A city memorandum dated Dec. 16, 2020, shows the city bought ownership rights to the Greensboro Gun Show and its potential show dates through 2025.

Voters will decide Tuesday which two candidates advance to the city's general election on July 26.

In the Democratic primary Tuesday, voters will have a choice between incumbent Kay Cashion and the Rev. Greg Drumwright, a community activist. Former District 4 commissioner Alan Branson and Alvin Robinson, a former firefighter, will face off in the Republican primary.

The mayor serves a four-year term and receives an annual salary of $30,932.

James announced last month he will retire from the Greensboro Police Department at the end of this month.

In the Republican primary, former county commissioner Alan Branson took an early lead on the way to easily defeating political newcomer Alvin Robinson, a former firefighter for the city of Greensboro for nearly 19 years.

Polls are scheduled to shut down at 3 p.m. Saturday. More than 422,000 people had voted early through Thursday, according to data from the N.C. State Board of Elections. That number is already tens of thousands higher than the total for all days of early voting in 2018, the most recent midterm primaries.

With the housing boom, most homeowners saw an increase in the value of their house when the county sent out revaluation notices earlier this year.

Republican Board of Commissioners’ candidate Alan Branson accuses the county illegally spending taxpayer money to promote the ballot items.