Lester Rivenbark

Randolph County election results: Rivenbark takes landside victory to commissioner’s seat

Randolph County election results: Rivenbark takes landside victory to commissioner’s seat

Photo: Lester Rivenbark Republican Lester Rivenbark will join the Randolph County Board of Commissioners after an easy victory for the District 5 seat. Rivenbark had more than 75 percent of the votes when the totals were released Tuesday night, 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 even more impressive showing. Kidd had 10,857 (76.35 percent) votes to outdistance Democrat challenger William McCaskill. Kidd had no opposition…
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