{"id":21357,"date":"2014-05-05T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=21357"},"modified":"2014-05-05T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T19:01:14","slug":"primary-election-guide-spring-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2014\/05\/05\/primary-election-guide-spring-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Election Guide – Spring 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karen Tam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This spring Raleigh and Wake County voters will pick candidates in several local races to send to the General Election in November. Wake District Attorney Colon Willoughby retired recently, leaving that seat open for the first time in more than 20 years. Lorrin Freeman, the Wake County Clerk of Court, is running for DA, which also leaves her seat open. Both of the top jobs in Wake County’s court system have a number of serious contenders vying for a place on the ballot this November. Also up in the primary is a race for the Republican nomination for Joe Bryan’s seat on the County Commission. Bryan is running again for that seat against fellow Republican Jim Puryear. The winner this spring will go up against a Democratic challenger in the fall.<\/p>\n

Get out and vote May 6!<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Wake DA Will Face Challenges of Growth, Management<\/a>
\nBy James Borden
\nColon Willoughby has been Wake County\u2019s district attorney for 28 years. He will not run again, and six candidates have stepped up to vie for the job in the primary election.<\/p>\n

Election Explainer: So What Exactly Do Judges Do?<\/a>
\nBy Ariella Monti
\nThere are 17 judgeships up for grabs in this year\u2019s elections. We give you the lowdown on what these men and women do.<\/p>\n

County Commission Balance to be Tested This Year\u00a0<\/a>
\nBy Ariella Monti
\nOnly one race for the County Commission is in the May primary, but November could test the balance of power at the Wake County Commissioner table.<\/p>\n

No Same-Day Registration for Primary Election<\/a>
\nBy Jordan Smith
\nSeveral changes in voting will take effect this year. The voting ID requirement will not take effect until 2016.<\/p>\n

Candidate Profiles<\/strong>
\nProcess: We came up with a list of questions for each office, and recorded our interviews with each candidate. The responses you see are a transcription of those interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
County Commission<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joe Bryan<\/a><\/td>\nFred Puryear<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wake DA<\/strong><\/td>\nClerk of Court<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nancy (Lorrin) Freeman<\/a><\/td>\nBlair Williams<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benjamin (Boz) Zellinger<\/a><\/td>\nSam Bridges<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Cruden<\/a><\/td>\nJennifer Knox<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jefferson G. Griffin<\/a><\/td>\nBarbara Moore<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terry A. Swaim<\/a><\/td>\nJoe E. Teague, Jr.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Walter Bryant<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NC Senate 15<\/strong><\/td>\nNC House 49<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apryl Major<\/a><\/td>\nKim Hanchette<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Fulghum<\/a><\/td>\nDerek Kiszely<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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