This page will be updated with Watauga County election results as they are reported. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. This story was last updated at 9:35 p.m.
This is the final update now that all eight of Boone’s precincts have reported.
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Let’s do some math: Eric Woolridge seemed to be the major beneficiary of AppState PAC’s largesse. So $25,000 divided by 531 = $47.00 per vote. WOW. THANK YOU Boone people — WE DID IT!
YES! So much for the $25,000 AppState PAC spent to get its favored candidates…NOTE: AppState has spent ZERO dollars on clean energy (it’s all student funds), but now $25,000 on the local town council race.
Nancy LaPlaca • Nov 2, 2021 at 10:16 pm
Let’s do some math: Eric Woolridge seemed to be the major beneficiary of AppState PAC’s largesse. So $25,000 divided by 531 = $47.00 per vote. WOW. THANK YOU Boone people — WE DID IT!
Nancy LaPlaca • Nov 2, 2021 at 10:08 pm
YES! So much for the $25,000 AppState PAC spent to get its favored candidates…NOTE: AppState has spent ZERO dollars on clean energy (it’s all student funds), but now $25,000 on the local town council race.