Salisbury voters made their picks today in the county’s municipal elections.

This election was historic in at least one sense. It’s the first where Salisbury’s voters were to elect a mayor. Previously, council members decided among themselves who to pick as mayor. Usually, it went to the top vote-getter.

In Spencer, voters cast ballots to increase the length of board member and mayor terms to four years instead of two.

While elections this year were held in all of the county’s 10 municipalities, not all of them were competitive. Elections for Cleveland mayor, Faith Board of Aldermen, Kannapolis mayor, Landis aldermen, Rockwell aldermen, Spencer mayor and Spencer aldermen had as many candidates as open seats or weren’t otherwise competitive. In Faith, the top write-in candidate was to get a board seat. In East Spencer, Timothy Trogdon didn’t appear on the ballot, but he has announced a write-in campaign.

The following are results for competitive races on the 2021 ballot (All precincts reporting)

Salisbury mayor (Vote for 1)

• Karen Kirks Alexander: 2,499 votes

• Al Heggins: 2,481 votes

 

Salisbury City Council (Vote for 4) 

• Tamara Sheffield: 2,904 votes

• Harry McLaughlin: 2,604 votes

• David Post: 2,531 votes

• Anthony Ray Smith: 2,304 votes

• Nalini Joseph: 2,240 votes

• Jessica Cloward: 1,975 votes

• Jonathan S. Barbee: 1,469 votes

 

Town of China Grove Town Council (Vote for 3) 

• Arthur L. Heggins: 236 votes

• Cheryl Sheets: 203 votes

• Don Bringle: 174 votes

• Josh Mullis: 110 votes

• William (Joey) Jordan: 97 votes

• Krista Moon: 94 votes

• Brandon Linn: 86 votes

• Gary Watkins: 83 votes

• Stacy Woodward: 69 votes

 

Town of Cleveland Board Of Commissioners (Vote for 3)

• Richard L. Taylor: 50 votes

• Gerald Osborne: 45 votes

• Danny M. Gabriel: 41 votes

• Bryan Little: 36 votes

 

Town of East Spencer Board Of Aldermen (Vote for 3)

• S. Rush: 121 votes

• Dwayne Holmes: 116 votes

• Tony J. Hillian: 109 votes

• Albert J. Smith: 108 votes

 

Town of Granite Quarry Mayor (Vote for 1)

• Brittany H. Barnhardt: 272 votes

• Mike Brinkley: 109 votes

 

Town of Granite Quarry Board Of Aldermen (Vote for 2)

• Kim Cress: 292 votes

• John T. Linker: 244 votes

• Angela Nee: 91 votes

• Brandon Kelly Gibbs: 59 votes

 

Kannapolis City Council member (Vote for 3. Only Rowan County votes included)

• Doug Wilson: 238 votes

• Jeanne A. Dixon: 213 votes

• Dianne Berry: 201 votes

• Van Rowell: 120 votes

• James F. Litaker: 114 votes

• Chris Gordon: 108 votes

• Milton Smith: 104 votes

• Bubba Hartsell: 66 votes

• Phil Goodman: 62 votes

• Jayne Williams: 57 votes

• Jordan Connell: 48 votes

 

Rockwell Mayor (Vote for 1)

• Beau Taylor: 124 votes

• Chuck Bowman: 113 votes

 

Town Of Spencer Charter Amendment Referendum 1 (town board terms)

• Yes (Four-year, staggered terms): 167 votes

• No (Keep terms as is): 96 votes

 

Town Of Spencer Charter Amendment Referendum 2 (mayor’s term)

• Yes (Four-year term): 167 votes

• No (Keep terms as is): 96 votes