Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp, appointed to fill the unexpired term of former Sheriff Jeff Frazier, is the Democratic nominee for the office.
A slate of anti-mergers candidates, including a challenger, ousted incumbent Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Pierce and a pro-merger challenger, O.D. Sykes, in Tuesday's primary.
Jack Smith will retain his seat as sheriff in Northampton County, beating challenger and former Detective Brenda Burnette, 3,247 to 1,325.
Patrick Qualls is running for an at-large seat on the Halifax County Board of Commissioners.
Brad Bradley is running for a seat on the Halifax County Schools Board of Education.
Valerie Asbell, the current district attorney for Judicial District 6B, is running for district attorney for the newly created Judicial District 6, which comprises Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton Counties.
Over the past couple of months I have spent an enormous amount of time wrapping my head around the funding requirement for a consolidated school system initiated at the hands of the County Commissioners.
Melissa Pelfrey, the current district attorney for Halifax County, is running for the newly created Judicial 6 District Attorney seat, which will cover Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton counties.
Halifax County Commissioner Vernon Bryant is running for re-election for his at-large seat.
The Roanoke Valley Chapter of the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association recently held a political screening for those candidates running for various offices in the upcoming election.