Ervin, Ruth to compete for Court of Appeals

RALEIGH (AP) — Sam Ervin IV and Kristin Ruth will compete in November for one seat on the state Court of Appeals after incumbent Judge John Tyson lost his seat in a primary election Tuesday.

Ervin, a member of the state Utilities Commission, had 37 percent of the vote and Ruth, a judge in Wake County District Court, had 26 percent with 99 percent of precincts reporting. The two leading vote-getters in the nonpartisan race advance to the general election.

Tyson had 22 percent to lose the seat he first claimed in 2000.

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Pittenger, Dalton win primary races for lieutenant governor

RALEIGH (AP) — A pair of state senators — Republican Robert Pittenger and Democrat Walter Dalton — will face each other this fall in the race for lieutenant governor after winning party primaries in Tuesday’s election.

There was no such resolution in the Democratic race for labor commissioner, which appears headed for a runoff.

Pittenger beat three Republicans hoping to win the state’s No. 2 post. With 97 percent of precincts reporting unofficial results, Pittenger had 59 percent of the vote. The Charlotte businessman had received endorsements from Sen. Elizabeth Dole and former Gov. Jim Martin, and focused his campaign on what he called inefficiency in government and on lowering state tax rates.

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Challenger ousts longtime member from Kannapolis school board

By Joanie Morris

Salisbury Post

KANNAPOLIS — In an election day shocker, Kannapolis school board Chairman Lee Efird lost his seat on the board.

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Incumbent Sides, Ford on GOP ballot for board

By Jessie Burchette

Salisbury Post

Friends and political allies Jim Sides and Carl Ford will be the Republican team on November's ballot for the Rowan County Board of Commissioners.

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