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Accor among commissioners seeking seats in Legislature
The candidates filing period closed Feb. 28, and the last day contained a few surprises, most notably a decision by NCACC President Mary Accor of Cleveland County to throw her hat in the ring for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Accor will challenge Rep. Tim Moore for the District 111 seat this fall. Neither has opposition in the May primary, so they will face off in the November general election.
Accor is among a dozen sitting commissioners pursuing a seat in the General Assembly. Two are making a run for Congress: Iredell County Commissioner Scott Keadle is among the challengers to Rep. Patrick McHenry in the Republican primary for the District 10 seat, while Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow will challenge Rep. Howard Coble in the Republican primary for the District 6 seat. Rep. McHenry is in his third term, while Rep. Coble is in his 13th term.
Two of the 12 commissioners vying for a seat in the General Assembly do not have any opposition in either the primary or the general election. Henderson County Commissioner Chuck McGrady, who chairs the NCACC's Environment Steering Committee, and Gaston County Commissioner John Torbett seemingly have a clear path to Raleigh, unless someone decides to mount a write-in campaign or gets on the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate. McGrady, co-winner of the 2009 Outstanding County Commissioner Award, will replace Rep. Carolyn Justus, who has decided to retire from the Legislature. Torbett will replace Rep. Wil Neumann, who has decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. David Hoyle.
Another member of the NCACC Board of Directors, District 4 Director F.D. Rivenbark of Pender County, will challenge incumbent Rep. Carolyn Justice, a former Pender County commissioner, for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
In addition to the commissioners who are seeking a higher office, many veteran commissioners decided to retire from public service this fall, including NCACC Past Presidents Danny Wright (Vance County) and Bobby Greer (New Hanover County).
| Sitting commissioners running for Congress/N.C. General Assembly |
| U.S. House |
| Name (Party) | County | Incumbent |
| Billy Yow (R) | Guilford | Rep. Howard Coble (District 6) |
| Scott Keadle (R) | Iredell | Rep. Patrick McHenry (District 10) |
| N.C. Senate |
| Hood Richardson (R-1) | Beaufort | Sen. Marc Basnight (District 1) |
| Ron Alligood (D) | Granville | Sen. Doug Berger (District 7) |
| Chris Humphrey (R) | Lenoir | Sen. Charles Albertson* (District 10) |
| Paul Johnson (R) | Surry | Sen. Don East (District 30) |
| Andrew Webb (R) | McDowell | Sen. Joe Sam Queen (District 47) |
| Jim Davis (R) | Macon | Sen. John Snow (District 50) |
| N.C. House |
| F.D. Rivenbark (D-1) | Pender | Rep. Carolyn Justice (District 16) |
| Arnold Lanier (R) | Randolph | Rep. Harold Brubaker (District 78) |
| Fred McClure (R) | Davidson | Rep. Hugh Holliman (District 81) |
| John Torbett (R-2) | Gaston | Rep. Wil Neumann** (District 108) |
| Mary Accor (D-1) | Cleveland | Rep. Tim Moore (District 111) |
| Chuck McGrady (R-2) | Henderson | Rep. Carolyn Justus* (District 117) |
1 - Unopposed in primary
2 - Unopposed for seat
* Not seeking re-election
** Filed for N.C. Senate
Sitting commissioners who did not file for re-election
Alexander County: Harold Odom and Wes Bolick
Alleghany County: Doug Murphy
Ashe County: Gary Barber
Cabarrus County: Grace Mynatt and Coy Privette
Camden County: Philip S. Faison (NCACC District 1 Director)
Caswell County: George W. Ward, Jr.
Chowan County: Kenny Goodwin, Jimmy Alligood and Louis Belfield
Clay County: Harry Jarrett
Columbus County: Ronald Gore
Craven County: Jason Jones
Davidson County: Max Walser
Edgecombe County: Thomas C. Cherry
Gaston County: John A. Torbett (2)
Granville County: Ronald Alligood (1) and James W. Lumpkins
Guilford County: Steve Arnold
Halifax County: Gene Minton
Haywood County: Charles "Skeeter" Curtis
Henderson County: Mark Williams
Hyde County: George Davis
Jones County: Charles Battle
Lee County: Jamie (James) Kelly
Lenoir County: Chris Humphrey (1)
Lincoln County: Bruce Carlton
Madison County: Vernon Ponder and Eddie Fox
Mitchell County: Patrick Phillips and Kevin Street
New Hanover County: Bobby Greer (NCACC Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair)
Orange County: Mike Nelson
Pasquotank County: Marshall Stevenson and Matt Wood
Pender County: Norwood Blanchard
Rutherford County: Brent Washburn
Stokes County: Ron Carroll
Surry County: Craig Hunter
Swain County: Genevieve Lindsay and Glenn Jones
Union County: Allan Baucom and Parker Mills
Vance County: Danny Wright (NACo Director)
Warren County: Bill Davis
Washington County: Billy Corey
Watauga County: John Cooper
Wilkes County: Zach Henderson (3)
Wilson County: Josephine Edwards and Frank Emory
Yadkin County: Chad Wagoner and Tommy Garner
1 - running for N.C. Senate
2 - running for N.C. House
3 - running for sheriff
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