Lois Stodghill talks with N.C. House District 113 candidate Chris Whitmire at the Henderson County Republican Party office Tuesday evening.
Patrick Sullivan/Times-NewsJennifer Lunsford left Henderson County Republican Party headquarters Tuesday evening and stepped out into the crisp, cold air. The emotional toll was apparent in every word she spoke.
The night wasn't over, but she left headquarters, where volunteers had gathered to watch the results, at 10 p.m. discouraged with the presidential numbers that had been pouring in.
“We just wanted to try and do everything we could to help our state,” she said. “We were concerned about where this country was heading.”
Lunsford was discouraged by losses in Wisconsin and New Hampshire and the tough losses Republicans took in Senate races across the country.
“I really expected our country to step up,” she said.
The news was good for North Carolina Republicans Tuesday night, however. A hush fell over the room early in the evening at the county headquarters as volunteers and staffers, who gathered around a projector to watch the results pour in on Fox News, learned that Republican candidate Pat McCrory had been elected governor. That announcement was greeted with cheers from the 50 or so in attendance.
It was also revealed early that Mark Meadows had won the U.S. House of Representatives District 11 seat and Chris Whitmire had been chosen for the N.C. House of Representatives District 113 seat.
“We've been working very hard,” GOP Chairman Mike Scruggs said. “You'd like to get all the fruit you can get. We got some, but not all that we want.”
He was thrilled with the results of the governor's race.
“That was a fairly decisive victory,” he said.
The mystery of the night, however, still remained at 10.
“There's still so much unknown,” Scruggs said about the presidential race. “I at least want to know how North Carolina went before I go to sleep.”
For the last two months, Lunsford worked more than 10 hours a day at her job and then volunteered to get out the Republican vote, knocking on doors, making phone calls or whatever she needed to do. She was still making calls into the night across the country in support of Romney.
As she began to talk about her 16-year-old son, Tyler, she began to tear up. The future and the impact of the election on her son had inspired her to volunteer, even though she'd never been involved in politics before.
“I had an urgency in my heart,” she added as she started to walk to her car. “We fought the good fight and we fought hard. You can't regret that when you've fought so hard.”
Reach Millwood at 828-694-7881 or joey.millwood@blueridgenow.com.
Henderson County GOP cheers state victoriesBy Joey Millwood BlueRidgeNow.comNovember 6, 2012 11:28 PMJennifer Lunsford left Henderson County Republican Party headquarters Tuesday evening and stepped out into the crisp, cold air. The emotional toll was apparent in every word she spoke.
The night wasn't over, but she left headquarters, where volunteers had gathered to watch the results, at 10 p.m. discouraged with the presidential numbers that had been pouring in.
“We just wanted to try and do everything we could to help our state,” she said. “We were concerned about where this country was heading.”
Lunsford was discouraged by losses in Wisconsin and New Hampshire and the tough losses Republicans took in Senate races across the country.
“I really expected our country to step up,” she said.
The news was good for North Carolina Republicans Tuesday night, however. A hush fell over the room early in the evening at the county headquarters as volunteers and staffers, who gathered around a projector to watch the results pour in on Fox News, learned that Republican candidate Pat McCrory had been elected governor. That announcement was greeted with cheers from the 50 or so in attendance.
It was also revealed early that Mark Meadows had won the U.S. House of Representatives District 11 seat and Chris Whitmire had been chosen for the N.C. House of Representatives District 113 seat.
“We've been working very hard,” GOP Chairman Mike Scruggs said. “You'd like to get all the fruit you can get. We got some, but not all that we want.”
He was thrilled with the results of the governor's race.
“That was a fairly decisive victory,” he said.
The mystery of the night, however, still remained at 10.
“There's still so much unknown,” Scruggs said about the presidential race. “I at least want to know how North Carolina went before I go to sleep.”
For the last two months, Lunsford worked more than 10 hours a day at her job and then volunteered to get out the Republican vote, knocking on doors, making phone calls or whatever she needed to do. She was still making calls into the night across the country in support of Romney.
As she began to talk about her 16-year-old son, Tyler, she began to tear up. The future and the impact of the election on her son had inspired her to volunteer, even though she'd never been involved in politics before.
“I had an urgency in my heart,” she added as she started to walk to her car. “We fought the good fight and we fought hard. You can't regret that when you've fought so hard.”
Reach Millwood at 828-694-7881 or joey.millwood@blueridgenow.com.
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