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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Pleasant View Mayor & Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

4 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 9 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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All Pleasant View voters choose one mayor for the rest of the current term, two aldermen for full terms, and one alderman for the rest of an unexpired term. Three candidates seek mayor, four seek the two full-term alderman seats and two seek the unexpired alderman seat.

Absentee ballot request deadline · Oct 24

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Also on your Nov 3 ballot

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  • Governor
    15 candidates on the ballot
    • Marsha Blackburn · Republican
    • Jerri Green · Democratic
    • Misam Abidi · Independent
    • Dean Brewer · Independent
    • Ray Brown · Independent
    • David Hatley · Independent
    • Wendell Jackson · Independent
    • Charles Van Morgan · Independent
    • Eddie Lee Murphy · Independent
    • Lauren Pinkston · Independent
    • Victor L. Scoggin · Independent
    • Dave Seeman · Independent
    • Karl Knox Smithson · Independent
    • L. Webb Taylor · Independent
    • Robert C. Vick · Independent
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • U.S. Senate
    10 candidates on the ballot
    • Bill Hagerty · Republican
    • Marquita Bradshaw · Democratic
    • Tharon Chandler · Independent
    • Andrew Gerena · Independent
    • Jeremy Dean Hearn · Independent
    • Robert Jones · Independent
    • James William Macon III · Independent
    • Yoshi D. Matthews · Independent
    • David Sutman, Jr. · Independent
    • Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson · Independent
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • Statewide measures3 on the ballot: the state's official explanations
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What the next council decides

01Local sales tax referendum4 sourced facts

Where it standsPleasant View voters will decide on Nov. 3, 2026 whether to raise the local sales tax rate from 2.25 to 2.75 percent.

What's on the tableHow the town pays for services and projects, depending on whether the sales tax increase takes effect.

02New city administrator4 sourced facts

Where it standsIn August 2026 the Board created a city administrator position and moved hiring and firing from the mayor to the administrator.

What's on the tableHow the town's day-to-day management is run, and how the new mayor and Board work with the administrator.

03Budget and public safety spending4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Board adopted the fiscal year 2027 budget in May 2026 and began amending it in August 2026.

What's on the tableHow the town budget is spent, including police equipment, roads and parks.

04Roads and parks4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Board approved bidding out 2026 paving projects and has been paying for a grant-funded tennis court project at Community Park.

What's on the tableWhich roads get paved and how park projects are funded and finished.

2 notes on these statements

On August 10, 2026 Mayor Bruce Drake and Alderman Danny Rediker voted for H.T. Wilson to fill the vacant alderman seat, and Alderman Meghan Henderson voted for Heather Hardwick. Pleasant View Board of Mayor and Aldermen minutes, August 10, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026

Jill Niccolich resigned from the Board in July 2026, citing a conflict with her current employment. Pleasant View Board of Mayor and Aldermen minutes, July 13, 2026 · Jul 13, 2026

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  1. 1. Who should run the town's day-to-day operations and staff?

  2. 2. What should happen to the bulb-outs and on-street parking on Hicks Edgen Road?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted7 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 4 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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