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Related: About this forumElection 2014: Buncombe goes blue as Turner, Ager pull upsets
http://www.ashvegas.com/election-2014-buncombe-goes-blue-as-turner-ager-pull-upsetsElection 2014: Buncombe goes blue as Turner, Ager pull upsets
Jason Sandford | November 5, 2014 | Comments (17)
brian_turner_asheville_election_2014 copyBy James Harrison and Jason Sandford
It was a terrible night for Democrats, unless you happened to be one in Buncombe County.
On an evening where political pundits contemplated a Republican wave sweeping the country, representation for the greater Asheville area became awash in shade of deep Democratic blue.
By the time polls closed, most of the countys GOP faithful had not arrived at their partys victory bash, held at Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar on Market Street. But as the room slowly filled, attendees were greeted with less than welcome newsmany of their candidates were getting thumped in early voting returns.
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The mood became dispirited, as candidates fielded by the Buncombe County Republican party failed to win a single seat in races against their Democratic opponents.
Miranda Debruhl, who ran against independent Nancy Waldrop for commission District 3, was the only winner in the room.
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Election 2014: Buncombe goes blue as Turner, Ager pull upsets (Original Post)
G_j
Nov 2014
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)1. Wake County commissioners pulled a clean sweep!
So another bit of good NC news.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/04/4294041_wake-county-commissioners-democrats.html?sp=/99/102/&rh=1
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)3. Just about the best news out of the election for NC.
blm
(113,061 posts)4. That and the Dem judges.
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