Galey, Wooten Vie For Open NC 24th Senate Seat

Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has decided not to seek a sixth term in the state Senate, creating an open race for the 24th District.

Democrat J.D. Wooten faced off against Gunn for this seat in 2018 and lost in a race that wasn't that close. Democrats are hoping he'll fare better this time because he's not facing an incumbent. 

His opponent is Republican Amy Galey, who won a seat on the Alamance County Commission in 2016. She's making her first run for the office.

The District includes all of Alamance County and parts of eastern Guilford.

The confederate monument on Graham's courthouse square has become a contentious matter in Alamance politics.

Wooten has said he wants the statue relocated. 

Galey made a controversial decision to remove a speaker opposed to the monument during a commissioners' meeting. But otherwise, she has not made it a major issue of her campaign.