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Election Central for 2014 Primary Election

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Compiled by Jesse Wood

May 5, 2014. Early voting for the May 6 primary ended on Saturday.

Nearly 2,300 people voted early – with the vast majority voting in the Watauga County Administration Building in downtown Boone. See the totals for all the early voting sites through in Watauga County below. In all, 2,290 residents voted.

  • Watauga County Administration Building in downtown Boone: 1,640
  • Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove: 138
  • Blowing Rock Town Hall: 205
  • Deep Gap Fire Department: 157
  • Meat Camp Department: 150

PRECINCTS FOR ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY MAY 6

Below is a listing of the voting sites for Election Day. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you are unsure where you vote, click to the N.C. State Board of Elections “Voter Lookup” webpage and type in your name to find out where you should vote.

WATAUGA COUNTY PRECINCTS

  1. Bald Mountain at Todd Fire Department
  2. Beaver Dam at Beaver Dam Fire Department
  3. Blowing Rock at Blowing Rock Town Hall
  4. Blue Ridge at Laurel Fork Baptist Church
  5. Boone 1 at Watauga County Admin Building
  6. Boone 2 at Legends
  7. Brushy Fork at Oak Grove Baptist Church
  8. Cove Creek at Western Watauga Community Center
  9. Elk at Stewart Simmons Fire Department
  10. Laurel Creek at Cove Creek Fire Department
  11. Meat Camp at Meat Camp Fire Department
  12. Boone 3 at Agricultural Conference Center
  13. New River 1 at Boone Town Council Chambers
  14. New River 2 at Three Forks Baptist Association
  15. New River 3 at Mutton Crossing
  16. North Fork at Edgar Eller’s Garage
  17. Shawneehaw at Matney Community Center
  18. Stony Fork at Deep Gap Fire Department
  19. Watauga at Foscoe Fire Department
  20. Beech Mountain at Buckeye Recreation Center

AVERY COUNTY PRECINCTS

There are 19 precincts in Avery County. These precincts are listed below:

  • Altamont
  • Banner Elk
  • Beech Mountain
  • Cary’s Flat
  • Cranberry
  • Elk Park
  • Frank
  • Heaton
  • Hughes
  • Ingalls
  • Linville
  • Minneapolis
  • Montezuma
  • Newland 1
  • Newland 2
  • Pineola
  • Plumtree
  • Pyatte
  • Roaring Creek

BALLOTS

Check out the ballots for all parties for the primary below. Remember if you are an unaffiliated, you may choose a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or Nonpartisan Ballot. 

Avery County Sample Ballots

Watauga County Sample Ballots

ncsealcolorENDORSEMENTS FOR THREE CANDIDATES FOR N.C. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE RACE 

For the N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice section on the primary ballots, residents have three choices: Eric Levinson, Robin Hudson and Jeanette Doran.

While the N.C. Democratic Party has endorsed only one of those three candidates – Robin Hudson, a group called N.C. Experienced Conservative Judges has endorsed two: Eric Levinson and Jeanette Doran.

While some of the primary races are only open to certain parties, every registered voter has the opportunity to vote on the candidates for N.C. Supreme Court. You may only vote for one of the judge candidates. Take a look below at information provided in the N.C. State Board of Elections 2014 Primary Voter Guide about each candidate.

Click here to read about each candidate.

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan

FULL SLATE VIE FOR U.S. SEN. KAY HAGAN’S SEAT

With eight Republicans, three Democrats and two Libertarians running for U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s seat, registered voters in North Carolina have a plethora of candidates to choose from. The primary serves as a narrowing of the field for each party for the general election in November.

Click here to learn a bit about all of the candidates.

WCSPRIMARY TO WHITTLE DOWN FIELD OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES 

Eight candidates are running for three seats on the Watauga County Board of Education, but only six will move onto the ballots of the general election in November. During the primary on May 6, residents of Watauga County will narrow down the field of what is supposed to be a nonpartisan contest. From there, the three candidates with the most votes will earn a seat on the school board. Ron Henries is the only incumbent in the field.

See info on the candidates here with links for more details.

Doyle is challenging Foxx
Doyle is challenging Foxx

DOYLE CHALLENGES FOXX IN PRIMARY

Phillip Doyle is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx in the upcoming primary elections. Below are statements announcing their candidacy. While Foxx didn’t acknowledge her challenger, Doyle “came out swinging,” as one political analyst put it. See the announcements below and links to find out more about each candidates. The winner would then face challengers from the Democratic and Libertarian parties in the general election in November.

Click here to read from Doyle and Foxx about the race.

MEET YOUR DA CANDIDATES FOR 24TH DISTRICT

Among the most talked about primary races in Watauga County so far is the GOP contest between Assistant District Attorney Britt Springer, Nathan Miller and Seth Banks for the position of District Attorney for the 24th Prosecutorial District.

DABecause no Democrat filed to run for DA, the May primary will effectively call the race in November. Also, the race features two candidates that reside in Watauga County and one Yancey County native. As the online political blog, A Watauga Conservative noted last December: “It will be interesting to see if Watauga County Republicans split their vote in the primary between the two local candidates and, if so, how this will benefit Banks.”

Compiled below are biographical information, endorsements, previous candidacy statements, important issues and priorities and links to social media and campaign websites. High Country Press will soon ask a few questions for each candidate to answer.

Also, here is audio from a prior candidate forum in Spruce Pine held in March.

For more on the candidates, click here.