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As of May 27, the following people have qualified as candidates for the November general election:
Board of Supervisors: Hampton District - Chris Bird, Bryant Lee Jackson District - Jack Atkins Piedmont District - Charles K. “Pete” Estes Stonewall-Hawthorne District - Gordon Thornhill
95.2%