The Cabarrus County Board of Elections opened candidate filings at noon Monday and will continue to take filings until noon Feb. 29.
The primary is set for May 8 with the general election scheduled for Nov. 6.
Holly Blackwelder, who currently serves on the Cabarrus County Board of Education, was one of a number of candidates who filed Monday. She is running for one of the two seats available on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners in this year’s election.
“I ran in 2008 (for the county commissioners) and was defeated only by 69 votes,” Blackwelder said Monday. “I would like to take my knowledge and skills and experience to that level.”
Blackwelder is also president and co-owner of Blackwelder & Associates, Inc. and has served on the school board since 2004. Blackwelder has served as the chairperson of the board three times and vice chairperson once.
As of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, here are the candidates who have filed:
County Commissioner, two seats for a four-year term
- Steve Morris of Concord, Republican
- Holly Blackwelder of Concord, Republican
- Fred Eudy of Mount Pleasant, Republican
- Elizabeth (Liz) Poole of Concord, Republican
- Troy Barnhardt of Mount Pleasant, Republican
State Senator, 36th District, one seat for a two-year term
- Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. of Concord, Republican
- State Representative, 82nd District, one seat for a two-year term
- Jay White of Concord, Republican
- Larry G. Pittman of Concord, Republican
- State Representative, 83rd District, one seat for a two-year term
- Linda P. Johnson of Kannapolis, Republican
Register of Deeds, one seat for a four-year term
- Melissa K. Lilly of Midland, Democrat
Cabarrus Board of Education, four seats for a four-year term (non-partisan)
- Horace Stainback Jr. of Concord
- Kannapolis Board of Education (Area I), two seats for a four-year term (non-partisan)
- Charles Mitchell of Kannapolis
Kannapolis Board of Education (Area 2/Rowan Side), one seat for a four-year term (non-partisan)
- Todd Adams of Kannapolis
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