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Board Of Commissioners Will Be All Democrats And No Republicans
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Source: Rhino Times
Brought to you by the Rhino Times Hold onto your wallets: The Guilford County Board of Commissioners already has a solid Democratic majority, but come early December, it’ll be a solid Democratic board entirely. Republican Commissioners Alan Perdue and Pat Tillman both lost their reelection bids on Tuesday, Nov. 3. They were the only two Republicans on the nine-member board, and both of their successors are Democrats. When the new commissioners are sworn early in next month, all nine seats will be held by Democrats for the first time this century – and for the first time anyone can remember. In District 2, Democrat Scott Jones – who often is a speaker from the floor regarding housing at meetings – defeated Perdue by 712 votes, 13,076 to 12,364, according to unofficial returns. Jones took 51 percent of the vote. It was the second time the two had faced each other for the seat. Perdue won their first matchup in 2018.
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