One of the most crowded Asheville City Council races in recent history moved onto its next phase. On Tuesday night, Asheville voters whittled down the crop of candidates from 20 to 6 contenders.
All three incumbents, Maggie Ullman, Antanette Mosley and Sheneika Smith survived the primary race. And two newcomers, Jeffrey Burroughs and Drew Ball, will also move on to the general election in November. Former one-term council member Keith Young, credited with spearheading Asheville’s reparations initiative, also made it to the next round.
Ball, a current Buncombe County Commissioner, and Ullman, an incumbent, led the pack, each earning a little more than 16% of the vote…