2025 Apex municipal election
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The 2025 Apex municipal election will be held on November 4, 2025 to elect three of the five Town Council Members. Incumbent Town Council Members Brett Gantt, Ed Gray, and Audra Killingsworth are eligible to seek re-election, but Gantt and Killingsworth have declined to do so.[1]
Background
[edit]The Town of Apex, North Carolina holds a municipal election every two years. The Town Council consists of five members, elected at large, and a mayor. Each Council Member is elected to a four-year term, with elections staggered so that three of the six positions are up for election every two years.[2] In 2025, the terms of Town Council Members Brett Gantt, Ed Gray (who also serves as mayor pro-tempore), and Audra Killingsworth expire, and an election will be held in November to fill the succeeding terms. Killingsworth has served two terms since 2017, while Gantt and Gray have both served one term since 2021.[3] All three incumbents are eligible to run for re-election, although Gantt and Killingsworth have indicated their intent not to do so.[4]
Candidates
[edit]The filing period for candidates runs between July 7th and July 18th of 2025. So far, three candidates have declared their intention to file.
Declared
[edit]- TJ Evans, Business manager, high school basketball star, and organizer of the Apex Juneteenth Festival
- Sue Mu, Chair of MOVENC PAC[5]
- Shane Reese, President of the Apex Downtown Business Association and podcaster[6]
Potential
[edit]- Ed Gray, incumbent Town Council Member since 2021 and Mayor Pro-Tempore[7]
Declined
[edit]- Brett Gantt, incumbent Town Council Member since 2021[8]
- Audra Killingsworth, incumbent Town Council Member since 2017[9]
Endorsements
[edit]Sue Mu[10]
- U.S. Representatives
- Wiley Nickel, former U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 13th congressional district (2023-2025)
- State legislators
- Lisa Grafstein, state senator from the 13th district (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Cynthia Ball, state representative from the 49th District (2017-present) and Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2024-present)
- Maria Cervania, state representative from the 41st District (2023-present)
- Ya Liu, state representative from the 21st District (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Julie von Haefen, state representative from the 36th District (2019-present)
- County officials
- Sig Hutchinson, Former Wake County Commissioner from District 1 (2014-2022) and former Chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners
- Don Mial, Wake County Commissioner from District 1 (2022-present)
- Cheryl Stallings, Wake County Commissioner from District 3 (2022-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Vickie Adamson, Wake County Commissioner from District 7 (2018-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Chris Heagarty, Wake County School Board Member from District 7 (2022-present), School Board Chair, and former state representative from the 41st District (2009-2011) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Local officials
- Janet Cowell, Mayor of Raleigh (2024–present), former Treasurer of North Carolina (2009-2017), and state senator from the 16th district (2005-2009)
- Leonardo Williams, Mayor of Durham (2023-present)
- Ed Gray, Apex Town Council Member (2021-present) and Mayor Pro-Tempore (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Audra Killingsworth, Apex Town Council Member (2017-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Terry Mahaffey, Apex Town Council Member (2019-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- Arno Zegerman, Apex Town Council Member (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Reese)
- 4 other municipal town councillors
- Organizations
- United Chinese Americans PAC
- Democratic Municipal Officials
Shane Reese[11]
- State legislators
- Lisa Grafstein, state senator from the 13th district (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Ya Liu, state representative from the 21st District (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- County officials
- Cheryl Stallings, Wake County Commissioner from District 3 (2022-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Vickie Adamson, Wake County Commissioner from District 7 (2018-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Chris Heagarty, Wake County School Board Member from District 7 (2022-present), School Board Chair, and former state representative from the 41st District (2009-2011) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Local officials
- Ed Gray, Apex Town Council Member (2021-present) and Mayor Pro-Tempore (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Audra Killingsworth, Apex Town Council Member (2017-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Terry Mahaffey, Apex Town Council Member (2019-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- Arno Zegerman, Apex Town Council Member (2023-present) (co-endorsement with Mu)
- 1 other municipal town councillor
Notes
[edit]Fundraising
[edit]| Campaign finance reports as of October 15, 2024 | |||
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| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| TJ Evans | $725.00 | $500.00 | $225.00 |
| Sue Mu | $14,616.28 | $416.94 | $14,199.34 |
| Shane Reese | $144.40 | $144.40 | $0.00 |
| Source: Wake County Board of Elections | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Mahaffey, Terry (March 17, 2025). "Apex 2025 Municipal Election Update". Terry Mahaffey. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Elections and Voting". Town of Apex. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Meet Your Town Council". Town of Apex. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mahaffey, Terry (March 17, 2025). "Apex 2025 Municipal Election Update". Terry Mahaffey. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mu, Sue. "Sue Mu for Apex". Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Reese, Shane. "Shane Reese For Apex Town Council". Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mahaffey, Terry (March 17, 2025). "Apex 2025 Municipal Election Update". Terry Mahaffey. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mahaffey, Terry (March 17, 2025). "Apex 2025 Municipal Election Update". Terry Mahaffey. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mahaffey, Terry (March 17, 2025). "Apex 2025 Municipal Election Update". Terry Mahaffey. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Mu, Sue. "Sue Mu for Apex". Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Reese, Shane. "Shane Reese for Apex Town Council". Retrieved April 14, 2025.