Alamance County midterm elections bring red wave
Terry Johnson has been Alamance County’s sheriff for sophomore Tyra Duque’s entire life. On Tuesday night, Johnson was reelected to the same position he’s held since 2002.
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Terry Johnson has been Alamance County’s sheriff for sophomore Tyra Duque’s entire life. On Tuesday night, Johnson was reelected to the same position he’s held since 2002.
Six candidates ran for the two open positions of soil and water conservation district supervisor, with Richard Reid winning with 24.03% of votes and Donna Vanhook winning with 20.97% of votes.
After 20 years of serving as the Alamance County’s sheriff, Terry Johnson is running for reelection in the county’s first contested sheriff race in 12 years.
Correction: A previous version of this article provided incorrect biographical information about Richard Reid. The information has been removed. Elon News Network regrets this error.
Lucy Inman decided to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 03 when the seat became available, coinciding with when her term for the North Carolina Court of Appeals ends as well.
Carolyn Thompson is running for North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Seat 08 to help to regain people’s trust in the courts and to bring a diverse perspective. She is a democrat who has previously served as both a District Court judge and Superior Court judge.
Gale Adams, a North Carolina native, said her diverse legal background makes her a good candidate for judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Gale Adams is a Democrat who currently serves as the judge for Judicial District 12B of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division.
Amy Galey said she is proud to be from Alamance County and works hard to represent her district as a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly. Galey, the incumbent in this race, is a Republican currently running for reelection and said she has learned a lot through serving in this role.
Sean Ewing, current member of Mebane’s City Council, said that running for North Carolina State Senate is the right thing to do. Between his working relationship with other legislators and personal record getting bills passed in his position, he believes he is the right person to be a voice for people.
Stephen Ross is a Republican and is running for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 63. After running for the same position in 2020 and losing by only 1% of the vote, Ross, an Alamance County native, is running again.
Ricky Hurtado grew up living paycheck to paycheck in a family that worked multiple jobs. Hurtado said that having this background has influenced him, as an educator and a politician, to keep working class families in the forefront of his mind.
As a 10th generation North Carolinian, Michael Stading said he enjoys being out in the community getting to know voters and doing work that serves his community. Standing is a Republican running for reelection for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Despite currently being the Democratic council leader for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, this selection will be Darren Jackson’s first state-wide race. Jackson, as the incumbent in this race, is a Democrat running for reelection.
Sam Ervin, the incumbent in his race, who has been in the legal profession for close to 41 years, is a Democrat serving in North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 05 running for reelection.
Courtney Geels said as someone who has never been a politician before, running in the primary elections was intimidating because there are so many polarizing topics that could irritate people before a conversation has begun. Geels said as a nurse, she knows how to talk to different kinds of people, and she has employed this same skill while campaigning.
Correction: In a previous version of this article it stated that Matthew Hoh had served in Afghanistan three times, he has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan for a total of three times. Elon News Network regrets this error.
Shannon Bray is running for the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian. Bray said he hopes to create a stronger voice for libertarians to create a space for voters who don’t fall in line with the two major parties, and he finds the two party system to restrict people’s liberties.
Trey Allen is a Republican running for the North Carolina Supreme Court because he was concerned with how many people view the court as a political entity.
The debate over abortion rights has become inseparable from this year’s midterm election campaigns, with 50% U.S. voters reporting they are more motivated to vote this fall because the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to recent polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Leonard Harrison, one of six candidates running for a seat on the Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education, dropped out of the race during the Oct. 11 ABSS Board of Education candidate forum. The forum, cosponsored by Elon University, was moderated by Ann Bullock, dean of the Jo Watts William School of Education.