North Carolina Politics
The person who manages most of state government’s financial assets — the $107 billion pension fund for state and local employees, for starters — is not an appointee of the governor. The voters of North Carolina elect a state treasurer every four years.
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Henderson County Politics
The candidates for state Senate District 48 are challenger Brian Caskey, a Democrat, and Chuck Edwards, the Republican incumbent.
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Henderson County Politics
The candidates for District Court judge for District 29B (Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties) are Gene Johnson, a Republican, and Democrat Mack McKeller, the incumbent.
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Henderson County Politics
Republican Tim Moffitt and Democrat Josh Remillard are running for the state House seat made vacant when five-term incumbent Chuck McGrady resigned on Oct. 5.
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Henderson County Politics
The candidates for the District 2 Board of Commissioners seat are Daniel Andreotta, the Republican nominee, and Debbie Roundtree, the Democratic nominee.
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Henderson County Politics
The Henderson County School Board election includes eight candidates for four seats. With the retirement of Rick Wood and Mary Louise Corn, two seats are open.
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Henderson County Politics
The Lightning's 2020 general election guide is on the street!
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Hendersonville Politics
You won't want to miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning!
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Henderson County Politics
When one-stop voting gets under way Thursday, Henderson County elections workers will enforce social distancing and face mask requirements, clean voting clean machines after every use and police misconduct by elections observers, the county elections director told the Elections Board on Tuesday.
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