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Troxler, Berry win runoffs with voting extremely lightBy Carey Phillips |
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Election workers had a long day Tuesday waiting for someone to show up to vote in the Republican runoff for labor commissioner and agriculture commissioner.
Considering only Jackson County's registered Republicans, the 74 voters who showed up represented 1.1 percent of those eligible to cast ballots. When unaffiliated voters are figured in, turnout dropped to 0.7 percent. Lisa Lovedahl-Lehman, director of elections for the county, said the cost of the runoff amounted to about $95 for each voter who showed up. Local results followed the statewide trend with Steve Troxler getting the nod for agriculture commissioner and Cherie Berry winning the labor commissioner nomination. Troxler and Berry were the leaders in the May 2 primary but did receive the 40 percent required to avoid a runoff. Troxler, a Guilford County farmer and businessman, had 43 votes here to 28 for Davidson a Durham agribusiness consultant. Troxler will face Democrat Meg Phipps, a lawyer and farmer from Haw River. State Rep. Berry polled 40 votes in Jackson County to 32 for China Grove Alderman John Miller. She will meet Doug Berger, a member of the State Industrial Commission, in November. The highest vote total in Jackson County was nine in Sylva North. No one voted in Scotts Creek III, and just one ballot was cast in Greens Creek. |
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