Former North Carolina senator enters the Republican primary for governor

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – There's a new Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina – and this one has a record of challenging frontrunner Mar...

July 21, 2023
2:20 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – There's a new Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina – and this one has a record of challenging frontrunner Mark Robinson. Andy Wells, a developer from Hickory and former member of the state Senate, has thrown his name onto a ballot that had been dominated by three men connected to Greensboro: state Treasurer Dale Folwell, Lt. Gov. Robinson and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker. Axios Raleigh first reported the news, which Wells confirmed on his Twitter account. He also has put up a campaign website and started to raise money.

Steve Doyle