Republican runoff called in Jackson sheriff race
A single primary wasn’t enough to clear out the crowded field of candidates for the sheriff’s seat in Jackson County. Though Deputy Sheriff Chip Hall carried 42 percent of the vote in a field of six Democratic candidates, the three Republican candidates finished virtually neck and neck.
Macon candidate challenges reveal rift between conservative, moderate Republicans
Dueling challenges over the legitimacy of two Macon County commissioner candidates could have had far-reaching implications for the county’s political landscape and, ultimately, the tone and tenure of the county for years to come.
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Both challenges fizzled out after a week of political commotion, but from the shadows of the unfolding drama a power struggle for majority control on the Macon County Board of Commissioners emerged. While both candidates who faced challenges are Republicans, they come from two different ends of the party’s philosophical spectrum.
State GOP leaders choose Cherokee for 2014 convention
Come next June, the number of visitors to Western North Carolina will jump by at least 1,500 Republicans.
Sen. Davis unworried about low poll numbers
A recent poll shows that a Western North Carolina state representative has fallen out of favor with voters.
Soul searching time for the GOP
When N.C. GOP Director Todd Poole emailed a list of state job openings — some 300 vacant positions in all — to dozens of Republican operatives asking them to spread the word to party friendlies, some political fallout was to be expected.
Internal debate divides Haywood GOP
Some mainstream Republicans in Haywood County fear their local party is being hijacked by a far-right faction with extreme views on what limited government should look like.
The ascension of what some deem the radical right into leadership positions on the party’s executive committee is steering the party into uncharted activist territory, threatening to veer the party off course, they say.
Haywood Democrats won’t consider Republican for sheriff replacement
One of three candidates vying to be Haywood County’s next sheriff was eliminated from the competition in a preliminary round last week.
Forum attracts diverse audience, engaged candidates
Nearly 200 people came out for a candidate forum in Jackson County Monday (Oct. 15) to listen to a slate of candidates spar over local, state, federal — and sometimes existential — issues facing Western North Carolinians today.
As campaign season hits full stride, party loyals double down to turn out the vote
Sporting a red Obama hat, a matching “Change Rocks” t-shirt and a “Barack Obama 2012” button, Ron Frendreis approached the first house on his list.
With pen, papers and clipboard in hand, he climbed the concrete steps to a white duplex with fellow campaign volunteer Jane Harrison, knocked on the door marked 82, and then waited.
Second election primary results
Mark Meadows won the second primary on July 17 by a sweeping majority.
The conservative Republican candidate for U.S. Congress garnered 76.3 percent of the vote Tuesday.