GrahamCountyBoardofElections

Filing for 2026 closes

Kevin Hensley

Friday, December 26, 2025

Robbinsville – Thanks to a late rush to the Graham County Board of Elections office, filing for local elections in 2026 closed at noon Friday with 22 candidates officially tossing their names in the hat.

More file for 2026 race

Kevin Hensley

Friday, December 19, 2025

Robbinsville – While no additional sheriff candidates emerged during the latest stretch of filing for 2026 local elections, three more individuals tossed their names in the hat for the crowded commissioner race.

More file for commissioner, sheriff races

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Robbinsville – Since press time for The Graham Star's Dec. 4 edition, four additional candidates have joined the expansive line-up for the local 2026 ballot. Incumbents Natasha Williams and Jacob Nelms filed for re-election to the Graham County Board of Commissioners on Dec.

Filing begins for 2026 elections

Kevin Hensley

Friday, December 5, 2025

Robbinsville – At closing time Tuesday, the Graham County Board of Elections office had received paperwork to solidify the entry of 10 different candidates into next year's local races.

Votes gained, but seats remain same after provisionals

Kevin Hensley

Friday, November 14, 2025

Robbinsville – Friday's unsealing of the 2025 municipal election provisional ballots resulted in candidates for Robbinsville's board of aldermen and mayor races all receiving additional nods of approval from constituents, but not enough to change the outcome of Nov. 4's unofficial results.

Final poll numbers unveiled

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Robbinsville – Provisionals and lingering absentees made little impact on a pair of local races in the 2024 general election. Following Nov. 14’s provisional meeting and Friday’s canvassing, the Graham County Board of Elections officially certified the final voting numbers for Nov. 5’s ballot.

Writing on ballots still allowed

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Amid rumors and widespread social media posts hinting that a poll worker writing on a ballot makes the submission invalid, the N.C. Board of Elections sent out an Aug. 2 release to clear up the misconception. “In North Carolina, this is false,” reads a portion of the release.

Commissioner, school board candidates greet voters

News Staff

Friday, March 1, 2024

Amid the primary-voting cycle for the 2024 election, The Graham Star offered the 11 local candidates who are on the ballot a chance to greet their constituents and vie for your vote. Local races being contested are three seats each on the Graham County boards of commissioners and education.

Voting begins today

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Robbinsville – Graham County constituents are welcome to begin making their voices heard at the polls today. The 2024 primary election kicks off with one-stop (early) voting being held at the county’s board of elections office (196 Knight St., Suite A).

Service technician Chris Kingsbury loads up one of the 11 Print-Elect machines demonstrated in the Dec. 7 mock election. Photo by Ruby Annas/news@grahamstar.com

8 filings for 2024 races

News Staff

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Graham County Board of Elections members Lowell Crisp (left) and Beefy Rogers (center) join deputy director Tasha Holder in trying out the new Printelect machines during Dec. 7’s mock election. The upgraded equipment will be available to local voters next year.