Newcomer Tim Bridgers
(158 votes, 13.24%) fin
ished third. Commissioner
Cornell Mercer (152 votes,
12.74%) won another term,
and challenger David
Greene took the fifth seat

The Wilson Times (PDF)

TOWN OF ELM CITY TOWN COMMISSIONER
ATKINSON, TAMMIE RENEE Tammie R. Atkinson 07/13/2021 PO BOX 1662 ELM CITY, NC 27822
BRIDGERS, TIMOTHY Tim Bridgers 07/15/2021 711 DANIEL DR ELM CITY, NC 27822
CHILDRESS, DALE BRYANT Dale Childress 07/12/2021 PO BOX 907 ELM CITY, NC 27822
COOKE, MELVIN RAYMOND Melvin Cooke 07/14/2021 PO BOX 516 ELM CITY, NC 27822
GREENE, DAVID CHRISTOPHER David Greene 07/15/2021 608 GRAY ST ELM CITY, NC 27822
MERCER, CORNELL LAMONT SR Cornell Mercer 07/06/2021 201 S PENDER ST ELM CITY, NC 27822
RIVERA-SPEIGHT, AMELIA QUONYELLE Amelia Rivera-Speight 07/13/2021 PO BOX 1133 ELM CITY, NC 27822
WHEELER, GILBERT KARL Gil Wheeler 07/14/2021 PO BOX 1194 ELM CITY, NC 278221194

2021_november_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf

Cornell L. Mercer was elected to another term as an Elm City town commissioner.

municipal_candidates_november_2019.pdf

Cornell L. Mercer was elected to the Elm City town commission in 2019.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of September 2, 2026, Cornell L. Mercer did not have a website or any information online.

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