Biden wins North Carolina and Clay County Primary Results
Election, News March 4, 2020
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.
Primary voting underway across North Carolina
Election March 3, 2020
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – Primary day is occurring throughout N.C. and in Clay County, voters have several potential commissioners and board of education members to decide on by 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020, marks the first “Super Tuesday” in the Presidential election cycle and 16 presidential candidates are appearing on North Carolinian ballots – Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Green, and Constitution Parties.
As for local and state races, Clay County residents will decide from the following candidates:
Republican
Clay Board of Commissioners (vote for three candidates): Rob Peck, Daniel Sherlin, James Watkins, Ron L. Cowart, John S. Hindsman, Sr., Broadus Ledford, Clay Logan, Randy Nichols
Clay Board of Education: Reba Beck, Danny Jones, Darryl K. McClure
N.C. District Court Judge Circuit 30 Seat 6: Kaleb Wingate, Mitchell Keith “Mitch” Brewer, Rich Cassady, Jim Moore
N.C. State Senate District 50: Sarah Conway, Kevin Corbin
N.C. Superindentent of Public Instruction: Catherine Truitt, Craig Horn
N.C. Secretary of State: E.C. Sykes, Chad Brown, Michael LaPaglia
N.C. Commissioner of Labor: Chuck Stanley, Josh Dobson, Pearl Burris Floyd
N.C. Commissioner of Insurance: Ronald Pierce, Mike Causey
N.C. Auditor: Anthony Wayne “Tony” Street, Tim Hoegemeyer
N.C. Attorney General: Jim O’Neill, Sam Hayes, Christine Mumma
N.C. Lieutenant Governor: John L. Ritter, Mark Robinson, Scott Stone, Andy Wells, Buddy Bengel, Deborah Cochran, Renee Ellmers, Greg Gebhardt, Mark Johnson
N.C. Governor: Dan Forest, Holly Grange
U.S. House of Representatives District 11: Joey Osborne, Vance Patterson, Albert Wiley, Jr., Chuck Archerd, Lynda Bennett, Matthew Burril, Madison Cawthorn, Jim Davis, Dan Driscoll, Steven Fekete, Jr., Dillon S. Gentry, Wayne King
U.S. Senate: Thom Tillis, Paul Wright, Larry Holmquist, Sharon Y. Hudson
Democrats
N.C. Treasurer: Dimple Ajmera, Ronnie Chatterji, Matt Leatherman
N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Keith A. Sutton, James Barrett, Constance (Lav) Johnson, Michael Maher, Jen Mangrum
N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture: Walter Smith, Jenna Wadsworth, Donovan Alexander Watson
N.C. Auditor: Luis A. Toledo, Beth A. Wood
N.C. Lieutenant Governor: Allen Thomas, Bill Toole, Terry Van Duyn, Chaz Beasley, Yvonne Lewis Holley, Ron Newton
N.C. Governor: Ernest T. Reeves, Roy Cooper
U.S. House of Representatives District 11: Michael O’Shea, Phillip G. Price, Steve Woodsmall, Gina Collias, Moe Davis
U.S. Senate: Erica D. Smith, Steve Swenson, Cal Cunningham, Trevor M. Fuller, Atul Goel
North Carolina voters do not have to provide a photo I.D. for the March Primary. In December 2019, a federal court order blocked the requirement from taking effect. This injunction will remain in place until further notice.
Poles will stay open until 7:30 p.m.