New Hanover County, North Carolina, Certifies Results at Its November 13 Canvass, With Merrick Ahead by 77 Votes in State House District 20, Rouzer Ahead by 2,309 in US House District 7 and Just Under 104,000 Votes Cast Countywide
The New Hanover County Board of Elections in North Carolina met on November 13 to certify all results from the November 3 election, in a canvass that reviews the results and verifies that eligible ballots were counted accurately, and a close race for the North Carolina House District 20 seat got closer following the canvass.
Updated numbers show Tim Merrick, a Democrat who sits on the New Hanover County Board of Education, earning a narrow win against Republican Dane Scalise by 50.09 percent to 49.91 percent, a margin of a mere 77 votes.
Merrick had initially led by 101 votes before the inclusion of provisional and absentee ballots trimmed the difference to 81 votes and then to 77, and the contest is one of at least three races that could have a recount if requested.
The United States House District 7 race between incumbent Republican David Rouzer and Democrat Kimberly Hardy is another close one, with Rouzer at 49.87 percent of the vote to Hardy 49.15 percent, and post-canvass results showing a difference of 2,309 votes, compared with 2,270 votes before the canvass.
Both Scalise, a member of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, and Hardy could request a recount, since a candidate who does not win a non-statewide contest may demand a recount if the difference is 1 percent or less of the total votes cast, according to the North Carolina Board of Elections, county elections director Eric Navagh said during the canvass in Wilmington that no recount requests had been received as of the afternoon of November 13, the deadline for submitting a request is November 16 at 5 p.m., county boards conduct recounts which if requested should be completed by November 23 ahead of the State Board meeting on November 24 to consider statewide certification, the Superior Court Judge 06B race is also within the recount margin with Democrat Kelly Hanley at 50.42 percent to Republican Frank Jones 49.58 percent, and just under 104,000 people in New Hanover County cast votes, higher than the totals for the 2018 and 2022 midterm elections.
Source: StarNews
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