Catawba County Board of Commissioners
Friday, May 09, 2008
Reflections on the primary…
A few thoughts from Tuesday’s primary results:
* U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry’s sweep of all 10 counties of the 10th Congressional District appeared to mean a lot to the congressman, at least symbolically. He mentioned taking Catawba County several times in interviews.
What the development means is debatable. Challenger Lance Sigmon ran an aggressive campaign, but raised surprisingly little money and entered the race with virtually no name recognition. However, Catawba County is Sigmon’s home turf and the heart of McHenry opposition.
Sheriff David Huffman, by comparison, won Catawba County with about 60 percent of the vote in the 2004 runoff election against McHenry. McHenry won Catawba County Tuesday with 51 percent of the vote, compared to 66 percent district-wide.
Some observers feel Democrat Daniel Johnson could be a more formidable opponent than Sigmon. Well-known in Hickory, Johnson drew great support in the city on Tuesday. He’s already raised more money than any Democrat in years.
The general consensus is Johnson will have to win Catawba County by a fairly wide margin, take a couple of other counties and stay competitive in McHenry territory to pull the upset.
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
A Closer Look at Tuesday’s Election
The following are a few notes and interesting facts from Tuesday’s election.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Incumbents and favorites win
There were no surprises tonight.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, N.C. Sen. Austin Allran and two Catawba County Board of Commisssioners defeated primary challengers Tuesday.
This is the story for Wednesday’s print edition (minus an obvious error regarding re-election in the second paragraph).
Incumbent commissioners win primary
Dan Hunsucker and Barbara Beatty won both positions in the Catawba County Republican primary Tuesday night. They’ll face Democrat George McClellan in the November general election.
The following is Dee Henry’s story.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Who won the money raising game?
The following are fundraising totals for candidates of the three major races in Catawba County from Jan. 1 through April 16.
10th District Congressional Race
Winners: R - Patrick McHenry $871,844, D - Daniel Johnson $217,061
Losers: R - Lance Sigmon $94,454, D – Steve Ivester $28,428
N.C. Senate 42nd District
Winners: R – Kitty Barnes $83,046
Losers: R – Austin Allran $29,039
Catawba County Board of Commissioners
Winners: Barbara Beatty $7,025
Losers: Jack Beach $2,511.84, Dan Hunsucker $100, Phillip Parlier (declined to file, under $3,000 requirement)
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Chamber forum set for Tuesday
The Chamber of Commerce will hold a candidate forum featuring the North Carolina Senate and Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
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Posted by Andrew Mackie on 04/10 at 02:20 PM
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Tonight’s candidate forum
Click below for coverage of tonight’s candidates forum in Newton.
Posted by Andrew Mackie on 04/07 at 10:06 PM
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