Photo: Lester Rivenbark
Republican Lester Rivenbark will join the Randolph County Board of Commissioners after an easy victory for the District 5 seat.
Rivenbark tallied more than 55,000 or 78 percent of votes cast, easily defeating Democrat Jane Ledwell-Gant.
Rivenbark takes the seat that’s held by Maxton McDowell. In March, Rivenbark defeated Chris McLeod and McDowell in the Republican primary.
Incumbent Kenny Kidd, a Republican, retained his spot on the Board of Commissioners with an equally impressive showing. Kidd managed almost 56,000 votes or 78 percent to trounce Democrat challenger William McCaskill.
Kidd had no opposition in the primary.
The four seats on the Randolph County School System’s Board of Education were unopposed, with board chairman Gary Cook, vice chair Sharon Petty Farlow, and board member Tracy Boyles winning reelection. Todd Cutler will be new on the board.
Shane Whitaker won an uncontested race for Randolph Soil and Water District Commissioner. He has held a position on the soil and water district board.
Changes coming for Trinity
Two incumbents were ousted from the city council in Trinity.
Barry Allison narrowly prevailed in a competitive four-way race for a Ward 3 seat, garnering 1,136 votes to incumbent Jack Carico’s 1,115 and Josh Fish’s 1,010. Chuck Marsh was a distant fourth with 432.
For an at-large spot, Deborah Jacky won a city council spot by defeating incumbent Tommy Johnson by 2,212 to 1,512.
Paul Welborn was alone on the ballot for Ward 1.
Archdale results
In Archdale, mayor Lewis Dorsett didn’t have any competition to retain his position.
For City Council, William Wood defeated Alvin Battle 2,998-2,553 for an at-large seat. In Ward 2, incumbent Roger Blackwell was uncontested and in Ward 3 incumbent Trey Gray III won without opposition.
