2025 Election Calendar
2025 Municipal Elections
Brookford | Catawba | Claremont | Conover | Hickory | Long View | Maiden | Newton
2025 Offices up for Election | Qulifications for office
MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE FILING
July 2025
Monday, July 7, 8:00am
- Candidate filing begins for 2025 Municipal Seats
- By statute, filing begins first Friday of July; however, the office is closed for the Fourth of July holiday.
- Candidate Requirements
- More information on becoming a candidate
- Filing Fee (Cash or Check. Cards not accepted):
- City of Hickory: $12.00
- All others: $5.00
Tuesday, July 15, 5:00pm
- Deadline to withdraw candidacy
Friday, July 18, noon
- Candidate Filing Ends
OCTOBER HICKORY WARD 5 PRIMARY
- Only for residents of Hickory City Ward 5
- The two candidates receiving the most votes move on to the November ballot
September 2025
Thursday, Sep 18, 8am
- Early Voting Begins for City of Hickory Ward 5 Primary | Highland Recreation Center
October 2025
Tuesday, Oct 7, 6:30am-7:30pm
- City of Hickory Ward 5 Primary - voters must vote at their assigned precinct's polling location
- Some precinct polling sites are temporarly moved for the Municipal elections. If so, voters of those precincts were mailed a letter with instructions on where to vote election day
NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Brookford | Catawba | Claremont | Conover | Hickory | Long View | Maiden | Newton
October 2025
Friday, Oct 10, 5:00pm
- Books Close - deadline to register to vote by mail or vote election day
Thursday, Oct 16
- Early Voting begins for Municipal Elections
Tuesday, Oct 28, 5:00pm
- Deadline to request an absentee-by-mail ballot
November 2025
Saturday, Nov 1, 3:00pm
- Early Voting ends
Tuesday, Nov 4, 6:30am-7:30pm
- Municipal Election Day - voters must vote at their assigned precinct's polling location
- Some precinct polling sites are temporarly moved for the Municipal elections. If so, voters of those precincts were mailed a letter with instructions on where to vote election day
- Hickory Voters: all Hickory voters may vote for Aldermen of all wards in this general election
- Long View Voters: only residents of the ward may vote for that ward's Alderman
Friday, Nov 14, 11:00am
- Canvass of the Muncipal Elections - votes are not official until Canvass
NOTE: dates and times are subject to change