3 candidates are tracked for Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners At-Large on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Leigh Altman, Arthur Griffin, Jr. and Yvette Townsend-Ingram. Candidate information follows official Mecklenburg County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Voters choose three at-large commissioners. The top three from the ten-way March 3 Democratic contest advanced (Altman, Griffin, Townsend-Ingram) and no other party filed, per the State Board of Elections certified list and results archive.
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
This race. Voters choose 3; the top 3 finishers win seats. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Leigh Altman, Arthur Griffin, Jr., Yvette Townsend-Ingram.
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Democratic Incumbent
Leigh Altman is a sitting at-large commissioner and board vice chair, serving since 2020, per the county's official commission roster. She is an attorney who previously served as lead attorney in the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs and as a Council for Children's Rights staff attorney, per her official county biography.
Democratic Incumbent
Arthur Griffin, Jr. is a sitting at-large commissioner, serving since 2022, per the county's official commission roster. He is a retired McGraw-Hill Education senior vice president, served 17 years on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board including as chairman, and is a retired Army lieutenant colonel, per his official county biography.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the official county biography.
Yvette Townsend-Ingram is a sitting at-large commissioner, serving since 2024, per the county's official commission roster. An educator and analyst, she has led HBCU program development at Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone College, per her official county biography.
Who is running for Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners At-Large in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners At-Large on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Leigh Altman, Arthur Griffin, Jr. and Yvette Townsend-Ingram. Candidate information follows official Mecklenburg County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners At-Large election in North Carolina?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Carolina are on the North Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Mecklenburg County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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