There will be some hotly contested seats in the 2018 May 8 party primaries, and Wake County will provide early voting at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue from April 26 to May 5.
There is a lot of competition for the U.S. Congressional seat now held by Rep. George E.B. Holding of Raleigh. Gregory A. Chesser II of Louisburg is contesting him in the Republican primary. On the Democratic side, Wendy E. May of Selma, Kenneth M. Romley of Raleigh and Linda D. Coleman of Knightdale are trying for the party’s nomination.
An even more intense primary is shaping up for the District 35 seat in the North Carolina House, and all the candidates live in Wake Forest. Three men are trying to wrest Chris Malone’s seat from him: Adam B. Wright, Terence J. Everitt and Isaac C. Burke.
Wake Forest Democratic voters will also be able to cast ballots in five contests for seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Sig Hutchinson is facing opposition from Jeremiah F.L. Pierce in District 1; Lindy M. Brown is challenging incumbent Matthew M. Calabria in District 2; in District 4 incumbent Ervin Portman has a challenger in Susan Evans; Incumbent James West is facing challenger Robert Finch Sr. in District 5; and Vickie Adamson is challenging incumbent John Burns in District 7.
There are no contests in county commissioner districts 3 and 6 where Jessica Holmes and Greg Ford are the incumbents, respectively.
There are 718,256 registered voters in Wake County, which does use paper ballots. Of that 718,256, 266,950 are Democrats, 188,406 are Republicans, 44,631 are Libertarians and 258,269 are unaffiliated.
You can find much more detailed information about the primary elections, including maps of the districts in Wake County, at www.wakegov.com, select Board of Elections.
