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It was all over before 8:00 pm at the Beaufort County Board of Election. With an anemically low turnout, and the new and improved equipment for processing votes, the Beaufort County Board of Elections finished up in time where one could still make their supper date, get home and watch prime time.

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    It was all over before 8:00 pm at the Beaufort County Board of Election this off-year Municipal election. With an anemically low turnout, and the new and improved equipment for processing votes, the Beaufort County Board of Elections finished up in time where one could still make their supper date, then get home and watch prime time TV.

    Washington's City Council had one change: Councilman Gil Davis was defeated, and former Councilman Richard Brooks was elected in his place. Newcomers Loyd May and Rick Gagliano ran strong races, but did not prevail in this election with so little electorate participation.

    As per Beaufort County Board of Elections Supervisor Kellie Hopkins made mention that the election was so close that Councilman Davis could petition for a recount. His vote total was within the tolerance of 1%. Lloyd May, at 13 votes shy of victory, may possibly have cause to request for the "recount," depending on the official vote totals due by Tuesday, November 15, 2011. As of this publication, no recount had been called by either party.
Beaufort County Board of Elections Supervisor Kellie Hopkins calculates the possibility of a recount.     photo by Stan Deatherage
    The other election of consequence this day was the challenge that Belhaven Mayor Adam O'Neal faced from challenger Ronald Winfield. Mayor O'neal won in a political landslide by attaining nearly 61% of the vote. Also on the ballot for the citizens of Belhaven was the Town of Belhaven Town Charter Amendment Referendum, which is a recent "local bill" passed in the General Assembly to allow the citizens of Belhaven to collectively petition for a recall election. To request the recall election, certain conditional provisions will need to be cleared, and the Town of Belhaven will be responsible for paying for the entire cost of the election.

    The results of the election here below:

CandidateMunicipal RaceVote %Votes
    
James G. (Jimmy) LathamBath Mayor100%36
    
Keith Tankard Bath Commissioner, top two52.17%36
John A. Taylor Bath Commissioner47.83%33
    
Patricia (Trisha) Duffer Bath Commissioner, unexpired term97.80%31
    
    
Adam W. O'Neal Belhaven Mayor60.91%335
Ronald Winfield Belhaven Mayor39.09%215
    
Walt Allen Belhaven Alderman East End, top two 17.61%175
Vic Cox Belhaven Alderman East End 32.60%324
Karen Fisher Belhaven Alderman East End 18.31%182
Cindy Ross Belhaven Alderman East End 31.49%313
    
Thomas BallardBelhaven Alderman West End, top one 37.96%205
Robert L. Stanley Belhaven Alderman West End 61.85%334
    
    
M. L. Dunbar Chocowinity Commissioner, top two 50.00%17
Arlene D. Jones Chocowinity Commissioner50.00%17
    
    
Glenda A. Jackson Pantego Mayor100.00%21
    
Matt BensonPantego Commissioner, top five21.65%21
Richard S. Craig Pantego Commissioner20.62%20
Robert Floyd Edwards Pantego Commissioner21.65%21
Chad Keech Pantego Commissioner14.43%14
Stuart Edwin Ricks Pantego Commissioner21.65%21
    
    
Archie Jennings Washington Mayor98.85%863
    
Richard Brooks Washington Council Member, top five11.80%559
Gil Davis Washington Council Member11.73%556
Rick Gagliano Washington Council Member10.32%489
Lloyd May Washington Council Member11.52%546
Doug Mercer Washington Council Member13.53%641
Ed Moultrie Washington Council Member14.04%665
William Pitt Washington Council Member12.68%601
Bobby E. Roberson Washington Council Member14.23%674
    
    
Thomas B. Richter Washington Park Mayor100.00%44
    
Lee Bowen Washington Park Commissioner, top five20.50%41
Patrick Nash Washington Park Commissioner18.00%36
Jim Pagnani Washington Park Commissioner18.50%37
Jeff Peacock Washington Park Commissioner22.00%44
Don Wilkinson Washington Park Commissioner20.50%41
    
    
Amendment RererendumBelhaven Town Charter (changed to allow recall elections)  
    
For  57.17%295
Against 42.83%221

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