John Ashford (Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, candidate 2025)

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John Ashford

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Mayor of Fayetteville

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Last election

October 7, 2025

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John Ashford ran for election for Mayor of Fayetteville in North Carolina. Ashford was on the ballot in the primary on October 7, 2025.^[source]

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Fayetteville

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Fayetteville on October 7, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	John Ashford (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Courtney Banks-McLaughlin (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Mario Benavente (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Mitch Colvin (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Kathy Keefe Jensen (Nonpartisan)
		Clifton L. Johnson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nahlee Iris Smith (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tisha S. Waddell (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Paul A. Williams (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Freddie de la Cruz (Nonpartisan)

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