
Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles scored something of an upset Tuesday by beating far better-funded Kelly Craft and finishing second in the GOP gubernatorial primary. After most of the returns were in, Quarles was upbeat about a race he said he’d hoped to win.
“Look, I'm proud of my team, I'm proud of the way we carried this race, we focused on the issues ran a positive campaign. I've no regrets, and certainly wasn't the outcome we were looking for. But that's okay.”