It goes without saying that North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes for president will, as usual, be heavily contested next year by the two major-party nominees, who are presumed to be Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. I’m not yet ready to accept that presumption, by the way. I think it’s possible, for example, that...
Republican primary, state Senate District 34 (Iredell and Yadkin Counties) A.J. Daoud. Education: B.S. Barry University, MBA University of Phoenix. Occupation: Funeral director, including Huff Funeral Home in Yadkin County. Career highlights: Former police officer. Sixth Congressional District Chairman for NCGOP. N.C. Lottery Commissioner. William “Bill” Howell. Education: A.S. Wingate College. B.A. Catawba College. Occupation:...
The 2018 legislative primary, set for May 8, should provide more drama than usual. That’s the initial assessment of Jonathan Kappler, executive director of the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation, a nonpartisan group that tracks elections and campaigns. More than 500 candidates filed for the General Assembly, with Democrats and Republicans fielding hopefuls effectively in all...
In some election races, the candidates disagree about the greatest challenge facing the office they are seeking. That isn’t the case in the contest between A.J. Daoud and Michael LaPaglia, the two Republicans seeking to displace long-time Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Both LaPaglia and Daoud think that the secretary of state’s office under Marshall...
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