Two council members advance in Asheboro’s mayor’s race

ASHEBORO — Sitting city council members Joey Trogdon and Eddie Burks advance through the primary in bids to become Asheboro’s next mayor.

Trogdon received 924 votes and Burks received 784 votes in the primary, which wrapped up Tuesday.

Jennyfer Bucardo (223 votes) and Brett Thompson (134 votes) didn’t advance.

Mayor David Smith is retiring after 16 years as mayor, so this puts either Trogdon or Burks in to be elected to a four-year term.

The field for the city council was reduced to eight candidates from a field of 14. There are four seats available for four-year terms.

Those appearing on ballots for November’s general election will be Phil Skeen (1,119 votes), Phillip Cheek (917), Mary Joan Pugh (865), Kelly Heath (766), Pamela Vuncannon (736), Dave Thomas (812), Bill McCaskill (564) and Joel McClosky (431).

Those failing to advance were Kevin Garcia Cordova (378), Al LaPrade (363), Timothy Woodle (337), Kate Snuggs (304), Jimmy Efird (126), and Aaron McLendon (37).

Heath and McCaskill are incumbents, while Cheek is on the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education.

According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, turnout was 13.78% with 2,097 voters out of 1,5218 registered voters.

Election Day is Nov. 4.