On the whole Democrats did a poor job fielding candidates for local offices in 2026, ceding nine Henderson County and judicial district offices to the Republican Party without a fight, including two judgeships, three Board of Commissioners seats, district attorney, clerk of superior court, register of deeds and sheriff.
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