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leven candidates sought five town board slots in Oriental, including two incumbents. The incumbent mayor ran unopposed.

Elected for Oriental town commission are Paul Jordan, Chris Moffat, Iris Cooper, Lou Ostendorff and Don McGuire.

Incumbents Bonnie Crosser and Allen Price were part of a controversial board. They received less than half the votes of winning candidates.

Mayor Sally Belangia, unopposed, was re-elected.

545 ballots were cast, plus 10 “provisional” ballots. The provisional ballots may be counted later, but it doesn’t appear they would alter the outcome.

Oriental Town Board

Photo	Candidate	Votes
	Paul Jordan	380
	Chris Moffat	375
	Iris Cooper	308
	Lou Ostendorff	285
	Don McGuire	268
	Paul Fairbank	260
	Gregory Bohmert	151
	Mary Ellen Ham	139
	Bonnie Crosser	123
	Allen Price	106
	Bob Maxbauer	52

There were 545 ballots cast in Oriental.
Write-in candidates for commissioner:
7 votes. Names coming, when released by Pamlico Board of Elections.

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Oriental Mayor

Photo	Candidate	Votes
	Sally Belangia	395

Write-in candidates for Mayor:
16 votes. Names coming, when released by Pamlico Board of Elections.

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Posted Tuesday November 4, 2025 by Keith N. Smith