One-stop voting for the May 6 primary begins Thursday, April 24, and ends Saturday, May 3. Below are dates, times and locations of the early-voting sites for Watauga County and Avery County.
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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 – Hudson, a group called N.C. Experienced Conservative Judges has endorsed two: Levinson and Doran.
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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.
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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. Check out all of the candidates inside.
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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 their statements inside and links to find out more about each candidates.
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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. Because no Democrat filed to run for DA, the May primary will effectively call the race in November. 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.”
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Looking at the sample ballots for the May primary below, you might notice that many more candidates are on the Republican ballot rather than the Democrat, Unaffiliated and Libertarian ballots. In Avery County, most races in the election are usually called in May – not November – because three-fourths of the voters in Avery County are Republican.
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Individuals of all political persuasion have a reason vote during the primary. See ballots for those registered as Republican, Democrat or Libertarian below – as well as important dates. There is even a nonpartisan ballot for those just wanting to vote in the Watauga County Board of Education race. The primary will narrow the field for the general election in November.
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