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City Council Elections 2009 Click on the topics and individuals above CAMPAIGN NEWS 14 candidates file to run for mayor and city council *FOUR CANDIDATES FILED TO RUN FOR ASHEVILLE MAYOR, and 10 candidates filed by the July 17, 2009, deadline to run for the available slots on city council | The 14 candidates who have filed to run will first face off in the Oct. 6, 2009, primary, followed by those who qualify in the Nov. 3 general election. | Challenging incumbent Asheville mayor Terry Bellamy are Shad Marsh, Denise Pendleton, and Robert Edwards. | Competing for open Asheville City Council seats are incumbent Carl Mumpower, Cecil Bothwell, incumbent Kelly Miller, Esther Manheimer, Larry D. Chastain, Ryan D. Croft, J. Neal Jackson, Gordon Smith, Cesar Romen, and Jenny Bowen. | Current city councilmember Robin Cape is having trouble deciding whether to seek election or not; some say that she now seeks re-election as a write-in candidate. | Former city councilmember Holly Jones, who is now a seated Buncombe County Commissioner, has openly supported city council candidate Gordon Smith. | For details about municipal elections, visit buncombecounty.org or Click Here> Councilmember Cape decides to run again *WITH 10 CANDIDATES ALREADY RUNNING FOR ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE FALL PRIMARY, incumbent councilmember Robin Cape now makes 11 with her decision to run as a write-in candidate. | Because of her previous indecision, apparently due to personal issues, Robin Cape did not meet the July 17, 2009, deadline to be listed on the official ballot. Therefore, those who support her will have to write-in her name in both the primary and -- if she is one of the six top vote-getters -- in the general election as well. That is, the current field of 11, now including Cape, will be reduced to the top six during the Oct. 6, 2009, primary. The six who garner the most votes during the primary will then face off for the three available city councilmember seats during the general election on Nov. 3, 2009. Some see Cape's late entry as a potential spoiler of other progressives who are officially listed on the ballot. |
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