Morgan County will hold only one municipal election, but Greene County will have a plethora of candidates to choose from on Nov. 4.
Three candidates emerged for Greensboro mayor during the qualifying period held from Aug. 18 to Aug. 20, including incumbent Corey Williams and challengers Vince Lewis and Christopher Moore, who currently serves on the city council. Incumbent David Neal will not be on the 2025 ballot.
Incumbent city councilors Cynthia T. Rivers, Morris Miller, and Jontavius Smith are seeking re-election, along with challengers Williams S. Sisson, Mark Smith, Charlotte Williams, Ronald Champion, Peter White Jr., and Ricky J. Crosby.
Three candidates have emerged for mayor of Union Point as well, including incumbent Lanier Rhodes and challengers Makial Dunn and Jennie E. Williams.
Five of the six incumbent Union Point city council members are seeking reelection, including Jimmy Scott, Sally Boswell, Mary Mundy, William Harris, and Teneisha Pinkney, along with challengers Clarence Hillsman and Kaylin Johnson.
The municipal election for the city of White Plains has been canceled since all six candidates are running unopposed, including Mayor William R. Moore, and councilors William R. Coleman, Grant S. Coleman, Tony M. Bell, cock Hammond Shelnutt III, and David Keith McMullen.
In Siloam, Karen S. Hill is the lone candidate for mayor, with six candidates seeking a spot on the city council, including Larry C. Benton, Billy W. Marchman Jr., Linda W. Jarrard, Bobby Lee Hill Jr., Edith Diane Jefferson, and Rodrick F. Humphrey.
No election is scheduled for the City of Woodville.
Barring the introduction of write-in candidates, the city of Rutledge will be the only Morgan County city holding an election on Nov. 4.
Although none of the incumbents currently serving on the Rutledge City Council qualified during the qualifying period last week, two candidates qualified to run for mayor: Tim Odum and Allen Smith. Sherry Dukes Kelly qualified to run for Post 3 currently held by Brandie Owens, and Russell Brownlee qualified for the Post 1 seat currently held by Adam Beckstine.
According to Morgan County Elections Director Jennifer Doran, the Rutledge polling place has been relocated to Centennial Baptist Church, located at 5324 Brownwood Road, for this election only, allowing the city election to be held in conjunction with the Public Service Commissioner Special Election.
After qualifying ended on Aug. 20, the three incumbent members of the Madison City Council (Mayor Fred Perriman and Councilors Betsy Wagenhauser and Eric Joyce) each qualified without opposition.
The same was true of Bostwick, where all five incumbents currently serving on council have qualified to run for re-election without opposition, including Mayor John Bostwick and city councilors Damon Malcom, Angie Howard, Ken Johnson, and Lee Nunn.
All members of the Buckhead town council were elected in 2023 and will not be up for reelection until 2027.
The last day to register and be eligible to vote in these elections is Oct. 6, 2025. If there is a need for a runoff election, it will be held on Dec. 2, 2025.
The absentee ballot application period began on Aug. 18 and concludes on Oct. 24 for the general election. Advance voting will be held from Oct. 14 to Oct. 31.