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Tuesday’s primary election in Nelson County saw Tim Hutchins take down two rivals in the Republican race for Judge-Executive, while political newcomer Candy Massaroni sprung an upset in the GOP race in beating Trey Bradley to succeed Chad McCoy as 50th District state representative.
Republican party chairman Thrasher says he won’t seek re-election as party head NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, May 24, 2021 — With the coming reorganziation of the Nelson County Republican party, the current party chairman announced that he will not be seeking to remain party chairman moving forward. In a press release from Don Thrasher, he advised: “Given that I will most likely be running for a contested Republican primary in 2022, I want to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. Therefore, I am not seeking re-election as chair of the Nelson County Republican Part...