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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