{"id":2200332,"date":"2024-03-16T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-awaits-three-county-boards-in-his-bid-for-11th-term\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T11:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T15:16:23","slug":"wray-awaits-three-county-boards-in-his-bid-for-11th-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-awaits-three-county-boards-in-his-bid-for-11th-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Wray vies for 11th term, pending approval from three county boards"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwray-awaits-three-county-boards-in-his-bid-for-11th-term%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200332&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Race Tightens:\u200b Rep. \u2063Michael Wray&#8217;s Pursuit for Fair Count<\/h2>\n<p>In a nail-biting \u200dturn \u200dof events, <strong>State Rep.\u200b Michael Wray&#8217;s campaign<\/strong> team has risen to challenge the initial vote counts \u200din\u200d the heated Democratic \u200bprimary for District 27. Representing the voices of Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties,\u2062 Wray&#8217;s tenure\u2062 in the House has been \u200ba \u200bdecade-long affair, spreading across ten two-year terms. Yet, this election cycle has\u200c presented an unprecedented challenge for\u200b the\u2064 seasoned politician.<\/p>\n<p>The crux of the issue lies within\u200b a mere 35-vote gap, as the latest tallies revealed Wray trailing rival Rodney Pierce in a dramatic count of over 11,000 votes. Such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-for-trailing-democrat-candidate-claim-voting-machine-count-errors\/\" title=\"Attorneys For Trailing Democrat Candidate Claim Voting Machine Count \u2018Errors\u2019\">razor-thin margin<\/a> \u200chas sparked a call to action from Wray&#8217;s camp, prompting protests in three North\u2064 Carolina counties.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h3>A Stance for Electoral Integrity<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are not challenging any votes \u2063that were cast and counted. We are simply asking the county boards to ensure that they\u200d did not\u200b improperly reject any\u200c ballots,&#8221; Wray stated, emphasizing the campaign&#8217;s intentions to safeguard the voting process. &#8220;We \u2064simply want to ensure that\u2063 all valid ballots are counted.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wray&#8217;s commitment to fairness resonates\u200c through \u200bhis \u200bapproach\u200b of not seeking to \u200cchange \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-covid-numbers-now-shift-for-bidens-benefit\/\" title=\"Will COVID Numbers Now Shift for Biden\u2019s Benefit?\">rules mid-game<\/a> \u2064but to \u2064abide by the protocols etched in \u200cNorth Carolina&#8217;s laws.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c ongoing scrutiny implored by \u2062his campaign \u200burges a meticulous reevaluation \u2064of rejected ballots. As the <strong>stakes are high<\/strong>, with no Republican contender in November&#8217;s election, the implications of each vote hold significant weight.<\/p>\n<h3>Waiting for Official Confirmation<\/h3>\n<p>With county boards congregating for a canvas of the Super Tuesday primaries, results hover in a state of flux, unofficial until \u200bthe state Board of Elections bestows its seal of approval.\u200c With every scrutinized \u2064and\u2062 contested ballot,\u200b the vote\u200c tallies twist and turn, with \u200dthe most recent figure reaching 11,939.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Wray is not alone \u2064in his post-election trials. Other House members,\u200d like <strong>Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow, and \u2063Rep. Kevin Crutchfield, R-Cabarrus<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Sen.\u2062 Mike Woodard,\u200d D-Durham<\/strong>, have also\u2064 felt the sting\u2063 of electoral defeat in\u2062 their respective\u2062 races.<\/p>\n<p>The path ahead \u2064for Wray remains tangled in procedural verification, as his campaign holds its breath for\u200c a fair and just resolution. Meanwhile, citizens and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-star-sean-strickland-gives-influencer-3-minutes-to-hit-him-without-fighting-back-then-all-hell-breaks-lose\/\" title=\"UFC star Sean Strickland challenges 'influencer' to hit him for 3 minutes, chaos ensues\">spectators eagerly await<\/a> the final word, understanding that in the democratic arena, every single vote serves as a pillar of the Republic&#8217;s integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Until\u2062 an official\u2064 declaration is made, the suspense continues to swell \u2014 a testament to the intricate \u2064dance of democracy that leaves no stone unturned in \u200bpursuit of certifying the people&#8217;s choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Rep. Michael Wray&#8217;s campaign has challenged vote counts in three North Carolina counties. With more than 11,000 votes tallied in District 27&#8217;s Democratic primary, Wray trails Rodney Pierce by 35. The Northampton Democrat awaits the outcome before proceeding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2974,"featured_media":2200333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24023831911329-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24023831911329-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2974"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}