Some crowded and hard-fought Republican contests have highlighted the local Primary Election season that will culminate on Tuesday, March 3. For those who didn’t vote during the Early Voting period that ended on Feb. 28, the 16 polling locations in Dare County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 3. Polling Places | Dare County, NC You can find out your assigned polling place is by checking here. Election Day Polling Place Search. And photo ID is required. Current Election Status: Photo ID Required
Here’s a rundown of some of the contested Republican primary races that are on the ballot.
Perhaps no campaign has generated as much local attention as the contest for Dare County Sheriff. The four candidates in the Republican primary are Senior Nags Head Police Officer Jimmy Pierce, Kill Devil Hills Police Sgt. Rodney Rawls, Chief Deputy Dare County Sheriff Jeff Deringer and Teddy Daniels, a former law enforcement officer who has unsuccessfully run for public office in Pennsylvania. (SEE ALSO: The four candidates for Dare Sheriff on their priorities and key issues)
There is a three-person Republican race for the District 1 seat on the Dare County Board of Education. The candidates are Stephen Nichols, Programs Committee Chair for the Dare Education Foundation, veteran teacher Shannon Waters and school parent and advocate Christie Baer. (SEE ALSO: District 1 Board of Education candidates on their qualifications and priorities).
Four Republicans are competing in a primary to fill the NC Senate District 1seat being vacated by Bobby Hanig, who is running for Congress. They are retired Judge Jerry Tillett, farmer and small business owner Jay Lane, farmer and small business owner Cole Johnson and Gates County Commissioner Dave Forsythe. (SEE ALSO: Republican candidates for District 1 NC Senate seat on their key issues, qualifications).
Five Republicans are on the ballot for the redrawn District 1 U.S. Congressional seat. The hopefuls are State Senator Bobby Hanig, Vice-chair of Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Eric Rouse, Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck, attorney Ashley-Nicole Russell and Laurie Buckhout, who was narrowly defeated by incumbent Democrat Don Davis in 2024. (SEE ALSO: Republican candidates for the District 1 Congressional seat on key issues and priorities).
The Voice did not cover the US Senate race between Michele Morrow, Don Brown and Michael Whatley! This is an important race and you should’ve covered it!
The funniest part about Teddy Daniels is he was too chicken to even sit with the other 3 and stand up for himself. Those 3 guys are legit. They have friends. We are their friends.
And so Teddy, bless his heart, thinks he can badmouth them and all their fellow officers, their departments, then somehow win, and can like show up for work the first day (does he even know where that office is?) and all the local LEOs would just greet him and do his bidding. Oh god that is just so delusional.
Ron
The Voice did not cover the US Senate race between Michele Morrow, Don Brown and Michael Whatley! This is an important race and you should’ve covered it!
Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Ron, we stick to our knitting and focus on local races. There are plenty of places to find out about the US Senate race.
Ray
The funniest part about Teddy Daniels is he was too chicken to even sit with the other 3 and stand up for himself. Those 3 guys are legit. They have friends. We are their friends.
And so Teddy, bless his heart, thinks he can badmouth them and all their fellow officers, their departments, then somehow win, and can like show up for work the first day (does he even know where that office is?) and all the local LEOs would just greet him and do his bidding. Oh god that is just so delusional.