Beaufort County Board of Commissioners Suffer a Significant Shake-up | Eastern North Carolina Now

Updated in the 1 o'clock am hour after reading the final pol numbers

    The race for the top four spots on the Beaufort County Commission has been decided; however, the fourth spot may not be fully decided until after the possibility of a recount, with the fourth place finisher Republican Derik Davis winning 3,091 votes and the current 5th place finisher, Incumbent Republican Gary Brinn getting 3.082 votes, which is easily withing the 1% threshold where the loser may request a recount.

    What is interesting here is that Commissioner Brinn released a series of press releases challenging the suitability of Challenger Davis to hold office.

    The other three county commissioner candidates, who will be taking office, will be: Conservative Incumbent Hood Richardson with 4,370 votes, Liberal Incumbent Jerry Langley, with 4,343 votes, while Republican Jerry Evans, a non Incumbent, but no newcomer to seeking political office, is solidly in third place, with 3,190 votes.

    More on this race later.

Beaufort County Board of Commissioners Suffer a Shake-up

Completed in the 10 o'clock pm hour.

    With the vote totals still coming in, and if the vote totals hold as of 10:30 pm, this election night of November 8, 2016, the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will change, maybe dramatically, maybe in a minor way. We will know soon either way.

Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson winds up as the top vote winner, this November 8, 2016 election: Above.     photo by Stan Deatherage    Click image to expand.
    As of this 10:30 pm mark, Conservative Incumbent Hood Richardson holds a slim lead over Liberal Incumbent Jerry Langley, while Republican Jerry Evans, a non Incumbent, but no newcomer to seeking political office, is solidly in third place, with the 4th and final slot a toss-up between Incumbent Republican Gary Brinn and first time candidate Derek Davis. In Beaufort County's election of its commissioners by the process of Limited Voting, elect these leaders by staggered terms, where the top 4 vote candidates win a seat at the dais.

    Remarkably, Losing tonight was Liberal Incumbent Robert Belcher, who, at this 10:30 pm point, has no possible path to victory.

    For your fastest updates now, and until this election is over local, statewide and beyond, please take a gander at our Beaufort County NOW vote tracker.