GrahamCountyBoardofElectionsNC

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.

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.
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

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.
Graham County Board of Elections Deputy Director Tasha Holder (left) helps incumbent Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway with the filing process Monday. Holloway was the first candidate to file for any 2022 local election. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Graham County Board of Elections Deputy Director Tasha Holder (left) helps incumbent Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway with the filing process Monday. Holloway was the first candidate to file for any 2022 local election. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Candidates begin filing for 2022 local elections

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Robbinsville – After just one day of filing, four sheriff’s candidates had confirmed their 2022 campaigns. Incumbent Jerry Crisp – who took over mid-term for former Graham County Sheriff Joseph Jones in July 2020 – officially filed to run Monday, as did former deputy Dennis Crisp, Leon Allen Jr.
Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway (right) swears in the new Town of Lake Santeetlah councilmembers Tuesday afternoon (from left): Tina Emerson, Ralph Mitchell and Connie Gross. Recent appeals at both the local and state level have attempted to dispute the legitimacy of Emerson and Gross’ residency, but both challenges have been dismissed. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway (right) swears in the new Town of Lake Santeetlah councilmembers Tuesday afternoon (from left): Tina Emerson, Ralph Mitchell and Connie Gross. Recent appeals at both the local and state level have attempted to dispute the legitimacy of Emerson and Gross’ residency, but both challenges have been dismissed. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Santeetlah appeals dismissed at state level

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Raleigh – After a pair of local protests were dismissed, another pair of appeals have been thrown out at the state level. Through a public records request, The Graham Star obtained documents containing the official decisions of the N.C.
Poll workers and local Board of Elections members alike re-affirmed Graham County’s votes for the state Supreme Court chief justice race Monday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Poll workers and local Board of Elections members alike re-affirmed Graham County’s votes for the state Supreme Court chief justice race Monday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Graham confirms Newby

Kevin Hensley
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Robbinsville – Following a request by Democratic State Supreme Court Chief Justice candidate Cheri Beasley, the Graham County Board of Elections spent 5 ½ hours Monday re-certifying its numbers reported Nov. 3.