Unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show that Democrat Terence Everitt has defeated Republican Chris Malone for the N.C. House seat 35, Democrat Joe John held on to win over Republican Marilyn Avila for N.C. House seat 40, and Republican state Sen. John Alexander beat Democrat Mack Paul to keep his seat in N.C. Senate District 18.
Statewide, unofficial vote tallies show Democrats have broken the Republican’s supermajority in the N.C. House, meaning Republicans can no longer override Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes in the future. It is possible Democrats have also broken the supermajority in the state senate, depending on recounts.
In the hotly contested race in U.S. House District 2, Republican Rep. George Holding defeated Democrat Linda Coleman with an unofficial 51.2 percent edge over Coleman’s 45.8 percent.
In Wake there were problems with humidity and the length of the ballot – 17 inches – in some Wake County precincts, particularly on the western side of the county, which led to very slow voting results Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The unofficial voting results on the Wake County Board of Elections’ website show Everitt with 22,727 votes, Malone with 20,295 and Libertarian Michael Nelson with 1,492. In House District 40, John had 23,340 votes, Avila had 20,288, and Libertarian David Ulmer had 1,704. In Senate District 18, Alexander had 37,224 votes, Paul had 36,794, and Libertarian Brad Hessel had 2,114.
In other voting, Heather Scott was the winner for the District 1 Wake County School Board seat with 39 percent. Don Mial and Jim Thompson trailed behind with 33 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The seat was open because Don Agee did not seek re-election. District 1 includes parts of Wake Forest and Knightdale and all of Rolesville, Wendell and Zebulon.
Wake voters also approved more than $1 billion in bonds. Those were a referendum to borrow $548 million for new Wake County Public School System schools; $349.1 million for Wake Technical Community College projects; and $120 million for Wake County parks, open space and recreation.
Across the state, voters rejected two of the proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution that would have limited the governor’s appointment ability but approved four other amendments that will lower the income tax and inhibit the state’s ability to respond to catastrophes, require a photo ID in order to vote, uphold the right of state residents to hunt and fish and add to the rights of victims.
