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From what I hear the Walkers were sticking their noses in lots of races this time, including the commissioner races and the sheriff's race and perhaps others. I hear they were also campaigning hard against Sheriff Hammonds. Hammonds opponent, Kerry Cox was forced to resign after the last sheriff's race for endorsing the Democrat in the general election while holding a party office in the GOP. After this election, Cox has turned all of his campaign sign boards over to the Democrat. This year's Democrat nominee is not qualified, having bounced around all over the state with different law enforcement agencies, never able to make a go of it anywhere. It has been a while since he worked in any type of law enforcement. The sour grapes of Cox is unbecoming.

Both Walkers come up for election again in 2028 and all of their activities in the 2026 primary are likely to motivate a lot of folks to help take them both out of office then. there is a saying that elephants have long memories.

Commented: Thursday, March 19th, 2026 @ 8:13 am By: Concerned Taxpayer

I think a lot of our primaries would have come out differently if only Republicans were voting. We need to close our primaries. I wonder how many local Democrats temporarily switched to Unaffiliated to invade our primary? Carolyn Walker's campaign was actively encouraging that online in the last election. She probably would not have barely squeaked through the priamry if she had not engaged in that hanky panly.

Commented: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 @ 1:48 pm By: Rino Hunter

Thank-you Washingtonian, but Ray Leary was right there by my side in that endeavor, and also provided his truck and some fine conversation as well that day.

I will admit to this one trait of mine: I relish the opportunity to use all manner of inanimate tools in the advancement of all worthy enterprises. The additional hardening of calluses on my hands and fingers is always welcome.

Commented: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 @ 12:37 pm By: Stan Deatherage

We also need to worry about Big Ag sneaking in pro-amnesty big farmers into our legislative delegation. Exploiting illegal aliens for farm work is part of the business model of Big Ag.

Commented: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 @ 11:34 am By: borderhawk

Rest in Peace Michelyn, you were always a great friend and a wonderful person. You will be greatly missed.

Commented: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 @ 10:40 am By: David Winstead

Thanks John. I am meeting Monday with some of my campaign team.

Commented: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 @ 9:19 am By: Stan Deatherage

Obviously looking forward to buyer’s remorse as the electorate has traded an icon of truth and selfless service for a future of the unknown- we lost, people- not only the election, but a future of true representation of our beliefs. The debate tried to make it obvious, but the voters didn’t take heed. How sad!

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 11:36 pm By: Jessica Van Essendelft

Someone tell me if what I have been told is right. In the local Republican Executive Committee meetings (when they have one) the Chairman sometimes asks for a report from the County Commission. Doesn't she always ask for that report from Frankie Waters or Randy Walker and never from Commissioner Deatherage, Dunn or Richardson? Coincidence or indicator?

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 8:33 pm By: Van Zant

John Steed: I reiterate that my vote total for a Republican Primary was decent, and with Travis just 240 votes back, his vote total was decent too, and this was done without the Beaufort County GOP lifting a finger to drive voter turnout in an off year, weird time of the year primary.

The Unaffiliated voted in the Republican Primary for all seats, where candidates most resembled Democratic Socialists.

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 7:41 pm By: Stan Deatherage

This is the very reason Republicans need to close our primary to Republican voters ONLY. This is not the first time this game has been played in our state. In fact, it was played in our own county by Carolyn Walker in her last school board election, and I heard rumblings it may have been played in one or two races here in the last primary.

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 4:31 pm By: Conservative Voter

Unless you were asleep during the primary, Washingtonian, it was the SPECIAL INTERESTS who decided the primary with their half million dollars of dark money. They bought a legislator who refused to reveal where he stood on issues, other than his allegiance to Big Ag and RoundUp. I hope you like casinos all over the state, because one of the special interests pushing the RoundUp RINO were the casino interests. I hope you don't like fresh North Carolina shrimp, because one of the main dark money groups pushing Armstrong has very close ties to those who want to put our NC shrimp industry out of business. I also hope you don't like gun rights because the NRA rated Armstrong an "F" on gun issues.

This guy will probably make former RINO legislator Zeno Edwards look like a conservative.

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By: Rino Hunter

So now we go from one of the most conservative members of the NC House to the RoundUp RINO, who is a wholly owned operative of the special interests who bought his seat for him. What a sad day for Beaufort County.

Commented: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 @ 2:04 pm By: Rino Hunter