CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – After the polls closed on Tuesday, March 3, former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive winner of the Democratic Primary for President with 42.99 percent.

In Clay County’s local elections, the top three vote-getters in the Republican Primary for Board of Commissioners (BOC) are Rob Peck (i) with 21.56 percent, Randy Nichols (i) with 19.50 percent, and Clay Logan (i) with 16.36 percent.

Rob Peck, Chairman of Clay BOC

No Democrats ran for BOC.

In the Board of Education (BOE) race, Danny Jones received 34.74 percent and Reba Beck earned 34.41 percent in the Republican Primary. No Democrats ran.

The BOC and BOE primary elections were plurality votes with voters instructed to pick three candidates for commissioners and two for BOE.

The U.S. House of Representatives District 11 race for Rep. Mark Meadows seat had 12 Republicans and five Democrats on their respective primary ballots. With 99.48 percent reporting, candidate Lynda Bennett is leading with 22.72 percent of the votes cast. The next top vote-getter is Madison Cawthorn with 20.24 percent. The leading Democrat candidate is Moe Davis with 47.35 percent.

If none of the candidates reach 30 percent, the top two candidates will enter a run-off for the seat.

Randy Nichols, Vice-Chair of Clay BOC.

For the U.S. Senate, voters have overwhelmingly selected Republican Thom Tillis (i) at 78.10 percent and Democrat Cal Cunningham at 57.00 percent to face each other in the General Election.

In the governor’s race, Republicans chose Dan Forest at 88.97 percent while Democrats picked Roy Cooper (i) with 87.22 percent of the vote.

The Lieutenant governor race on the Democrat side could be headed for a run-off with candidates Yvonne Holley and Terry Van Duyn, neither reached 30 percent. However, the Republican Mark Robinson has 32.55 percent of his primary.

Clay Logan, Commissioner in Clay County

Presumptive winners for following races:

Attorney General: Jim O’Neill (R) – 46.53 percent

Auditor: Beth A. Wood (D) – 77.72 percent

Anthony Wayne “Tony” Street (R) – 56.13 percent

Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth (D) – 54.00percent

Commissioner of Insurance: Mike Causey (R) – 64.60 percent

Commissioner of Labor: Josh Dobson (R) – 40.32 percent

Secretary of State: E.C. Sykes (R) – 42.90 percent

Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum (D) – 33.16 percent

Catherine Truitt (R) – 56.67 percent

Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji (D) – 35.80 percent

All primary election results are unofficial until certified by N.C. State Board of Elections.