2026 Watauga County Meet the Candidates - NC Senate & House Candidates

Mind Your Business - A Podcast Series produced by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce · Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 7m · transcript

The Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce present the 2026 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum.

This episode features candidates running to represent Watauga County in the NC Senate & House races.

NC Senate District 47

Ralph Hise (R) (I)

Frank Hughes, III (D)

NC House of Representatives District 93

Ray Pickett (I) (R)

Charlie Wallin (D)

NC House of Representatives District 87

Iris Bender (D)

Destin Hall (R) (I)

Candidates in bold attended the event.

All archives for each race are available at boonechamber.com.

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