Holly wins Republican nomination
for property assessor
By Lesley Jenkins
star staff
ljenkins@starhq.com
Unofficial results for the Republican
primary for assessor of property reveal Gerald Holly wins
the race over George D. Fortner, Jr., and Ted Weaver.
Holly received 2,882 votes, while Weaver garnered
888 votes and Fortner 844 votes. In all, 4,617 votes were
tallied for the Republican nominee for the assessor of property
in the August general election.
"I thank all the people in Carter County that
supported me and all those that encouraged me to run. I will
continue to do the best job I can. I would like for everyone
to keep me in their prayers as I know that is the most important
thing. And I look forward to the general election in August,"
Holly said after hearing he won 62 percent of the vote.
Holly was elected in April 2003 by the Carter
County Commission to fill the shoes of retiring Johnny Holsclaw
as Interim Assessor of Property until the next election. He
previously served as the Deputy Assessor.
"I feel like my experience helped. I worked hard
and I appreciate the confidence the voters had in me. Any
time you have a competition, you have to work hard," Holly
said.
County Mayor Dale Fair said, "Congratulations
to Gerald Holly. All three were good candidates, but this
will bring continuity to the office."
Fair stressed the importance of continuity from
the previous assessor to the interim and now to the newly
elected nominee.
Since a democratic nominee did not run against
Holly in the primary election, only a write-in candidate or
independent candidate can oppose him on the ballot.
Holly was raised in Carter County in the Hunter
area before moving to 1393 Bristol Highway in the Keenburg
community when he married Gloria Sams Holly. They have one
son, Jeremy Holly and a daughter-in-law, Michelle Hughes Holly.
He is the son of Lawrence Beady Holly and the
late Mary Holly. He has four siblings, Wes Holly, Freddie
Holly, a twin brother Darrell Holly, and a sister, the late
Geraldine "Peggy" Holly.
