jesse McQueen face opponents Stephanie Dixon and Jerry Dean Lamont.
Hoffman, where all seats run for re-election every two years, has four incumbents: Riccardo Anderson, Rory Kevin Jones, Daniel Kelly, and Cynthia A. Northcutt. There is also a new challenger running for town council in John D. Taylor.
Rockingham City Council has three seats up for re-election this year, but all three incumbents (Anne Edwards, Denise Sullivan and Gene Willard) are running unopposed. In the Rockingham race, however, there is still something at stake.
Rockingham Council is set up on a staggered system of three council seats running each election cycle. The two persons receiving the most votes gain four year terms, whereas the person with the least votes must run again in two years.
ELECTION DAY INFORMATION
Listed below are the polling places for election day, November 7th. Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
Early voting takes place at the Cooperative Extension Office at 123 Caroline Street in Rockingham. Early voting began on October 19th and will continue through November 4th. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday Nov. 4th only from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Rockingham #1
City of Rockingham Parks & Recreation (Browder Park)
1311 Rockingham Road
Rockingham, NC 28379
Rockingham #2
Leath Memorial Library
(Calvin Little Room)
412 E. Franklin Street
Rockingham, NC 28379
Marks Creek #1
First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
300 Charlotte Street
Hamlet, NC 28345
Marks Creek #2
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
200 Rice Street
Hamlet, NC 28345
Beaver Dam #1
Fletcher’s Chapel United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
108 McCoy Drive
Hoffman, NC 28347
Mineral Springs #1
Ellerbe Town Hall
108 W. Page Street
Ellerbe, NC 28338
