County

County Commissioner, Pitt County

District 04

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, other seats of the same board).

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Rodney D. Harris

Democratic

Pastor

The gist

Pledges to spend his first year listening to constituents

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Pledges to spend his first year listening to constituents
New faces vie for state, local offices in '26 races
News coverage · The Daily Reflector · Dec 26, 2025 · reflector.com
“Harris said if he is elected, he wants to spend the first year listening to constituents … to make sure that every voice that's in Pitt County and in this district is heard”

Benji Holloman

RepublicanIncumbent

Small business owner; Pitt County commissioner

The gist

Voted to deny a 236-acre solar farm rezoningIn office
Voted to seek bids for a new county administration buildingIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Voted to deny a 236-acre solar farm rezoning
Pitt commissioners vote 5-3 against solar farm rezoning
News coverage · The Daily Reflector · Mar 19, 2026 · reflector.com
“Perkins-Williams, Brown, Holloman, Smith and Weaver voted to deny the request”
Voted to seek bids for a new county administration building
Pitt commissioners authorize new $48M county administration building
News coverage · The Daily Reflector · Sep 14, 2026 · reflector.com
“Commissioners Mary Perkins-Williams, Benji Holloman, Mark Smith, Gary Weaver, Ann Floyd Huggins and Mac Manning approved a motion authorizing the requests for proposals”

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