CORRECTION: This article mistakenly quoted Ben Moss as saying he was 10% devoted to his county commissioner seat. Moss said he was 100% devoted. The article has been updated to correct this.<\/p>\n
ROCKINGHAM Richmond County Commissioner Ben Moss has won the Republican primary for North Carolina House District 66, and will move on to face Democrat Scott Brewer in November.<\/p>\n
Moss garnered 56.7% of the vote (3,582) against Republican Joey Davis who finished with 43.3% of the vote (2,735). The district includes Richmond, Scotland an part of Montgomery counties.<\/p>\n
When reached after the unofficial results came in Tuesday, Moss was still in shock at moving on to the next phase in reaching state office.<\/p>\n
Its humbling, Moss said. Im still sort of shell-shocked.<\/p>\n
Moss, who works for CSX, has been an outspoken supporter of the second amendment, pushing for the county to become a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary in recent months. He also was the high vote-getter in his last campaign for re-election.<\/p>\n
Im very blessed in my mind, Moss said on his political success while still in his 30s. Ive prayed a lot during this election and I feel like Im trying my hardest to prove myself to the county and district, and I feel like theyre seeing my efforts.<\/p>\n
On his November opponent, Moss said that he likes Brewer as a person, but they are just on different ends of the spectrum when it comes to governance.<\/p>\n
Moss thanked Davis, who he said he has spoken to frequently throughout the race, for running a good, clean campaign.<\/p>\n
Weve never had any hard feelings among each other, we just put it out there and let the voters choose, Moss said.<\/p>\n
Moss will remain in his county commissioner seat unless he wins in November, he said, adding that he is still 100% devoted to his role at the county level.<\/p>\n
Reach Gavin Stone at 910-817-2673 or [emailprotected]<\/p>\n
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