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- Candidate for Avery County CommissionCandidate2026View Position
- Avery County Commission2020 – 2024
About Avery County Commission
The County Legislature or Executive Board is the governing body of the county and exercises broad policy-making authority. The Board is charged with implementing policy and overseeing the county budget process and allocation.
- Term length
- 2020 – 2024
- Next election
- March 3, 2026
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Nearby Officials
RD
Renee Dellinger
Avery County Register of Deeds

Teresa I. Benfield
Avery County Superior Court Clerk
AC
Ann Coleman
Avery Soil and Water Conservation District Board

Lisa Stone Barnes
North Carolina State Senate - District 11

Tim Phillips
Avery County Commission

Dennis Aldridge
Avery County Commission
Other Candidates for Avery County Commission

Dennis Aldridge
Republican
JG
Jason Grindstaff
Republican
RB
Robert Burleson
Republican
KY
Keisha Young
Republican

Chris Lyerly
Republican

Dillon Gentry
Republican
