Candidates line up for Archdale, Trinity city councils

There’s no opponent for Archdale mayor in November

ASHEBORO – Archdale mayor Lewis Dorsett will run unopposed in November, but in Trinity as well as Archdale there will be contested races for city council.

Multiple candidates for several spots after the filing period ended last week.

Dorsett was also unopposed the 2022 election to continue into a role that he held since the summer of 2021, when he shifted from mayor pro tem to major when a vacancy occurred upon the retirement of Bert Stone. Dorsett is seeking another two-year term.

Also in Archdale, candidates for an at-large spot on the city council are Alvin Battle and William Wood.

In Ward 2, Roger Blackwell is unopposed, while in Ward 3 Trey Gray III is the only candidate to file. Blackwell and Gray are incumbents.

So it’s much like two years ago in Archdale when there were three city council spots on the ballot and only one was a contested race. Archdale’s city council positions are for four years.

In Trinity, there are four candidates for the city council’s Ward 3, with incumbent Jack Carico, Chuck Marsh, Barry Allison and Josh Fish.

In Ward 1, only Paul Welborn filed to be on the ballot, while incumbent Bob Hicks didn’t file.

Candidates for an at-large position on city council are Debrorah Jacky and incumbent Tommy Johnson.

In 2021, there were multiple candidates for both seats on Trinity ballot.

Election Day is Nov. 5.