Chester County constituents are preparing for upcoming May and August 2026 elections.
Offices on the ballot for the May 5, 2026, Primary Elections are Chester County Mayor, all Chester County Commissioners (two per district), Trustee, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Circuit Court Clerk, Road Superintendent, Sheriff and School Board Members (Districts 1, 2 and 6).
Voter registration deadline is April 6. Early voting will be April 15-30.
The Aug. 6, 2026 General Election ballot will include Henderson Aldermen (three seats), Enville City Mayor and Enville Aldermen (three seats). Petitions are now available for pick-up, and the qualifying deadline is noon, March 10.
As of Friday afternoon, the following had picked up petition packets, with political party affiliation and qualifiers indicated, to run for office in Henderson and Chester County:
Circuit Court Clerk: Justin Emerson, R, incumbent, Qualified
County Clerk: Stacy Smith, R, incumbent, Qualified
County Commission – District 1: Heather Carter, R, Qualified; Bubba Edgin, R, incumbent, Qualified; Kevin Faulkner, I, incumbent; Dexter Phillips, R; Joshua Roberts, R; Lonzo Taylor, R
County Commission – District 2: Jerry King, I, incumbent; Al McKinnon, R, incumbent, Qualified; Dwain Seaton, Sr., R
County Commission – District 3: Ann Moore, R, incumbent, Qualified; Buddy Richardson, I; Nathan Ward, R; Luke Weaver, R, incumbent, Qualified
County Commission – District 4: Dylan Clayton, R, Qualified; Sheila Eckard, R, Qualified; Gloria Holiday, D; Dylan Maness, I
County Commission – District 5: Tim Crowe, R, incumbent; Sylvia Flowers, D; Barry Smith, R, incumbent
County Commission – District 6: Dane Burns, I, Qualified; Dan Crump, R; Richard Sides, I
County Mayor: Barry Hutcherson, R, incumbent, Qualified
Register of Deeds: Jessica Acred, I, Qualified; Dorris Ethridge, R, incumbent, Qualified; Irene Rinks, D
Road Superintendent: Todd Brown, R, incumbent, Qualified
School Board – District 1: Brandy Cherry, R
School Board – District 2: Norris Frank, R, incumbent, Qualified; Tammy T. Lott, I, Qualified
School Board – District 6: Norma Cox Meissner, D; Jeremy Snider, R, Qualified
Sheriff: Mark Griffin, R, incumbent, Qualified
Trustee: Lance Beshires, R, incumbent
Henderson Alderman: Mark Barber, N, incumbent, Qualified; Donna Butler, N, incumbent, Qualified; Keith Smith, N, incumbent, Qualified
Enville Mayor: Melinda Johnston, N, incumbent
Enville Alderman: Kaye Ritter, N, incumbent; Nickalaus Weatherington, N
Qualifying petitions must be returned to the election office no later than noon on Feb. 19 for the May 5 Primary and by noon March 10 for the Aug. 6 General.
