General election candidates set in Tuesday primaries
In local primary races, the slate for November contests for local offices is set.
In Greene County, the Democratic primary for Board of Commissioners District 2 went in favor of Albert Barron, with Barron gaining 1,297 votes to 874 for Berry Anderson.
In the three-person Republican primary for Board of Education, in which the top two vote-getters would go on to the general election, Brandon Johnson and Joey Rackley were the top two, with 948 and 663 votes respectively. Mason R. Dyer came in third with 482 votes.
In Jones County, the only local race on the ballot was the Republican primary for NC Senate District 6, with Michael A. Lazzara and Bob Williams facing off for the Republican nomination to replace retiring Sen. Harry Brown. With 30 of 31 precincts reporting, Michael Lazzara had a commanding lead with 8,887 votes (449 in Jones County) to 5,202 for Williams (468 in Jones County).
In Lenoir County, the outcome of the Board of Education District 3 race ensured that the faces on the Board will be different in November, as incumbent Richard Bogan was defeated in the Democratic primary by challenger Kimberly Outlaw. Outlaw received 1,231 votes to Bogan’s 424.
In the Board of Education At-Large Democratic Primary, incumbents Merwyn K. Smith and Bruce E. Hill both survived a challenge from Les Lipford, although the race for the second spot in the November election was very close, with only 128 votes separating second and third.
Smith received 3,400 votes, Hill received 2,687 and Lipford received 2,559.
The race for the Democratic primary race in NC House District 12 saw Virginia Cox-Daugherty receive 3,957 votes (3,074 in Lenoir County) to win the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Rep. Chris Humphrey in November, with Deonko Brewer coming in second with 2,852 votes (2,402 in Lenoir County) and Lenton Credelle Brown coming in third with 867 votes (571 in Lenoir County).
In the Republican primary for the NC Senate District 7 race, incumbent Sen. Jim Perry faced a challenge from Goldsboro attorney Billy Strickland. Perry won the race, receiving 10,184 votes (4,274 in Lenoir County) to 5,257 (668 in Lenoir County) for Strickland. Perry will face Democrat Donna Lake in November.
