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County Commissioner, Craven County

District 01

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of the members of the board that adopts the county budget, sets the property tax rate and oversees county government.

Elected by the district's voters (State Board March 3, 2026 primary precinct results).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Joshua D. Whitford

Republican

Firefighter

The gist

  • Supports stronger, better-equipped county public safety departments
  • Supports funding and staffing help for volunteer fire, EMS
  • Pledges fiscal responsibility, community improvements and transparency
More about Joshua
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  1. Supports stronger, better-equipped county public safety departments

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “his goal is to make the public safety departments stronger and better equipped to serve all residents in District 1”

  2. Supports funding and staffing help for volunteer fire, EMS

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “work on the issues and challenges that the volunteer fire departments and Emergency Medical Services face, such as grants, funding and staffing challenges”

  3. Pledges fiscal responsibility, community improvements and transparency

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “Whitford also plans to prioritize fiscal responsibility, community improvements and transparency.”

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