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In a neck-and-neck race, incumbent Betty Lou Ward and newcomer Caroline Sullivan beat out their challengers for seats on the Wake County Board. Voters also approved the Wake Technical Community College bond.
Democrats running for seats on the Wake County Commission have raised more than six times the funds that Republicans have brought in this election cycle.
[media-credit name=”Betty Lou Ward” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Betty Lou Ward ― Wake County Commission
Political Party: Democrat
Occupation: Retired
Campaign website: None
What do you think is the central issue for this election and how do you plan to address it? I think the central issue for the county commissioner race is definitely transportation and that goes along with the increase in population of our student body in the public schools. Transportation is a major issue to me and we have not addressed that as a board. I think it is something that needs to be discussed. I think it is something that voters need to have placed before them on the ballot so that they can express themselves and be able to decided how and help us decide how to move ahead with this issue.
Republicans will remain in control of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, but candidates hope that there will be less partisanship.
No matter how this year’s elections shake out, Republicans will maintain the majority on Wake’s County Commission. But if Dems hope to retake the majority any time soon, they’ll need to win all three seats this year.
