Most Triad cities have off-year municipal elections. Winston-Salem is an exception, with Mayor Allen Joines running to hold his seat against challenger Kris McCann.
Joines, a Democrat, has been in office for 19 years. McCann, a Republican, has made two unsuccessful runs for the state House.
Joines is running on a platform of protecting the environment, redeveloping neighborhoods, adding jobs, and helping end chronic homelessness.
McCann's platform is focused on socially conservative issues, school choice, Second Amendment rights, and traditional values.
There is a drastic difference in campaign fundraising between Joines and McCann. According to campaign finance reports from the Forsyth Board of Elections, Joines had raised over $72,000 through the second quarter.
During that same time, McCann had reported raising less than $50.