21-year-old North Carolina House candidate hopes to bring more young people to GOP
North Carolina House candidate Wyatt Gable reacts to his primary win and shares his platform as he prepares for the state general election in November.
A North Carolina college junior is heading for the general election after defeating a 10-term incumbent state representative.
Wyatt Gable, 21, joined "FOX & Friends" on Thursday after beating 84-year-old incumbent state Rep. George Cleveland in North Carolina's Super Tuesday election by 95 votes. Cleveland has represented the district for two decades.
When asked how he won, Gable said it was "just a lot of hard work."
"A lot of doors knocked, a lot of phone calls made, and just a lot of people that were helping me out, and I really appreciate it," he said.
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Gable said he is "very confident" about winning the seat in November, given that the 14th District is a typically red district.
"We've got a lot of Republicans around here and a lot of independents that vote Republican as well. So we're very confident, but we're going to put in the work just like we did for the primary," he said.
North Carolina House candidate Wyatt Gable joins 'FOX & Friends' to share his historic primary win and promote his platform ahead of the November general election. (Fox News)
The idea behind Gable's run for office began during the COVID pandemic. After enduring lockdowns and witnessing what he believed was the government stripping away individual freedoms, Gable reached out to his then-Rep. Cleveland with no response.
"I remember I was sitting in my microeconomics class, and I wrote him an email and never heard anything back," he said. "And I just remember how it felt. And I don't want anyone to feel the same way I felt, you know, not being left out. So that's where I got the idea. And here we are now."
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After securing a primary win, Gable is now shifting his focus to the general election in November.
The East Carolina University junior has a platform focused on education, the China threat and government spending.
"Big three things. Focusing on education like simple things. Home economics, shop, carpentry, so students [are] prepared," he said. "The Chinese Communist Party owns thousands of acres in North Carolina, so I want to use eminent domain to buy that all back. And then just smart spending. We spend way too much money as a federal government and as a state government. So we need to rein that in, so we can lower our taxes."
In addition to the "big three things," Gable also hopes by winning the state House seat he could inspire more young Americans to consider joining the Republican Party or to run themselves.
"I feel if people my age and in that age range can see me, someone who's 21 and younger, be a part of the GOP and the Republican Party, maybe I can help encourage them to feel the same way. [Not] only, you know, run for office themselves, but hopefully you can join the GOP and the conservative side," he said.
Gable will face off against Democratic candidate Carmen Spicer to represent N.C. House District 14 in the November general election.
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