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RACE RESULTS:
• Low voter turnout in primary elections
• Retired superintendent, former commissioner join Democratic incumbents in Swain
• Cochran hammers Dover in sheriff race
• Haywood challenger emerges as top vote-getter
• Crowded judge field narrowed
• Shelton beats Brown in Jackson primary
• Ashe holds on in Democratic primary
• Macon primary shows strength of incumbents
• Republicans suit up for race against Shuler
• Queen to face new challenger
• Friedman fails to give Haire a green scare




Congressional:
• GOP hopes voter anger will help beat Shuler
GOP contenders


State:
• Friedman aims to take ‘green’ thinking to Raleigh
• Haire seeks re-election in N.C. 119 race
• N.C. 47th Senate challengers
• N.C. 50th Senate challengers


Judicial:
• Rare confluence of events sets the stage for courtroom shake up
 • Bench holds tradition of balanced temperament
 The nuts and bolts of the bench
• Three open judge seats leads to crowded field of hopefuls
Meet the judge candidates


Haywood:
• Haywood sheriff faces lone but experienced challenger in primary
• Haywood commissioner candidates tackle the county’s hot-button issues
Meet the commissioner candidates


Jackson:
• Jackson's Sheriff Ashe squares off against three opponents
• Jackson Sheriff’s race reveals rift in county
• Arson case thickens plot in sheriff’s race
• Scant primary in Jackson commissioner race
• Jackson commissioner candidates chose unconventional path to the November ballot


Macon:
• Fiscal responsibility resounding theme in Macon election

Swain:
• Swain sheriff under fire from deep bench of challengers
Sheriff candidate profiles
• Swain candidates address task of pulling county out of the red
Meet the commissioner candidates
• Primary runoff results now in for Swain sheriff, U.S. Senate