Several candidates have qualified for the November local elections in Orange and Madison counties.
In Orange County, Districts 1 and 4 will be up for election, including both the school board and board of supervisors seats. In Madison County, three supervisor seats and three school board seats are up for election. The Town of Gordonsville will elect one town council member. The deadline to appear on the November ballot was June 17.
In Orange County, voters in District 1 will choose from among planning commission chairman Jason Capelle, small business owner Andrew Fossen and Orange Tire co-owner Chris Herndon for supervisor and between retired educators Sid Trimmer and Rod Hawkins for school board. Both supervisor and school board incumbents Mark Johnson and Melissa Anderson respectively are not seeking reelection.
Voters in District 4 will choose from incumbent Crystal Hale and business owner Robert Rabe, II for supervisor and O’Brian Martin and Tina Whittington for school board. Both Martin and Whittington were among the candidates who applied to fill the interim vacancy for the District 4 school board seat before board members opted to leave it empty until January when the person elected in November will be sworn in.
In the Town of Gordonsville, Mary “Cyd” Black is seeking election to the town council. Black has been filling the seat left vacant by Ron Brooks’ election as mayor.
In Madison County, three candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot for supervisor. Incumbent Jim Jewett will seek to retain his seat, while newcomer Nancy Sharman and planning commissioner Mike Snider are seeking election to the remaining two open seats. Incumbent Dustin Dawson is not seeking reelection. Board chairman Clay Jackson unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the 62nd House of Delegates seat. He has stated he may opt to run a write-in campaign to retain his board of supervisors’ seat.
Four are seeking election to three seats on the school board. Lauran Gordon, Graham Davidson, Mitchell Dickey and Brittany “Britt” Shankle have been certified for the November election. Incumbents Nita Collier, Christopher Wingate and Charlie Sheads are not seeking reelection.
