Hege holds off Holman in Davidson sheriff's race

From staff reports


In a tight race for sheriff, incumbent sheriff Gerald Hege, a Republican, narrowly beat out Democrat challenger, Roy Holman, with 22,641 votes to 20,588.

In other races:

  • U.S. Senate, Erskine B. Bowles, Democrat, 15,344; Elizabeth H. Dole, Republican, 26,617; Sean Haugh, Libertarian, 997; Paul G. DeLaney (write-in) 18.
  • U.S. House (12th District), Mel Watt (Democrat) 8,900; Jeff Kish (Republican) 11,631; Carey Head (Libertarian) 520.
  • U.S. House (6th District), Howard Coble (Republican) 17,073; Tara Grubb (Democrat) 1,494.
  • Supreme Court, G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) 13,731; Edward Thomas Brady (Republican) 25,871.
  • Supreme Court, Bob Hunter (Democrat) 14,632; Robert F. Orr (Republican) 25,570.
  • Court of Appeals, Loretta C. Biggs (Democrat) 15,915; Sanford L. Steelman Jr. (Republican) 23,638.
  • Court of Appeals, Wanda G. Bryant (Democrat) 15,340; Ann Marie Calabria (Republican) 23,877.
  • Court of Appeals, Hugh Brown Campbell Jr. (Democrat) 15,388; Eric Levinson (Republican) 24,243.
  • Court of Appeals, Martha Geer (Democrat) 16,254; Bill Constancy (Republican) 23,138.
  • Court of Appeals, George R. Barrett (Democrat) 14,692; Rick Elmore (Republican) 25,048.
  • District Court Judge (22), Samuel A. Cathey 24,328.
  • District Court Judge (22), April C. Wood 17,959; Cynthia Garner Barnhill 18,088.
  • District Court Judge (22), Martin Gottholm 9,821; Mary F. Covington 18,937.
  • District Court Judge (22), James M. Honeycutt 25,599.
  • District Court Judge (22), Wayne L. Michael 24,545.
  • District Court Judge (22), Jimmy Laird Myers 23,429.
  • District Court Judge (22), Theodore S. Royster Jr. 25,503.
  • District Attorney, Gary W. Frank (Republican) 31,993.
  • N.C. Senate (33), Stan Bingham (Republican) 32,497.
  • N.C. House (79), Julia Craven Howard (Republican) 5,073; Mike Holland (Libertarian) 794.
  • N.C. House (80), Jerry C. Dockham (Republican) 15,622.
  • N.C. House (81), L. Hugh Holliman (Democrat) 8,444; John T. Walser Jr. (Republican) 6,968; Stuart Britt (Libertarian) 409.
  • Superior Court Judge (22), Christopher M. Collier 12,999; Eugene T. Morris Jr. 18,563.
  • County Commissioner, Charles Kennedy Jr. (Democrat) 14,547; Loretta M. Martin (Democrat) 16,936; Max Walser (Democrat) 22,146; Watson C. Gregg (Democrat) 15,156; Cindy Akins (Republican) 21,208; Don W. Truell (Republican) 22,028; Rick Lanier (Republican) 21,003; Sam Watford (Republican) 22,351; Steve Nelson (Libertarian) 3,395.
  • Soil and Water, David A. Smith 23,892; Jimmie Brantley Sink 22,957.
  • Board of Education, Carol Burkhart Crouse 13,848; Don Palmer 14,296; Larry W. Potts 13,722; Tamara S. Dudney 4,173; Wendy H. Gillispie 7,335.
  • Constitutional Amendment, for 21,959; against 10,163.


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