Hal Weatherman wins Republican runoff for NC lieutenant governor

Sarah Gleason, Wilmington StarNews
Updated ·2 min read

North Carolina is one step closer to electing a new round of representatives this November with the primary runoffs ending on Tuesday.

Although runoffs are not required, a second-place candidate was able to request one if no candidate received more than 30% of the vote in the first primary.

Here are the results for the Republican runoffs for lieutenant governor, state auditor, the 13th congressional district and South Point Township District on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners.

Hal Weatherman is a candidate for North Carolina lieutenant governor.
Hal Weatherman is a candidate for North Carolina lieutenant governor.

Lieutenant governor

Republican Hal Weatherman won in the runoff against Jim O’Neill with about 74% of the vote, according to unofficial election results. Weatherman is the founder and president of the Electoral Education Foundation and previous chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick.

Though the first primary was a close race, with O'Neill, a Forsyth County District Attorney, only trailing behind Weatherman by about 4 percentage points, the runoff showed a clear path to victory for Weatherman.

In November, he will face Democratic nominee Rachel Hunt, current North Carolina senator in Mecklenburg County.

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Republican candidate for 2024 state auditor Dave Boliek
Republican candidate for 2024 state auditor Dave Boliek

State auditor

Dave Boliek appeared to be on his way to victory with 99% of the state’s precincts reporting. He had a 6 percentage point lead over competitor Jack Clark, according to unofficial election results.

Boliek, an attorney, small businessman and previous chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees, will face Democratic incumbent Jessica Holmes and Libertarian Bob Drach in November.

U.S. House of Representatives District 13

Brad Knott defeated Kelly Daughtry in the Republican primary runoff race for U.S. House District 13. With 99% of precincts reporting, Knott had clinched almost 91% of the vote. The 13th district includes all of Caswell, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and Person counties with part of Granville County and Wake County.

Knott will compete against Democratic candidate Frank Pierce in November.

Gaston County Board of Commissioners (South Point Township District)

Jim Bailey won the Republican nomination for South Point Township District on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. He defeated Ronnie Worley with about 63% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.

Bailey is a training coordinator with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association who previously worked at the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.

There is no Democratic challenger for the South Point Township District seat.

This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: NC lieutenant governor, auditor second primary election results