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Incumbent Sheriff Bill Sawyer handily won the Democratic race with 62% of the vote. Following are the results from all Pamlico County precincts.

Stage Set For November Senate Race

In the Republican US Senate primary, Pamlico voters – like those statewide – chose Thom Tillis to face Democratic senator Kay Hagan in the fall. In Pamlico County, Tillis won a clean majority with 51 percent of the vote in a crowded field of 8.

US SENATE – REP (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Thom Tillis	REP	131	51.78 %
Greg Brannon	REP	74	29.25 %
Heather Grant	REP	22	8.70 %
Mark Harris	REP	14	5.53 %
Jim Snyder	REP	5	1.98 %
Ted Alexander	REP	4	1.58 %
Alex Lee Bradshaw	REP	2	0.79 %
Edward Kryn	REP	1	0.40 %

Kay Hagan also won among Pamlico County voters taking part in the Democratic primary. The Democratic incumbent got 68 percent of the vote after facing two challengers.

US SENATE – DEM (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Kay Hagan	DEM	328	68.05 %
Will Stewart	DEM	96	19.92 %
Ernest T. Reeves	DEM	58	12.03 %

There was a Libertarian primary for the Senate race. Sean Haugh got 67 percent to Tim D’Annunzio’s 33 percent. Or put another way, Haugh got 2 votes, and D’Annunzio got 1. Three voters in Pamlico took part.

US SENATE – LIB (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 2 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Sean Haugh	LIB	2	66.67 %
Tim D'Annunzio	LIB	1	33.33 %

Walter Jones Places Second In Pamlico

In the GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District, long-time incumbent Congressman Walter Jones was not the pick for Pamlico voters. In Pamlico County, Jones lost to challenger Taylor Griffin 51 percent to 46 percent with Al (Big Al) Novinec taking 3 percent. 134 voters went for Griffin, 120 for Jones, 9 for Novinec. Jones did survive the primary challengers with stronger showings in other counties in District 3

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 03 – REP (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Taylor Griffin	REP	134	50.95 %
Walter Jones	REP	120	45.63 %
Al (Big Al) Novinec	REP	9	3.42 %

NC Senate District 2 Race Will Be Ipock v. Sanderson

Democrats have chosen a candidate to run against Republican first-term state Senator Norman Sanderson in NC’s District 2 which is made up of Pamlico, Craven and Carteret. Carroll (Carr) Ipock was the pick across the district. In Pamlico County, Ipock, the Craven Board of Education chairman, had 57% of the vote (233 votes) while Dorothea E. White of Craven had 30% and Fernie Hymon of Beaufort had 16%. Sanderson had no primary opposition.

NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 02 – DEM (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Carroll G. (Carr) Ipock II	DEM	233	53.69 %
Dorothea E. White	DEM	132	30.41 %
Fernie J. Hymon	DEM	69	15.90 %

Sawyer Wins Sheriff Primary

The November Sheriff’s race will have Sheriff Billy Sawyer seeking re-election. He handily won Tuesday’s Democratic primary, fending off a challenge from David Spruill 63%—37%. Votes ran 327 for Sawyer and 194 for Spruill. In November, Sawyer faces Chris Davis, who had been a Democrat before changing to the GOP in advance of the sheriff’s race.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 3 – DEM (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 4 of 5

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
John Buck	DEM	67	54.47 %
Benjamin Derek Potter	DEM	56	45.53 %

Democrats in the County Commission District 3 primary chose John Buck (54% and 67 votes) over Benjamin Derek Potter (45% and 56 votes). The Third district seat is currently held by Jimmy Spain who opted not to seek re-election this year.

SHERIFF – DEM (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Billy Sawyer, Jr.	DEM	327	62.76 %
David Spruill	DEM	194	37.24 %

Changes At School Board

The make-up of the Pamlico County school board shifted in Tuesday’s voting. Voters choose their school board in these election days in spring, not in the fall voting, and on Tuesday, challengers Paul Delamar II and Judy Humphries unseated Reginald Hawkins and Garry Cooper on the county school board. The tallies were 39% (582 votes) for Delamar, 33 % (495 votes) for Humphries, 16% or 245 votes for Garry Cooper and 11% or 169 votes for Hawkins. There was one write in.

SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE (HUDSON) (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Robin Hudson		413	58.75 %
Eric Levinson		150	21.34 %
Jeanette Doran		140	19.91 %

BOARD OF EDUCATION AT-LARGE (VOTE FOR 2)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 10 of 10

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Paul J. Delamar, Jr.		582	39.01 %
Judy L. Humphries		495	33.18 %
Garry Cooper		245	16.42 %
Reginald E. Hawkins, Sr.		169	11.33 %
Write-In (Miscellaneous)		1	0.07 %

Justice Race No Winner, Just Winnowing

Meanwhile, in Pamlico County, voters put incumbent NC Supreme Court justice Robin Hudson at the top of the voting, with 59 percent (413 votes) to Eric Levinson’s 21% (150 votes) and Jeanette Doran’s 20% (140 votes). The Supreme Court race was a winnowing process. The top two vote getters statewide — Hudson and Levinson – will face off again in the fall. While the race was supposed to be non-partisan, it was anything but non-political. It was an open secret that Hudson is a Democrat and Levinson and Doran were Republicans.

BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 4 (VOTE FOR 1)
Pamlico Precincts Reported: 4 of 4

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Beatrice Miller Mays		63	85.14 %
Write-In (Miscellaneous)		11	14.86 %

Posted Tuesday May 6, 2014 by Keith N. Smith