(The Center Square) – Rodney Pierce, the schoolteacher from Roanoke Rapids, is headed to the North Carolina General Assembly.

Pierce won the Democratic primary for District 27, first finishing atop the unofficial results on Primary Election Day and then again following the third of three counties finishing recounts on Monday. Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, was seeking an 11th term in office and in a statement said he wasn’t sure his next role but it would be to fight for the people of the state.