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City Residents Go to
the Polls Tomorrow

LINCOLNTON -- With a little over 100 Lincolnton residents taking part in early voting over the last two weeks, elections officials are hoping for a better turnout Tuesday.

Two Lincolnton City Council seats -- held by Fred Houser and Carroll Heavner -- as well as the Mayor's spot are up for grabs when the polls open 6:30am across Lincolnton. The polls close at 7:30pm.

Tim Shain and Jay Thomas are challenging Houser and Heavner, while John Gilleland is challenging Mayor David Black. Black is completing his first two-year term as mayor.

There are more than 5,900 registered voters in the city according to Lincoln County Elections Director Judy Caudill.

Voters who vote a straight Republican or Democratic ticket will not be automatically voting for candidate Thomas, who is running for Heavner's ward three seat.

Thomas is listed as "unaffiliated" on the ballot.

"If a voter wants to vote for Jay Thomas and they vote straight party for either party, they must select Jay Thomas' name because he is unaffiliated," said Caudill.

Nearly 3,000 registered voters in Lincolnton are Democrats, while 1,729 are Republicans. More than 1,200 voters are unaffiliated and six are Libertarian.

More than half of registered voters in Lincolnton are females -- 3,336 -- while 2,610 are males.

Voters will be casting ballots only in the above-mentioned races.

"We won't have as many voters as we would have if we were in a presidential election year," said Caudill. "And with a county election next year, we'll have a larger voter turnout."

Click here to see where your polling place within the city is located.

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