May 8th Primary To Have 3 Dems Running for Sheriff

The filing deadline was noon Wednesday, February 28, 2018, and Faye Gill, the director of the Vance County Board of Elections, provided WIZS News with all the local filers for Vance County.

Filing to run for Vance County Sheriff were Democrats Billy Gooch, Curtis Brame and Melissa Elliott.  One Democrat candidate will emerge from the May 8th primary and will face Charles Pulley, who filed as a Republican, in the Tuesday, November 6th general election.  Pulley will be unopposed in the primary.

Vance County Sheriff Peter White did not file for re-election.

Gooch and Brame are both formerly with the Vance County Sheriff’s office.  Elliott is a sitting Henderson City Councilperson.  Pulley is a past candidate for sheriff and is retired from the Henderson Police Department.

Vance County Board of Education

• District 6: Incumbent Margaret Ellis (Dem) and Omega Perry (Dem)
• District 7: Incumbent Ruth Hartness (Dem) and Marcia Allen (Dem)
• District 1: Incumbent Gloria Jefferson White (Dem) unopposed
• District 2: Incumbent Darlene Oxendine (Dem) unopposed

Vance County Board of Commissioners

• District 3: Incumbent Gordon Wilder (Dem) unopposed
• District 4: Incumbent Dan Brummitt (Rep) unopposed
• District 7: Incumbent Tommy Hester (Rep) unopposed

Clerk of Court: Incumbent Henry Gupton (Dem) unopposed

Register of Deeds: Cassandra Neal (Dem) unopposed — Carolyn Pecora, the Vance County Register of Deeds, did not file.

North Carolina House of Representatives 32 (Vance, Granville, Warren): Incumbent Terry Garrison (Dem) unopposed

District Attorney: DA Mike Waters filed with the State Board of Elections