IFN Staff

N.C. Rep. Todd Carver grabbed nearly 60 percent of the vote Monday to easily win a Republican primary in the 95th House District.

According to unofficial results, Carver received 3,174 votes (59.46%) to fend off a challenge from Mike Kubiniec, an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education member. Kubiniec garnered 2,164 votes (40.54%). Carver will face Democrat Michael Robinson in the November election.

A total of 20,399 ballots were cast out of 146,897 registered voters in Iredell County (13.89%)

Iredell County Board of Commissioners

Incumbents Scottie Brown and Bert Connolly finished first and third, respectively, in the Republican primary, and will be joined by political newcomer Brent Goddard as the GOP’s three nominees in the November election. A third incumbent, Brad Stroud Sr., finished fourth, meaning he will vacate his seat after the November election. Lisa Meier finished fifth and Angela Matthews was sixth.

Unofficial Totals

♦ Brown – 6,871 (20.02%)
♦ Goddard – 6,196 (18.05%)
♦ Connolly – 6,054 (17.64%)
♦ Stroud – 5,669 (16.52%)
♦ Meier – 5,169 (15.06%)
♦ Matthews – 4,366 (12.72%)

Brown, Connolly and Goddard will be joined on the November ballot by Democrats Amanda Kotis and Terence Brown. The top three vote-getters will receive four-year terms.

Clerk of Superior Court

Incumbent Jim Mixson cruised to an easy win in the Republican primary. Mixson garnered 10,079 votes (80.13%), and H. William Compton Jr. received 2,499 (19.87%). Mixson will be unopposed in the November election.

I-SS Board of Education

In races for three seats on the I-SS Board:

♦ Incumbent Brian Sloan easily outpolled former board chairman Bill Howell in the GOP primary to win a second term as the District 1 representative. Sloan received 1,193 votes (58.71%), and Howell garnered 839 votes (41.29%). Sloan will be unopposed in the November election.

♦ In the Republican primary for the District 3 seat, John Sherrill defeated incumbent Cindy Haynes, who was appointed in 2025 to complete the term of Abby Trent. Sherrill garnered 790 votes (54.86%), and Haynes received 650 (45.14%). Sherrill will be unopposed in the November election.

♦ In the Republican primary for the District 5 seat, Boen Nutting won handily in the race for the seat being vacated by Mike Kubiniec, who opted to run for a seat in the N.C. House. Nutting tallied 887 votes (64.42%), and Luke Hessels garnered 490 (35.58%). Nutting will be unopposed in the November election.