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Tharpe is third to enter sheriff's race
by Staff
Willie Tharpe, a resident of the Rock Creek community, this morning became the third candidate to file for the office of Wilkes County sheriff. Tharpe is the only candidate to file with the local elections board since Thursday.
This is Tharpe's third run for the office as he was also a candidate in 1976 and 1990.
Tharpe said, "I've been working on this for the past 20 years. I would like to give the deputies who are working now enough of a raise so that they don't have to work a second job. My main priority, though, is opening up some of these unsolved murder cases. I want to solve some of those cold cases."
Sheriff Dane Mastin has said he will not run for re-election.
Chief Deputy Chris Shew of Wilkesboro and Sharon Call-Diaz of Millers Creek have both filed as Republicans to succeed Mastin. Tony Combs, also a Republican, said this past week that he will file for the office this afternoon.
Keith Gardner of Hickory has joined the field for the U.S. House seat from the 5th District now held by Virginia Foxx, who is running for re-election. Mrs. Foxx and Gardner are Republicans while Billy Kennedy of Boone, the third candidate in the race, is a Democrat.
The candidates who have filed to date are listed below.
County commissioner
Gary L. Blevins, Republican, Wilkesboro.
Fay Byrd, Republican, Roaring River.
Roger W. Elliott, Democrat, North Wilkesboro.
David Gambill, Republican, North Wilkesboro.
Luther Parks (I), Democrat, Wilkesboro.
John L. Shepherd, Democrat, North Wilkesboro.
Board of Education
Frances R. Tharpe (I), Hays.
Sheriff
Sharon Call-Diaz, Republican, Millers Creek.
Chris Shew, Republican, Wilkesboro.
Willie Tharpe, Republican, North Wilkesboro.
Clerk of Court
Janet D. Handy (I), North Wilkesboro.
District Attorney District 23
Tom E. Horner (I), Republican, Moravian Falls.
District Court Judge, District 23 (Duncan seat)
Michael D. Duncan (I), Wilkesboro.
District Court Judge, District 23 (Byrd seat)
David V. Byrd (I), Wilkesboro.
N.C. House, 94th District
Shirley Blackburn Randleman (I), Republican, Wilkesboro.
N.C. Senate, 45th District
Jeffrey C. Elmore, Republican, North Wilkesboro.
Steve Goss (I), Democrat, Boone.
Daniel F. Soucek, Republican, Boone.
U.S. House, 5th District
Virginia Foxx (I), Republican, Banner Elk.
Keith Gardner, Republican, Hickory.
Billy Kennedy, Democrat, Vilas.
U.S. Senate
Michael Beitler, Libertarian, Oak Ridge.
Eddie Burks, Republican, Asheboro.
James Calvin Cunningham, Democrat, Lexington.
Brad Jones, Republican, Lake Toxaway.
Ken Lewis, Democrat, Chapel Hill.
Marcus W. Williams, Democrat, Lumberton. |
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