Elections 2012

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Primary election totals for Catawba County official

No election outcomes changed after officials certified the primary election results on Tuesday. And so far, no candidate from Catawba County has asked for a...

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Wright is fourth in auditor voting
Despite winning Catawba County by a wide margin, Rudy Wright came in fourth in the state race for North Carolina auditor. There will be a runoff between top vote-getters Debra Goldman and Greg Dority. Wright, who is Hickory’s mayor, said earlier in the day Tuesday that he would not be surprised if he did not win.
05/08/2012 11:59 PM
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Hunsucker, Beatty beat challengers
Incumbents won the night in the Republican primary race for Catawba County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Dan Hunsucker had the most ballots cast in his favor, garnering 13,081 votes, which incumbent Barbara Beatty received 10,522 votes.
05/08/2012 11:55 PM
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McHenry wins easily; will face Keever for 10th District seat
Patrick McHenry, a three-term congressman from Cherryville, easily won the Republican nomination for another two-year term with more than 70 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary. He will face Patsy Keever of Asheville, who took the Democratic nomination by a wide margin.
05/08/2012 11:34 PM
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Hildebran voters give OK to beer, wine sales
HILDEBRAN, N.C. -- The ballot measure to allow the sale of malt beverage and unfortified wine in the town limits of Hildebran passed Tuesday night in a close vote.
05/08/2012 11:26 PM
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Inglefield wins in a landslide
Next stop: Austin Allran in November
05/08/2012 10:58 PM
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Amendment One passes in North Carolina
North Carolinians appear to have voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of the constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman.
05/08/2012 9:29 PM
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Former N.C. auditor says parking tickets weren't his, either
Les Merritt says it’s not his fault, either, that State Auditor Beth Wood got stuck with $245 in parking tickets charged to the “6” license plate that was his a few years ago – back when her job was his, too.
05/08/2012 11:19 AM
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Church council opposes Amendment One
NC Council of Churches oppose marriage amendment.
05/03/2012 4:37 PM
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