Pavan Finishes Top 3 In GOP Primary; Advances To The General Election!

Peter Pappas, Pavan Patel and Henry Tyson will advance to the Nov. 5 general election, where they will face three Democrats for seats on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, according to unofficial election results.

Three of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners District 2 seats are on the ballot this year. One of those is currently held by first-term Democratic incumbent Toni Stewart. Commissioners Jimmy Keefe and Michael Boose, who also represent District 2, have terms expiring in December and did not seek reelection.  

According to unofficial results from the North Carolina Board of Elections, Tyson led the votes with 7,080 or 23.49% of the votes, followed by Pappas with 5,409 or 18.24%. Patel came in third with 4,538 or 15.05%.

The winners

Tyson is a realtor whose previous bid for Fayetteville City Council was unsuccessful in 2017.

Pappas, who owns a chain of delis and serves on the Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission, unsuccessfully ran for the Fayetteville City Council District 6 seat in 2022.

Patel is CEO of Willow Group Investments and has served on the Cumberland County Tourism Development Authority, Fayetteville Millennial Advisory Commission and Methodist University Foundation Board.