Walton, Pierce, Caskey earn ballot spots in runoff

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 17, 2012

After runoff elections in the Republican and Democratic parties, the November ballot for two seats on the Rowan County Board of Commissioners appears to be set.
In unofficial results, Ralph Walton earned a spot on the Democratic ticket with nearly 53 percent of the vote. By topping Corey Hill, Walton will join former commissioner Leda Belk, who earned enough votes in the primary to avoid a runoff.
On the GOP side, Craig Pierce and Mike Caskey beat out Gene Miller and former commissioner Gus Andrews to get their names on the ballot.
In the race for the Republican nomination in the 8th Congressional District, Richard Hudson beat opponent Scott Keadle in Rowan County by taking more than 68 percent of the vote.
According to the Rowan Board of Elections website, turnout for the second primary, which also included some runoffs in statewide races, was just over 8 percent.