Candidates and Issues for the 2024 Elections in Watauga County
February 20, 2024 Change may be in the wind for the 2024 elections for Watauga County and its local candidates, in both the primary elections March 5, and November 5 general elections. This column will describe some of the major candidates and major issues that may lead to significant changes in Watauga County politics.At the Federal level, Virginia Foxx, who has been Watauga’s Representative in the US House since 2005, will be opposed in the March 5 Republican primary by Ryan Mayberry, an Appalachian State graduate, construction contractor, and former County Commissioner of Alexander County. Mayberry’s website casts him as more conservative than Foxx. The victor of the Foxx – Mayberry Republican primary will face Democrat Chuck Hubbard in November.