LEXINGTON
A third candidate is getting into the Republican sheriff's race in Davidson County, joining incumbent Sheriff David Grice and former Sheriff Gerald Hege.
Terry Price, a retired trooper with the N.C. Highway Patrol who ran for the position three years ago, said Thursday that he will run for the office in the Republican Party primary on May 4.
Hege, who left office five years ago after pleading guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice, and Grice have indicated that they will file to run during the candidate filing period in February.
Price finished second in the 2006 Republican primary to Grice, who won the six-candidate primary with 47 percent of the vote.
Price received 37 percent of the primary vote three years ago. Grice was appointed sheriff in 2004 after Hege resigned after his guilty plea.
Price said he was encouraged by his showing in the primary and said he believes that his extensive law-enforcement experience would benefit the county. He served in the highway patrol for more than 32 years.
After retiring in October 2005, Price became active in Davidson County Republican politics. He served as the vice chairman of the county Republican Party for two years and now is the vice chairman of the 12th District Republican Party.
Price, who has lived in Davidson County since 1991, said that Grice's and Hege's presence in the race doesn't affect his decision to run.
"My children grew up here, and I'm just trying to make this a better place for our grandkids," Price said.
The winner of the Republican primary will face the Democratic nominee in the general election in November 2010.
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