Boliek wins auditor runoff
UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees member Dave Boliek has advanced to the general election against Democratic incumbent Jessica Holmes.
Dave Boliek, a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, has won his GOP runoff for state auditor, defeating accountant and legislative research assistant Jack Clark.
Clark told Anderson Alerts he called Boliek to concede. With about 85% of the estimated votes in, Boliek was ahead by 6 percentage points.
The watchdog position has gained more visibility after four-term Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, resigned from her post in December after investigations into her misuse of a state vehicle for personal purposes. Gov. Roy Cooper then tapped Democrat Jessica Holmes, a lawyer and former Wake County commissioner, for the role. Holmes will now face off against Clark.
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