Candidates for the chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will face off during Election Day in November. The two — David Gantt, a Democrat and current commission chair, and J.B. Howard, a Republican — debated the county’s economy, role in providing economic incentives, education, small business and more during a Sept. 24 forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Asheville and Buncombe County.

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VIDEO: Buncombe commissioner chair candidates square off

by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press
October 1, 2012

<h1>VIDEO: Buncombe commissioner chair candidates square off</h1> <p class="byline">by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press <br />October 1, 2012</p> <p>Candidates for the chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will face off during Election Day in November. The two — David Gantt, a Democrat and current commission chair, and J.B. Howard, a Republican — debated the county’s economy, role in providing economic incentives, education, small business and more during a Sept. 24 forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Asheville and Buncombe County.</p> <p>View the debate in its entirety below. <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/11474/candidates-volley-ideas-on-buncombes-education-economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the story here</a>.</p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <h2>Special Report</h2> <p>Visit <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/category/election-2012" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ELECTION 2012</strong></a> for Carolina Public Press’ election coverage.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org/11671/video-buncombe-commissioner-chair-candidates-square-off/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org">Carolina Public Press</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-cropped-CPPlogo_icon_RGB.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://carolinapublicpress.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=11671" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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