2022 Primary Election Results: Final
Election results for selected contests in Hickory Metro
(**indicates winner(s) of race)
Mayor — City of Hickory (top two advance)
Final Tally – 21 of 21 Precincts Reporting
**Hank Guess 75.26%
**Al Hoover 12.66%
Quentae Hill 12.08%
Catawba County Commissioner — Republican (top three advance)
Final Tally – 40 of 40 Precincts Reporting
**Randy Isenhower 26.45%
**Robert Abernethy, Jr. 22.99%
**Cole Setzer 22.38%
Sherry Butler 16.74%
Ronn Abernathy 11.44%
No commissioner candidates are running in the primary on the Democratic side, one Democrat candidate filed for November.
Catawba County Clerk of Court – Republican Primary (No Democrat running in November)
Final Tally- 40 of 40 Precincts Reporting
**Kim Richards Sigmon 62.29%
Patty Cook 37.71%
N.C. House District 89
19 of 19 Precincts Reporting – Republican Primary (No Democrat Running In November)
**Mitchell Smith Setzer 57.18%
Kelli Weaver Moore 31.27%
Benjamin Devine 11.56%
Catawba County Voter Turnout- 17.85%
Burke County Sheriff-Republican Primary (No Democrat Running in November)
Final Tally – 33 of 33 Precincts Reporting
**Banks Hinceman 63.05%
Richard Epley 36.95%
Burke County Voter Turnout- 22.49%
Caldwell County Voter Turnout- 16.54% (with 16 of 18 precincts reporting)
Alexander County Voter Turnout- 17.70%