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By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff Writer

HARPERSVILLE ­– The qualifying period has come and gone, meaning the candidates for the Harpersville Town Council and mayor have been set for the 2025 Municipal Election, which will take place on Aug. 26.

The qualifying period for candidates, allowing them to fill out the necessary paperwork and provide the needed materials, ended on Tuesday, June 24, allowing mayoral and Town Council hopefuls to secure their place on the ballot.

There will be no contest for the mayoral office, as incumbent Theoangelo Perkins is running unopposed. Perkins served as Harpersville’s mayor from 2004 until 2016, but returned to office in 2020. Perkins will not appear on the ballot.

Harpersville is also guaranteed to have at least one new Councilmember with Mayor Pro Tempore Janet Gill deciding not to run for reelection to District 2, Place 3 on the Town Council after 25 years of service.

The only other uncontested race in Harpersville’s 2025 Municipal Election is the one for District 1, Place 1 on the Town Council. Councilmember Beverly Oden Johnson, a retired nurse and long-time member of the council, will not appear on the ballot.

There is a two-candidate race for District 1, Place 2 on the Town Council. Incumbent Martin Dates is being challenged by Jaime Kelley.

The contest for District 2, Place 1 on the Town Council will be between incumbent Sheila Kidd Rich and challenger Malynda McLaughlin.

District 2, Place 2 on the Town Council will be decided between incumbent William Carter and challenger James J. Smith.

The contest for District 2, Place 3 on the Town Council will be the most crowded with six candidates. Bill Christenberry, Donna Delimater, Christy Dickey, Ryan Harry, Philip Newman and Starla Jones are in the mix to replace Gill.

When Harpersville residents hit the polls on Aug. 26, they will do so at the Harpersville Community Center, the only polling location in the town.

The candidates elected will take office on the first Monday in November, Nov. 3. The first meeting of the new council will take place that same day.

More information on the 2025 Harpersville Municipal Election can be found online at Harpersvilleal.gov/elections/pages/2025-municipal-election.