WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Incumbent Forsyth County Commissioner Dave Plyler says he’s coming out of retirement.
The reason is because of the Super Tuesday results.
Plyler won one of three qualifying slots in the county’s Republican primary even after he announced his retirement.
“The voters paid me a compliment, and I’m grateful to them for it,” Plyler said.
86-year-old Plyler served as a county commissioner for Forsyth County for 30 years.
During the course of his career, he helped to make important decisions that helped shape the county’s future.
On Feb. 7, Plyler announced his plans to retire.
“In just a few years, I’ll be 90 years old … A few years after that, I will be 100 years old,” Plyler said.
But his announcement didn’t come in time to modify the primary ballot, so Plyler’s name remained as a choice for voters.
Plyler received 17% of the vote, landing him one of three qualifying slots on the Republican side on the race for Forsyth County commissioners.
“I was elated … That’s the last thing in the world I thought would happen. But if the people voted me back for another four years, I’ve who worked hard to do what the people in my in my county want,” Plyler said.
FOX8 reached out to Forsyth County Republican Party Chairman Ken Raymond about Plyler’s decision.
“That is that was a … big surprise to all of us. What will we do if he decides to resign again? We don’t know … That’s why it’s it’s very disappointing that we’re all under these very confusing circumstances,” Raymond said.
Raymond says if Plyler wants to stay in the race, he can, but he’s disappointed with how things have unfolded.
“the voters of District B deserve much better than this … I think of Commissioner Plyler interpreting the results of this legal election as the voters wanting him to stay is a misread. It’s more likely they just didn’t know,” Raymond said.
A total of six candidates — three Democrats and three Republicans — will face off for three county commissioner seats in November.
