Assembly seats will be held in districts that include parts of Iredell County.

N.C. Senate District 42 includes Catawba County, Concord and Shiloh Townships in West Iredell, and all of Iredell County north of the S. Yadkin River.

The district is currently represented by N.C. Sen. Austin Allran, a Republican from Catawba County. He has served in the Senate since 1986, where he has compiled a solidly conservative voting record. In his campaign literature Allran  says he is “Pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, and pro-Second Amendment.”

Allran is facing opposition in the Republican  primary from Kitty Barnes, Chair of the Catawba County Commissioners and a former member of the Catawba County Board of Education. She promises to provide “stronger, more effective representation.” In statements to the press, Barnes indicated that she would have more success in getting state money spent in the district because she would be better at co-operating with the Democrats who control the General Assembly.

State Senate District 36 is centered in Cabarrus County and includes all or parts of four Mooresville precincts. N.C. Sen. Fletcher Hartsell of Cabarrus County currently represents the district. Of the seven state legislators who represent parts of Iredell County, Hartsell is likely the least known to local voters. He seldom if ever visits or attends events in Iredell County.

Hartsell is facing opposition in the Republican primary from Thomas Hill, also of Cabarrus County.

Mike Helms and Jim Johnson, both of Cabarrus County, are competing in the Democrat primary in Senate District 36. Back in the 1970s, Johnson was elected to the state Senate as a Republican.

North Carolina House District 92 consists of Yadkin County,  parts of Surry County, and Eagle Mills, New Hope, Olin, Sharpsburg, and Union Grove Townships in Iredell County.

 The district’s current representative, Republican George Holmes of Yadkin County, is retiring.

Darrell McCormick and Dempsey Brewer, both of Yadkin County, are competing in the Republican primary for the right to succeed Holmes. McCormick, a commercial real estate broker, is already attending events and acquainting himself with people in Iredell County. 

Meeting notice

Congressman

Patrick McHenry

will speak at

Iredell Republican Women’s Club

Friday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.

Fat Boy’s Restaurant

Exit 36 off I-77, Mooresville