County Commissioner, Pitt County

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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). The Democratic nominee withdrew in July 2026; the county party named Blake C. Price as its replacement nominee.

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Blake C. Price

Democratic

Retired ECU computing director

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Gary Weaver

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired State Highway Patrol sergeant; Pitt County commissioner

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

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1. 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”

2. 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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