Catawba County - 2025 Municipal Elections

Listed below are campaign committees organized for the 2025 Municipal elections.
* Committees exceeding $1,000 in contributions or expenditures are required to file scheduled disclosure reports.

Office

Committee Name
Candidate

Report Name (Date Submitted)

MUNICIPAL OFFICES

List of municipal seats available (Candidate Filing was held July 7 - 18)

TOWN OF BROOKFORD - Fee: $5
  • Brookford Mayor (1 Seat)
Bill McGregor for Mayor

Bill McGregor

Committee to Re-Elect Thomas Schronce

Thomas Schronce

Committee Closed

Winner

  • Brookford Alderman (2 Seats)
Charles Bargsley for Alderman

Charles Bargsley

Eric Biter for Brookford Alderman

Eric Biter

Winner

Committee Closed

Kelvin Gregory for Alderman

Kelvin Gregory

Committee Closed

Winner

Vote for Cooki

Helen (Cooki) Turner

Committee Closed

TOWN OF CATAWBA - Fee: $5
  • Catawba Councilman (2 Seats)
Duane McCombs for Catawba Councilman

Duane McCombs

Winner

Crystal Spesert for Council

Crystal Spesert

Winner

CITY OF CLAREMONT - Fee: $5
  • Claremont Mayor (1 Seat)
Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Shawn R. Brown

Shawn R. Brown

Committee Closed

Winner

  • Claremont Councilman (2 Seats)
Elect Dayne Miller Council

Dayne L. Miller

Winner

Committee to Re-elect Councilman Les Morrow

Les Morrow

Committee Closed

Winner

Alex Tenjhay for City Council

Alex Tenjhay

Committee Closed

CITY OF CONOVER - Fee: $5
  • Conover Mayor (1 Seat)
Committee to Re-Elect Kyle J. Hayman

Kyle Hayman

Winner

Committee Closed

  • Conover Councilman - Unexpired
    (1 Seat)
Committee to Elect Todd Griffin

Todd S. Griffin

Winner

Ralph Hatch for Conover City Council

Ralph Hatch

  • Conover Councilman (2 Seats)
Justin Barringer for City Council

Justin Barringer

Committee Closed

Mark Canrobert for Councilmen

Mark Canrobert

Committee Closed

Winner

Elect Kevin Dill

Kevin Dill

Committee Closed

Committee to Elect Breanda Powell

Brenda Powell

Committee Closed

Winner

Chad Schuermeyer for City Council

Chad Schuermeyer

Dan for Council

Dan Von Dohlen

Committee Closed

TOWN OF LONG VIEW - Fee: $5
  • Long View Mayor
    (Catawba and Burke Co)
Committee for Eddie Marlowe for Mayor Town of Long View

Eddie Marlowe

Winner

Marla Thompson for Mayor of Long View

Marla Thompson

Committee Closed

  • Long View Alderman Ward 2
Gary Lingerfelt for Long View Ward 2

Gary Lingerfelt

Winner

Committee Closed

  • Long View Alderman Ward 5
    (Catawba and Burke Co)
To Re-elect Phyllis Pennington Long View Council

Phyllis Pennington

Winner

[Burke County Resident]

Contact Burke County for Candidate Documents

TOWN OF MAIDEN - Fee: $5
  • Maiden Mayor (1 Seat)
    (Catawba and Lincoln Co)
Town of Maiden Mayor

Max Bumgarner, Jr.

Committee Closed

Winner

Committee to Elect Danny Lee Kiser

Danny Lee Kiser

Committee Closed

  • Maiden Councilman (3 Seats)
    (Catawba and Lincoln Co)
Committee to Elect Lanny Ford

Lanny Ford

Winner

Deon for Maiden Town Council

Deon Henry

Zane Hudson for Council

Zane Hudson

Committee Closed

Cam Committee

Cameron Ramseur

Committee Closed

Winner

Elect Beth Poovey Rudisill

Beth Poovey Rudisill

Committee Closed

Winner

Elect Bob Sigmon

Bob Sigmon

Committee Closed

Wes Stroupe for Maiden

Wes Stroupe

Committee Closed

CITY OF NEWTON - Fee: $5
  • Newton Council (3 Seats)
The Gilleland Plan

Scott Gilleland

Winner

Kassandra Gray for City Council

Kassandra Gray

Committee Closed

Re-Elect Roy Johnson for Newton Council

Roy Johnson

Committee Closed

Marcus Miller for Newton City Council
Marcus Miller
Elect Bill Powell to Newton City Council

Bill Powell

Winner

Elect Ed Sain for newton Council

Ed Sain

Committee Closed

Patrick Sterchi for Newton Council

Patrick Sterchi

Committee to Elect John Stiver

John Stiver

Committee Closed

Recil Wright for Newton Council

Recil Wright

Winner

CITY OF HICKORY - Fee $12
Hickory Primary will be held October 7th, 2025 for Hickory Alderman Ward 5.

  • Hickory Mayor
    (Catawba and Burke Co)

Candidates will be on the
November ballot.

Hank Guess for Mayor

Hank Guess

NCSBE Campaign Documents

Winner

Park for Mayor

Park Inglefield

NCSBE Campaign Documents

  • Hickory Aldermen Ward 4

Candidate will be on the
November ballot.

Freeman 4 Ward 4

Anthony Freeman

Winner

Inactive

  • Hickory Alderman Ward 5
    (Catawba and Burke Co)

Oct 7th Hickory Primary
decides which two candidates
will be on the November ballot.

Dula for Ward 5

Arnita M. Dula

On November ballot

Winner

Kevin for Hky Ward 5

Kevin Gaylord

Committee Closed

Joshua Ledford Hickory Ward 5

Joshua Ledford

Committee Closed

Newton for Hickory

Taylor Newton Lelewski

Committee Closed

Committee To Elect Zagaroli For Hickory Alderman Ward 5

David Zagaroli

On November ballot

Committee Closed

  • Hickory Alderman Ward 6

Candidate will be on the
November ballot.

Committee to Re-Elect Jill Patton

Jill Patton

Committee Closed

Winner

Organized Committee but candidate did not file for office

Campbell for Change

Ian Campbell

Committee Closed

Color KeyCommittee is Active and Candidate has filed for office this election cycle
Committee is Active (but has not filed for office)
Committee is Inactive
Committee is Closed