Craven County Commissioner – D5
Shevel “Sherry” Hunt
Elected in 2022

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Shevel (Sherry) Hunt was elected Craven County Commissioner for District 5 in 2022.

Elected Officials - Craven County Republican Party

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, Shevel (Sherry) Hunt did not have a website or any information online.

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Members

Dennis "Denny" Bucher, Chairman

District 7

254 Pollock Street

New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 229-6576 (cell)

dbucher@cravencountync.govJason R. Jones, Vice-Chairman

District 2

1745 Asbury Road

Cove City, NC 28523

(252) 672-5656

jjones@cravencync.govTim Mason

District 1

120 Quail Woods Drive

New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 649-1071

tim.mason@cravencountync.gov

Beatrice R. Smith

District 3

1700 Chestnut Avenue

New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 772-5879 (cell)

beatrice.smith@cravencountync.govEtteinne "E.T." Mitchell

District 4

(252) 675-0109 (cell)

emitchell@cravencountync.govShevel "Sherry" Hunt

District 5

252-276-1461

shevel.hunt@cravencountync.govChadwick Howard

District 6

104 Trevino Lane

New Bern, NC 28560

217-766-7322

chadwick.howard@cravencountync.gov

Board of Commissioners

Craven County Board of Commissioners District 5
Shevel (Sherry) Hunt (R) 69 1,9246969 56.82%
Theron McCabe (D)6969 1,462 6969 43.18%

Craven County Unofficial Election Results 2022 | New Bern’s Local News and Information – NewBernNow.com

Incumbent Shevel “Sherry” Hunt, a Republican, is also seeking reelection to the Craven County Board of Commissioners in the District 5 race and will be challenged by Theron McCabe, a Democrat.
The race for the District 1 seat on the Board of Commissioners includes Republicans John Chittick, Craig Lewis and Joshua D. Whitford.

Candidate filing continues for 2026 races

Sherry currently serves as a Craven County Commissioner for District 5. She was elected in 2022.

Staff Directory • Shevel "Sherry" Hunt

Updated: Tim Mason appointed to Craven County commissioner ...

Candidate filing continues for 2026 races | News | newbernsj.com

Shevel is currently a Craven County Commissioner representing District 5.

Current Craven County Candidate List

Craven County – North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Theron McCabe

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- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

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