With all precincts reporting, Michelle Beckley won the Democratic race for State Representative District 63 in the March 5 primary election while incumbent Ben Bumgarner won the Republican primary.
What happened
Beckley had 66.43%, or 3,974 votes, of the ballots cast in the Democratic election, and challenger Denise Wooten received 33.57%, or 2,008 of the votes cast.
Bumgarner won the Republican primary with 9,741 votes, or 59.23%. Trailing him were Vincent Gallo and Carlos E. Andino Jr. with 5,812 votes and 893 votes, respectively. Beckley and Bumgarner will run against each other in November for the District 63 seat.
Updated 10:38 p.m. March 5
With 57% of precincts reporting, Michelle Beckley maintains the lead in the Democratic race for State Representative District 63 in the March 5 primary election, and incumbent Ben Bumgarner holds the lead in the Republican race.
The details
Beckley has 67.1%, or 3,070 votes cast in the Democratic election, and challenger Denise Wooten received 32.9%, or 1,505 of votes cast.
Bumgarner leads in the Republican primary with 7,149 votes, or 60.4%. Trailing him are Vincent Gallo and Carlos E. Andino Jr., with 4,097 votes and 591 votes, respectively.
The winner of the Democratic and Republican primaries will run against each other in November.
Posted 7:08 p.m. March 5
With early voting results in for the March 5 primary elections, Ben Bumgarner has taken the lead for the Republican nomination for State Representative District 63, and Michelle Beckley leads for the Democratic nomination. The two winners of the primary election will run against each other in November.
What you need to know
Incumbent and Republican Bumgarner drew two opposing candidates from his party for the primary election—Carlos E. Andino Jr. and Vincent Gallo. For the Democratic primary election, Michelle Beckley faced Denise Wooten.
According to unofficial early voting results, Bumgarner leads with 5,977 votes for the Republican election, or 60.71%. Trailing Bumgarner is Gallo, who has 3,412 votes, or 34.66%. Behind him is Andino Jr., who has 456 votes, or 4.63%.
In the Democratic primary election, Beckley has 2,479 votes, or 67.4%. Her opponent Wooten has 1,199 votes, or 32.6%.
What else?
Totals from ballots cast March 5 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
