Caldwell
Voters can also expect a spirited race for judge-executive. Three-term incumbent Van Knight is challenged by veteran Princeton City Councilman Carroll L. Boyd and Lowell Jewell, the well-known owner of Jewell’s Open Pit B-B-Q.

Caldwell County

U.S. Representative (1st):
Eric Streit, D;
Jim Bloink, D;
Tom Barlow, D;
Ed Whitfield, R.

State Supreme Court (1st):
Bill Cunningham,
Rick Johnson,
Bill Graves.

Court of Appeals (1st, Div. 1):
Shea Nickell;
Logan Askew. (1st, 2nd Div.)
Mark Blankenship;
Donna Dixon.

State Senate (4th):
*Dorsey Ridley, D.

State House (4th):
*Mike Cherry, D.

Circuit Judge (56th):
C.A. Woodall.

District Judge (56th):
(Div. 1) James Redd III;
Richard Peek Jr.;
(Div 2) *Jill Clark.

Judge-executive:
Carroll Boyd, D;
*Van Knight, D;
Lowell Jewell, D.

Commonwealth attorney: (56th)
*G.L. Ovey.

County attorney:
Barclay Banister, D;
*James “Bridgie” Miller, D.

County Clerk:
*Toni Watson, D;
Allison Seibert, D.

Sheriff:
*Stan Hudson, D.

Jailer:
*Jim Blackburn, D.

Circuit Clerk:
Danny Hooks, D.

PVA: Ronald Wood, D;
*James S. Wallace, D.

Coroner:
*Eddie Pennington, D.

Magistate (1st):
*Elbert Bennett, R.

Magistrate (2nd):
*Shirley Gray, D;
Rodney Heaton, D.

Magistrate (3rd):
Bobby Lewis Sr., D;
*Sandy Boaz, D.

Magistrate (4th):
*George Kilgore, D;
Mike Phelps, R.

Constable (1st):
*T. Glenn Swinford, D.

Constable (3rd):
*Don Armstrong, D.

Constable (4th):
*Steven Tays, D.

Surveyor:
*Ricky Tosh, D.