2016 Republican Candidates
This page lists all Republican candidates who will represent some or all of Gaston County if elected. Listing on this page is open to any Republican who has filed for election. If you don’t see your candidate, please have them contact us. Candidates are sorted by office, then alphabetically.
Link to Early ONE-STOP Voting sites in Gaston County
Link to Absentee Ballot Request Form in Gaston County
Link to a PDF of the 2016 Republican Voters’ Guide for Gaston County
Link to a PDF of National and State Candidates
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National Candidates
Presidency
President: Mr. Donald J. Trump
Vice President: Mike Pence
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GastonGOP’s Donald J Trump’s page.
US Senate
Senator Richard Burr 
District: North Carolina
Phone: (336) 777-1170
Contact: www.burrforsenate.com/contact
Campaign Site: www.burrforsenate.com
GastonGOP Profile: gastongop.org/richard-burr/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SenatorRichardBurr/ Twitter: @Burrforsenate
US House of Representatives
Congressman Patrick McHenry
District: 10th
Phone: (828) 441-2006
Email: info@mchenryforcongress.com
Campaign Site: mchenryforcongress.com
GastonGOP Profile: gastongop.org/patrick-mchenry/
Facebook: facebook.com/CongressmanMcHenry Twitter: @PatrickMcHenry
State Candidates
Governor
Pat McCrory
Phone: (919) 814-2000
Email: Through Website Link
Campaign Site: www.patmccrory.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/pat-mccrory
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GovernorPat
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Forest
Phone: (919) 814-3680
Campaign Site: www.danforest.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/dan-forest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008476595278
Council of State
NC Attorney General
Buck Newton – Campaign Site
NC Auditor
Chuck Stuber – Campaign Site
NC Commissioner of Agriculture
Steve Troxler
NC Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Causey – Campaign Site
NC Commissioner of Labor
Cherie Berry
NC Secretary of State
Michael LaPaglia – Campaign Site
NC Superintendent of Public Education
Mark Johnson – Campaign Site
NC Treasurer
Dale R. Fowell – Campaign Site
State Senate
District 43
Senator Kathy Harrington
Phone: (919) 733-5734
Email: Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.net
Campaign Site: www.harringtonforncsenate.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/kathy-harrington
District 44
Dr. David L. Curtis
Phone: (919) 715-3038
Email: David.Curtis@ncleg.net
Campaign Site: davidcurtisforncsenate.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/david-curtis/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrDavidCurtis
State House
District 108
Representative John A. Torbett
Phone: (919) 733-5868
Email: John.Torbett@ncleg.net
Campaign Site: www.johntorbett.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/john-torbett
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hon.john.a.torbett
District 109
Dana Bumgardner
Phone: (919) 733-5809
Email: Dana.Bumgardner@ncleg.net
Campaign Site: www.facebook.com/BumgardnerforNCHouse
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/dana-bumgardner
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BumgardnerforNCHouse
District 110
Representative Kelly Hastings
Phone: (919) 715-202
Email: Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.net
Campaign Site: www.kellyhastings.com
GastonGOP Profile: www.gastongop.org/kelly-hastings
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kelly.hastings.56
NC Judicial Candidates
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice
Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds Jr. – Campaign Site
NC Court of Appeals Judge
Phil Berger Jr. – Campaign Site
NC Court of Appeals Judge
Hunter Murphy – Campaign Site
NC Court of Appeals Judge
Bob Hunter – Campaign Site
NC Court of Appeals Judge
Richard Dietz – Campaign Site
NC Court of Appeals Judge
Valerie Zachary – Campaign Site
NC District Court Judge – District 27A
John K. Greenlee
NC District Court Judge – District 27A
Angela G. Hoyle
NC District Court Judge – District 27A
James A. Jackson
NC District Court Judge – District 27A
Pennie Miller Thrower
Local Candidates
Gaston County Commission
Cherryville Township
Commissioner Allen R. Fraley
Crowders Mountain Township
W.R. (Bob) Hovis
Gastonia Township
Don Grant
South Point Township
Ronnie Worley
Gaston County Register of Deeds
Gaston County Board of Education
At-Large
Jeffrey K. Ramsey
Rebecca Schwindeman
Crowders Mountain Township
Brent Moore
Gastonia Township
Mike Stuart
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Roger Hurst
