Buncombe County Commissioner Martin Moore will become the first Black district attorney in the county’s history after winning the March 3 primary.
The seat opened after District Attorney Todd Williams announced in December he would not seek a fourth term after more than a decade as the county’s chief prosecutor.
In Tuesday’s election, Moore received 39.29% of the total ballots cast in the race, according to the State Board of Elections. He now joins County Commissioner Al Whitesides and Sheriff Quinten Miller as the first African American men to hold their respective countywide positions….