ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County’s five-member Board of Elections canvassed and approved votes on Friday morning, and a recount request was expected Monday.
The unofficial counts now go to the state Board of Elections for approval. Its canvass is scheduled for Nov. 24.
There were no significant changes in races specific to Bladen County from the tallies of all 17 precincts on Election Night and the votes received in the nine days afterward, either absentee by mail or provisionals.
But in the closest race, county Commissioner David Gooden — in an interview with the Bladen Journal after the meeting — said he would on Monday request a hand to eye recount.
Gooden, a Republican in his second term on the board, was 10 votes behind fellow incumbent Michael Cogdell, a Democrat, for the third of three seats available in a five-candidate race for at-large seats.
Cogdell had 3,053 votes, Gooden 3,043.
Election board staff director Chris Williams said the request was expected, and had to be made by 5 p.m. Monday.
Republican Ray Britt led that race with 5,231 votes, or 31.6 percent of the vote. Democrat Mark Gillespie captured 3,454 votes, or 20.9 percent. Greg Taylor, a Democrat, trailed with 1,791 votes.
One statewide race that went back and forth as counties reported votes after Election Night was the duel for chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Republican Paul Newby’s lead of 3,742 votes on Nov. 3 was turned into a deficit of 992 votes by Friday morning, according to the state board’s website. By Sunday evening, Beasley led by 35 votes with at least nine counties doing work early this week that could lead to additional changes in the result.
The Bladen board on Friday considered three challenges, two related to absentee ballots inserted into tabulation machines at early voting sites. In each, the board used only one of the ballots and tossed the other.
The ballot from a felon on release — not post-release, which is legal — was also tossed out.
The following are the unofficial results from the general election, as of Sunday night. Totals, where applicable, include outside of Bladen County.
BLADEN COMMISSIONER COUNTYWIDE
(Top three win)
Ray Britt (R) 5,231 (31.6%)
Mark Gillespie (D) 3,454 (20.8%)
G. Michael Cogdell (D) 3,053 (18.4%)
David R. Gooden (R) 3,043 (18.4%)
Greg Taylor (D) 1,791 (10.8%)
BLADEN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
Ophelia Munn-Goins (D) 3,098 (62.6%)
Ricky L. Price (R) 1,851 (37.4%)
BLADEN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Rodney Hester (R) 4,562 (95.7%)
Write-ins 205 (4.2%)
BLADEN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
Danny L. Ellis II (R) 3,254 (55.8%)
James G. (Jimmie) Smith (D) 2,582 (44.2%)
BLADEN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
(unexpired term, two years remaining)
Cameron McGill (R) 3,378 (57.9%)
Matthew J. Dixon (D) 2,457 (42.1%)
BLADEN BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1
Glenn C. McKoy (D) 3,809 (100%)
BLADEN BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 2
Tim Benton (R) 3,759 (68.3%)
Berry Lewis (D) 1,748 (31.7%)
BLADEN BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 3
Chris Clark (U) 3,897 (100%)
BLADEN SOIL & WATER
(nonpartisan)
Eddie Hester 6,261 (41.8%)
Dawson Singletary 5,927 (39.6%)
McCrae Dowless 2,656 (17.7%)
US PRESIDENT
(North Carolina totals)
Donald J. Trump (R) 2,757,112 (49.9%)
Joseph R. Biden (D) 2,683,787 (48.6%)
Jo Jorgensen (L) 48,671 (0.9%)
Howie Hawkins (G) 12,190 (0.2%)
Don Blankenship (C) 7,547 (0.1%)
In Bladen County only: Trump 56.5%, Biden 42.8%
US SENATE
Thom Tillis (R) 2,664,197 (48.7%)
Cal Cunningham (D) 2,569,440 (46.9%)
Shannon W. Bray (L) 170,506 (3.1%)
Kevin E. Hayes (C) 67,773 (1.2%)
In Bladen County only: Tillis 53.1%, Cunningham 43.1%
US HOUSE DISTRICT 7
David Rouzer (R) 272,448 (60.3%)
Christopher M. Ward (D) 179,053 (39.6%)
In Bladen County only: Rouzer 57.2%, Ward 42.8%
GOVERNOR
Roy Cooper (D) 2,834,029 (51.5%)
Dan Forest (R) 2,585,303 (47%)
Steven J. DiFiore (L) 60,428 (1.1%)
Al Pisano (C) 20,924 (0.4%)
In Bladen County only: Forest 53.4%, Coooper 45.7%
LT. GOVERNOR
Mark Robinson (R) 2,799,229 (51.6%)
Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) 2,622,900 (48.4%)
In Bladen County only: Robinson 57.1%, Holley 42.9%
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Josh Stein (D) 2,712,780 (50.1%)
Jim O’Neill (R) 2,698,444 (49.9%)
In Bladen County only: O’Neill 54.4%, Stein 45.7%
AUDITOR
Beth A. Wood (D) 2,729,511 (50.9%)
Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street (R) 2,634,550 (49.1%)
In Bladen County only: Street 53.7%, Wood 46.4%
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER
Steve Troxler (R) 2,900,505 (53.9%)
Jenna Wadsworth (D) 2,485,122 (46.1%)
In Bladen County only: Troxler 57.6%, Wadsworth 42.4%
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Mike Causey (R) 2,774,171 (51.8%)
Wayne Goodwin (D) 2,585,838 (48.2%)
In Bladen County only: Causey 55.5%, Goodwin 44.5%
LABOR COMMISSIONER
Josh Dobson (R) 2,725,337 (50.8%)
Jessica Holmes (D) 2,636,867 (49.2%)
In Bladen County only: Dobson 54.9%, Holmes 45.1%
SECRETARY OF STATE
Elaine Marshall (D) 2,754,880 (51.2%)
E.C. Sykes (R) 2,629,309 (48.8%)
In Bladen County only: Sykes 51.9%, Marshall 48.1%
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Catherine Truitt (R) 2,751,892 (51.4%)
Jen Mangrum (D) 2,604,575 (48.6%)
In Bladen County only: Truitt 55.8%, Mangrum 44.2%
TREASURER
Dale Folwell (R) 2,811,501 (52.6%)
Ronnie Chatterji (D) 2,536,407 (47.4%)
In Bladen County only: Folwell 55.5%, Chatterji 44.5%
SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE
Cheri Beasley (D) 2,694,809 (50%)
Paul Newby (R) 2,694,774 (50%)
In Bladen County only: Newby 53.5%, Beasley 46.5%
SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE 02
Phil Berger Jr. (R) 2,722,418 (50.7%)
Lucy Inman (D) 2,651,579 (49.3%)
In Bladen County only: Berger 55.4%, Inman 44.6%
SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE 04
Tamara Barringer (R) 2,745,152 (51.2%)
Mark Davis (D) 2,615,600 (48.8%)
In Bladen County only: Barringer 54.3%, Davis 45.7%
COURT OF APPEALS 04
April C. Wood (R) 2,766,188 (51.8%)
Tricia Shields (D) 2,576,426 (48.2%)
In Bladen County only: Wood 55.9%, Shields 44.1%
COURT OF APPEALS 05
Fred Gore (R) 2,734,664 (51.3%)
Lora Christine Cubbage (D) 2,600,053 (48.7%)
In Bladen County only: Gore 57.3%, Cubbage 42.7%
COURT OF APPEALS 06
Chris Dillon (R) 2,767,755 (51.9%)
Gray Styers (D) 2,560,507 (48.1%)
In Bladen County only: Dillon 55.9%, Styers 44%
COURT OF APPEALS 07
Jeff Carpenter (R) 2,745,830 (51.6%)
Reuben F. Young (D) 2,577,464 (48.4%)
In Bladen County only: Carpenter 55.8%, Young 44.2%
COURT OF APPEALS 13
Jefferson G. Griffin (R) 2,719,276 (51.2%)
Chris Brook (D) 2,596,944 (48.9%)
In Bladen County only: Griffin 55.7%, Brook 44.3%
NC SENATE DISTRICT 8
Bill Rabon (R) 85,484 (62.0%)
David Sink (D) 48,041 (34.9%)
Anthony Mascolo (L) 4,335 (3.1%)
In Bladen County only: Rabon 55.4%, Sink 42.9%
NC HOUSE DISTRICT 22
William Brisson (R) 21,699 (57.6%)
Albert D. Kirby Jr. (D) 15,998 (42.4%)
In Bladen County only: Brisson 56.6%, Kirby 43.4%
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE D13 03
Pauline Hankins (R) 94,290 (100%)
In Bladen County only: Hankins 100%
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE D13 04
C. Ashley Gore (R) 91,405 (100%)
In Bladen County only: Gore 100%
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE D13 05
Scott L. Ussery (R) 87,413 (100%)
In Bladen County only: Ussery 100%
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE D13 06
J. Calvin Chandler (R) 88,333 (100%)
In Bladen County only: Chandler 100%
Alan Wooten can be reached at 910-247-9132 or [email protected]. Twitter: @alanwooten19.