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Jamestown primary set for council contest
JAMESTOWN — A forum next month in Jamestown will give voters a chance to hear from the candidates running this fall in the primary race that will narrow the number of Town Council candidates for the general election.
The forum will be held in the Town Council chambers at Jamestown Town Hall from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 10, said Councilwoman Martha Wolfe, who isn't seeking another term this year. The forum is sponsored by the Jamestown Business Association.
Seven candidates filed last month for two council seats: Jim Gibson, Phyllis Bridges, Cliff Paddock, Richard Clapp, Darren Myers, Jim Westmoreland and Shakinah Simeona-Lee. The top four vote-getters in the Oct. 7 primary will advance to the general election.
There won't be a primary in the race for mayor because only two candidates filed to run: Councilwoman Rebecca Mann Rayborn and Susan Clinard Dickenson. Incumbent Lynn Montgomery isn't seeking another term.
The general election will be Nov. 4.
The Jamestown races are nonpartisan, meaning the party affiliation of the candidates won't appear on the ballot.
Municipalities in Guilford, Davidson and Randolph counties are holding local elections this year with three exceptions. The city of High Point won't hold its next local elections until 2027 while the cities of Archdale and Trinity won't hold local elections until next year.
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