Primaries Election Season in Hickory

The city of Hickory will hold at least two primaries this upcoming election season, according to the Hickory Daily Record. Carmen Eckard filed for the Ward 1 seat yesterday, setting up a primary against Dustin Strickland and Tony Wood. Hickory has primaries when more than two candidates run for a seat. The top two vote-getters in the ward primary go on to compete in the general election. There will also be a primary in Ward 3 this year. Councilman Danny Seaver, Daria Jackson and Nathan Hefner have all filed for the seat.The Hickory primaries will be on Oct. 8 and the general election on Nov. 5.