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Incumbent Sheriff Loses Bid in May Primary Upset
Analysis of a county sheriff race where Lowell Griffin ousted Charlie McDonald in a landslide. Key factors included opposition to a $20 million law enforcement training center and gun range plans, with strong support in Macedonia Road and rural precincts. Firefighters and local deputies’ networks also aided Griffin’s edge in Edneyville and surrounding areas.
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Charlie McDonald
Lowell Griffin
McDonald’s Law Enforcement Training Center
Hendersonville
McDonald
Camp Flintlock
Green River
Pinnacle Mountain
Blue Ridge Community College
BRCC
Macedonia Road
Saluda
Steve Wyatt
Grove Street
Griffin
Raven Rock
Michael Brown
Erik Summey
Brown
Ab Jackson
George Erwin
Jackson
Ridge
Sheriff’s Office
Apple Country
Robert
Edneyville Fire & Rescue
Edneyville
Bat Cave
North Blue Ridge
Clear Creek