Is contested GOP primary a sign of party’s strength?

Three vie for Republican nomination to NCState House District 3

DISTRICT 3 – For the first time in decades, a trio of Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to this district’s General Assembly seat in the state House.


Many see the contested primary as a flexing of local GOP muscle. However, it’s safe to say that the candidates themselves – Wayne Langston of Chocowinity, Michael Speciale of New Bern, and Clayton Tripp of Vanceboro -- take little solace from such an observation.

For these gentlemen, the May 8th primary represents the culmination of an expensive, tough campaign – with the winner emerging to take on a well-rested, well-known Beaufort County Democrat, Robert Cayton, who can waltz into the November elections because he has no primary opposition.

Langston, Speciale, and Tripp recently submitted their responses to four identical questions, posed by The County Compass. Although the candidates’ ideologies are similar, astute voters will likely discern subtle differences.

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