Most of the local races in Yadkin County were already decided via the primary or with candidates running unopposed. In the one contested municipal race in the town of Boonville, incumbent Greg Wagoner reclaimed his seat with 209 votes as did newcomer Michael G. Wilkins with 200 votes. Incumbent William Paul Baity, a former commissioner who was appointed to the board earlier this year, failed to reclaim his seat, coming in with a total of 172 votes.
The Yadkin County sales tax referendum also failed to pass. This is the fifth time the measure has been on the ballot over the past several years, but still no dice. County leaders held info sessions and promoted the referendum, attempting to educate voters on how the quarter cent increase would aid the county, but to no avail. The vote totals were 7,037 against and 6,147 for.
In the state legislature, Senate District 36 incumbent, Republican Eddie Settle, reclaimed his seat with a nearly 73 percent majority over Democrat challenger Trevor Cole Hardwick.
State House incumbent, Republican Julia Howard, also claimed a handy victory with nearly 71 percent of the vote against Democrat challenger Sabrina Harris.