Ashley Woolard served as the chairman of the Beaufort County

Beaufort County, North Carolina

- Law and government :Beaufort County is a member of the Mid-East Commission regional council of governments.Beaufort County is one of the proposed sites for a Navy outlying landing field. This practice airfield would allow pilots to simulate landings on an aircraft carrier...

 Republican Party and was the Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 nominee for the 1st Congressional District

North Carolina's 1st congressional district

North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located mostly in the northeastern part of the state. This area is located on North Carolina's Coastal plain and contains towns such as Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, and New Bern....

 race in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. He won the nomination on May 4, 2010 and ran against the incumbent Congressman G.K. Butterfield in the general election

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2010

The 2010 congressional elections in North Carolina were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections, where needed, were held on May 4, and the second primaries, where needed, followed on June...

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Woolard won a 4-way primary on May 5 against Jerry Grimes, Jim Miller, and John Carter to secure the GOP nomination.

Butterfield defeated Woolard on November 2, 2010.

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