In her party's primary, Hunt won the Democratic nomination with 70% of the vote over former state senator Ben Clark and businessman Mark H. Robinson (no relation to the incumbent). Weatherman won the Republican nomination with 74% of the vote over Forsyth County district attorney Jim O'Neil in a runoff after no candidate received over 30% of the vote in his party's primary.
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