<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0v0KdM_1Gk46Hr300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0v0KdM_1Gk46Hr300" width="1200" height="675" >The city of Asheville will have a new Mayor in January of 2027 after a landslide victory by Kim Roney over incumbent Mayor Esther Manheimer. Roney finished with 58.2% of the vote compared to Manheimer's 41%. Manheimer and Roney ran against one another 4 years ago with Manheimer coming out victorious. Meanwhile in the Asheville city council race, Drew Ball, Maggie Ullman Berthiaume and S. Antonette Mosley will all go on to serve on the new council. Current Councilwoman Sheneika E. Smith lost her reelection bid. Jeffrey Burroughs and Keith Young finished 4th adn 5th place in the council race.In the Asheville City School Board race, Gordon Grant, Liza English-Kelly, Sarah Thornburg, and Rebecca Strimer all won a seat on the board.In Buncombe County, Sheriff Quentin Miller will go on to serve a third term as he picked up a landslide victory over Gary Parris.In the Buncombe County Commission races, Anna Stearns District 1, Lonnie Israel District 2, and Al Whitesides District 3 pick up wins in their respective races for the commission. The Buncombe County School Board will also see 3 new members in it's ranks as Rob Elliot District 3, Jusy S. Lewis District 5 and Kim Plemmons District 6 all won their races.In Black Mountain, Ryan Stone will serve as the town's new Mayor. Stone ran unopposed. As for the Black Mountain Town Council, Brittany W. Williams and John Richardson both won a seat in Tuesday night's election. Current Black Mountain Mayor Mike Sobol lost his bid to serve as an alderman. Cheryl L. Milton also picked up a seat on the Black Mountain Town Council beating out Larry B. Harris 52% to 46%.In the North Carolina General Assembly House races, Democrats walked away the big winners of the night. Lindsey Prather wins her seat in District 115, Brian Turner will serve another term for District 116, Lynn Russo wins a close race in District 117. Former Governor Roy Cooper will serve as North Carolina's next U.S. Senator after a massive win over Republican Michael Whatley.In the District 11 U.S. House race, Democrat Jamie Ager swamped Republican Jennifer Balkcom with a decisive 57% to 41% victory. Balkcom was a late entry into the race after current Representative Chuck Edwards, was forced to withdraw from the race after a scathing ethics report.First News on 570 will have a complete recap of the Midterm Election results along with in-depth analysis starting at 6:00am on Wednesday morning.</div></body>

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The city of Asheville will have a new Mayor in January of 2027 after a landslide victory by Kim Roney over incumbent Mayor Esther Manheimer. Roney finished with 58.2% of the vote compared to Manheimer's 41%. Manheimer and Roney ran against one another 4 years ago with Manheimer coming out...

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The city of Asheville will have a new Mayor in January of 2027 after a landslide victory by Kim Roney over incumbent Mayor Esther Manheimer. Roney finished

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