A Primary Election for mayor was held Tuesday, October 10. Charles Gaylor came out on top with 1,274 votes. Raymond Smith was close behind with 1,200 votes. These two candidates will advance to the General Election on November 7. Early voting will begin on October 19.
“The emotions going through my head were humility and gratitude,” Gaylor said. “When you’ve got this many people who have rallied around you to push across the finish line, at least stage one of the finish line, and invested time, energy and money in a campaign, it’s humbling. Especially, when these are people you’ve known your whole life. If you’re not humbled by that, then you’re in the wrong role.”
Gaylor plans to continue interacting with the citizens of Goldsboro in the weeks leading up to the general election.
“My (focus) will be getting back in the neighborhoods,” Gaylor said. “We had to prove that I was a viable candidate to certain neighborhoods and certain parts of town, and that is a transcendent on social economics and we were able to do that. Now, we’re playing with a very slight edge. What I will be doing is going into those same living rooms, and those same neighborhoods, and not just trying to connect with their neighbors, but their neighbors’ neighbors.”
Out of 20,867 registered voters in the city of Goldsboro, 2,881 turned out to vote in the Primary Election. That's 13.8%. Gaylor hopes that turnout will increase in the General Election, as all six council seats, as well as the mayor's seat, will be on the ballot.
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