<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1xff6d_1GrWiIZL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1xff6d_1GrWiIZL00" width="678" height="381" ></figure>ALBEMARLE — Republicans captured Stanly County’s contested commissioner and school board seats in Tuesday’s general election.With all 21 county precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Republican Bill Lawhon winning the at-large seat on the Stanly County Board of Commissioners with 15,551 votes (64.2%).Democrat Gwendolyn Harris received 7,207 votes (29.7%), and Libertarian Melvin B. Poole collected 1,471 votes (6.1%).Currently the board’s vice chairman and District 2 representative, Lawhon will transition to the at-large seat being vacated by Patty Crump, who did not seek reelection.In a postelection statement, Lawhon thanked voters for their support and pledged to serve all Stanly County residents.“As I start my new term as your county commissioner, I will work for all of our citizens to make Stanly County the best it can be,” he said.Four Republicans won uncontested commissioner races: Lane Furr in District 1, Shaun Morgan in District 2, Matthew Swain in District 3 and incumbent Trent Hatley in District 4. Furr defeated incumbent Mike Barbee in the March primary, while Brandon King did not seek another term in District 3.In the four-candidate race for two at-large seats on the Stanly County Board of Education, Republican incumbent Meghan Almond led with 15,034 votes, followed by fellow Republican Hannah Chavis Lear with 12,933.Following her reelection, Almond acknowledged concerns raised by voters about school consolidation, facilities, curriculum and teacher turnover.“I don’t have a solution to every problem, but I can promise to work hard to find one,” Almond said.Lear, who will be serving her first term on the school board, emphasized transparency and accountability as guiding principles for her new role.“I believe our teachers deserve to be supported, our staff deserves to be heard, our students deserve safe learning environments, and our families deserve a voice in the decisions that impact their children,” Lear said.Democrats Chody Harris and Patrice Barringer received 6,119 and 5,860 votes, respectively. Lear will fill the seat being vacated by Vice Chair Robin Whittaker, who did not run for reelection.Republican Matthew L. Hamilton was elected without opposition to the school board’s District 1 seat, succeeding Dustin Lisk, who did not seek another term.In the U.S. Senate contest, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley for the seat being vacated by Sen. Thom Tillis. Unofficial statewide returns showed Cooper with about 59% of the vote to Whatley’s 39%, although Whatley carried Stanly County.Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Harris narrowly won reelection in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Colby Watson by roughly 50% to 49%. Green Party candidate Bo Whitehead received about 1%. Harris carried Stanly County by a substantially wider margin.Republican state Sen. Carl Ford won reelection over Democrat Gary R. Weart in Senate District 33. Ford received 46,721 votes districtwide to Weart’s 28,074, including a 16,586-7,644 advantage in Stanly County.In House District 67, Republican incumbent Cody Huneycutt defeated Democrat Jocelyn Torres 22,475 to 10,631 districtwide. Huneycutt won Stanly County 17,013 to 7,197.Unopposed Republicans Jeff Crisco and Ginger D. Efird were reelected sheriff and clerk of Superior Court, respectively.District Attorney T. Lynn Clodfelter and District Court judges Phillip Cornett, Stacy D. Fulcher and Thai Vang also ran unopposed, while Curtis R. Furr and Danny Poplin secured the two Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats.Results remain unofficial pending the county canvass Nov. 13.</div></body>

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ALBEMARLE — Republicans captured Stanly County’s contested commissioner and school board seats in Tuesday’s general election. With all 21 county precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Republican Bill Lawhon winning the at-large seat on the Stanly County Board of Commissioners with 15,551 votes (64.2%). Democrat Gwendolyn Harris received...

Lawhon, Almond and Lear win contested Stanly races

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ALBEMARLE — Republicans captured Stanly County’s contested commissioner and school board seats in Tuesday’s general election. With all 21 county precincts 

Lawhon, Almond and Lear win contested Stanly races

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