Ashe County GOP

Tuesday February 10th, 2026

Starting at 5:30 pm

Participating candidates have been requested to submit responses to a Candidate Questionnaire. The plan is to print their answers in a booklet for the attending public.

The forum format for each candidate in a contested race will be as follows:

· Opening remarks: 2 minutes

· Two questions from the moderator, with up to 2 minutes per response

· One written question solicited from the audience (drawn from a pool of submitted questions), with up to 2 minutes for response

· Closing remarks: 2 minutes

Attendees are invited to write questions for the candidates and submit before the forum begins to be included in the "hat" from which one question will be drawn for each candidate.

It's almost time for the 2026 Primary!

The Primary is YOUR opportunity to make your voice heard about who our actual candidates will be in the upcoming November midterm elections.

In order for the community to get to know the people who are running to be our candidates in the Primary Ashe County Republican Party is hosting a candidate forum.

This will take place TPODAY, February 10thy, in the large courtroom at the Ashe County Courthouse, 3rd floor. Starting time is 5:30pm.

There will be a variety of candidates including those running for County Commissioner, Board of Education, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Courts, and Sheriff.

The next Ashe County GOP meeting will be on Tuesday, February 17th. The meeting commences at 6:00 pm at Sweet & Savory.

Candidates for the Midterm election have started their campaigns, and our effort to vet and choose our preferred candidates from among them for the Republican Primary (in March) is in full swing!

We only have this meeting before the Primary!

Please do your due diligence and research them before the Primary. There is a link below to our Resources page with links to research candidates, and there's a lot more out on the web!

We meet at Sweet & Savory, 6 S Jefferson Ave, West Jefferson (right across from Town Hall) at 6:00 pm. Come at 5:30 pm if you'd like to get some delicious dinner.

Meetings are every 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm, weather permitting.

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