Over 70 new officials will be elected Tuesday in Brunswick County, with 19 municipal contests, two sanitary district races, and one hospital board local race. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Brunswick County)
Update 6 a.m. Wednesday: Brenda Bozeman will remain Leland’s mayor, with newcomer Veronica Carter and incumbent Bob Campell winning seats on the town council. Southport will get a new mayor in Joe Pat Hatem, and three new alderman in Tom Lombardi, Lowe Davis, and John Allen. Oak Island’s mayoral race shows Ken Thomas edging out incumbent Cin Brochure. Steve Hosmer and Barry Laub secured seats on the H2GO board, defeating current Chairman Jeff Gerken and his running mate John Bradley.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY — Election results are rolling in for the state’s most crowded municipal county.
Election results are unofficial until certified. Refresh this article Tuesday evening for updates as precincts submit results.
Contests are shown in alphabetical order. Despite the party label shown below, municipal elections are nonpartisan. Data courtesy of the State Board of Elections.
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Steve Hosmer
2,475
28.75%
Barry Laub
2,363
27.45%
John Bradley
1,888
21.93%
Jeff Gerken
1,864
21.65%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
18
0.21%
Dosher Hospital Board of Trustees
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Debbie Wood
3,234
30.04%
Robert Howard
2,575
23.92%
Jwantana Gardner Frink
2,533
23.53%
Joe Agovino
2,373
22.05%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
49
0.46%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Linda Pukenas
3,393
98.66%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
46
1.34%
Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Peter Goewey
302
51.89%
Gordon Corlew
278
47.77%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
2
0.34%
Village of Bald Head Island
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Michael T. Brown
100
21.60%
Peter C. Quinn
97
20.95%
Kit Adcock
82
17.71%
Dan McConnell
74
15.98%
Joe Brawner
65
14.04%
John L. Fisher
40
8.64%
Claude Pope
5
1.08%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
0
0.00%
Belville
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Mike Allen
179
94.21%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
11
5.79%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Morgan R. Mehler
119
33.43%
Charles (Chuck) Bost
117
32.87%
Ryan E. Merrill
113
31.74%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
7
1.97%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Morgan Mehler (Write-In)
19
30.65%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
17
27.42%
Ryan Merrill (Write-In)
14
22.58%
Charles Bost (Write-In)
12
19.35%
0
0.00%
Boiling Spring Lakes
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Craig M. Caster
407
41.96%
Eric Maynes
347
35.77%
Tim Fullmer
213
21.96%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
3
0.31%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Teagan Perry Hall
563
30.83%
Tom Guzulaitis
474
25.96%
Dana Witt
385
21.08%
Ernie Siriani
249
13.64%
Phil Casper
150
8.21%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
5
0.27%
Bolivia
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Ella Jane Marston
14
93.33%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
1
6.67%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Kaitlyn Jackson
14
25.93%
Dewey Smith
14
25.93%
Nancy B. Cook
13
24.07%
Robert Mercer
13
24.07%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
0
0.00%
Calabash
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Donna Prince Long
95
46.34%
Cecelia (Ceil) Herman
87
42.44%
Susan Curtis Bullin
21
10.24%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
2
0.98%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Michael (Mike) Herring
153
59.77%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
54
21.09%
Forrest King (Write-In)
49
19.14%
Carolina Shores
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Joyce Dunn
678
96.31%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
26
3.69%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Beverly Mayhew
562
27.40%
Bill Brennan
492
23.99%
Dennis (Dee) Gray
489
23.84%
G.G. (Gere) Dale
298
14.53%
Walter B. Goodenough
189
9.22%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
21
1.02%
Caswell Beach
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Deborah G. Ahlers
94
97.92%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
2
2.08%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Marty Clarke
88
33.46%
Dan O’Neill
86
32.70%
Ken Hudson
85
32.32%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
4
1.52%
Holden Beach
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Alan Holden
241
83.39%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
48
16.61%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Gerald Brown
246
15.17%
Woody Tyner
230
14.18%
Brian Murdock
225
13.87%
Mike Sullivan
182
11.22%
Pat Kwiatkowski
168
10.36%
John Fletcher
155
9.56%
Peter Freer
144
8.88%
Joe Butler
138
8.51%
Regina (Gina) Gobble Martin
127
7.83%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
7
0.43%
Leland
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Brenda Bozeman
2,988
77.51%
Shirley A. Lawler
857
22.23%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
10
0.26%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Veronica A. Carter
2,510
36.14%
Bob Campbell
2,343
33.74%
Rick Paxton
1,216
17.51%
Louis Harmati
832
11.98%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
44
0.63%
Navassa
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Jerry L. Merrick
135
59.47%
Ernest Mooring, Jr.
92
40.53%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
0
0.00%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
James (Buzzie) Hardy
175
97.77%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
4
2.23%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
William (Buddy) Ballard
183
98.92%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
2
1.08%
Northwest
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
James A. Knox
70
88.61%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
9
11.39%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Haywood Miller
75
49.34%
Michael Troy
71
46.71%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
6
3.95%
Oak Island
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Ken Thomas
1,350
50.71%
Cin Brochure
1,283
48.20%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
29
1.09%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Jeff Winecoff
1,470
19.69%
Charlie Blalock
1,372
18.38%
Sheila Mansfield Bell
1,360
18.22%
Dara Royal
1,247
16.70%
Michael (Mike) Defeo
1,086
14.55%
Niki Cutler
908
12.16%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
23
0.31%
Ocean Isle Beach
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Debbie Sloane Smith
198
86.46%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
31
13.54%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Betty S. Williamson
200
30.96%
David S. (Dave) Green
198
30.65%
Dean A. Walters
198
30.65%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
50
7.74%
Sandy Creek
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Glenn Marshall
28
100.00%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
0
0.00%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Nathan (Nate) Youngs
28
51.85%
Ramona E. Barnhardt
26
48.15%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
0
0.00%
Shallotte
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Adam Stanley
356
27.26%
Larry Harrelson
297
22.74%
Carson Durham
244
18.68%
Steve DeRose
243
18.61%
Charlie McShane
157
12.02%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
9
0.69%
Southport
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Joe Pat Hatem
1,068
62.71%
Jerry Dove
631
37.05%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
4
0.23%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Tom Lombardi
809
49.91%
David Miller
677
41.76%
Robert Tucker
129
7.96%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
6
0.37%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Lowe Davis
939
30.72%
John Allen
664
21.72%
Nelson E. Adams
441
14.43%
Eric King
397
12.99%
Rick Pukenas
353
11.55%
Jim Powell
256
8.37%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
7
0.23%
St. James
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Lynn Dutney
447
49.89%
Jean R. Toner
442
49.33%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
7
0.78%
Sunset Beach
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Shannon (Hotdog) Phillips
942
53.10%
Paul Van Wormer
828
46.67%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
4
0.23%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
James (Jamie) Phillips
1,024
29.24%
Tom Bormann
979
27.96%
Gary Merritt
700
19.99%
Rich Cerrato
605
17.28%
Mark D. Benton, Sr.
186
5.31%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
8
0.23%
Varnamtown
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
William Kirby
76
61.79%
Judy Galloway (Write-In)
42
34.15%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
5
4.07%
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
Chris Lancaster
109
36.33%
Sylvia P. Galloway
92
30.67%
John D. Dawson III
83
27.67%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)
16
5.33%
Leland Annexation Referendum
NAME ON BALLOT
PARTY
BALLOT COUNT
PERCENT
For
104
82.54%
Against
22
17.46%
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