COMPILED BY NICOLE LAYTON

Bond referendums, state and federal political offices, and other items appeared on local ballots. Here are a few highlights of the unofficial results of the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, in many counties located along the Albemarle Sound.

The results are unofficial until canvassing is done on the local level.

While Democratic candidates swept the state’s executive races, Republican Donald Trump won North Carolina with 2,876,398 votes, while Democrat Kamala Harris had 2,684,465. Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, had 24,279 votes. Write-in candidates made a strong showing at the polls with 19,268 voters entering their own pick in the race.

US House of Representatives

For District 1, Democrat Don Davis received 184,993 votes to keep his seat. He defeated Edenton resident and Republican Laurie Buckhout, who had 179,167 votes. Libertarian Party’s Tom Bailey had 9,851 votes.

On Facebook, Buckhout thanked voters saying it was an honor and privilege to campaign to serve the region’s people.

“Don Davis ran a spirited campaign, and I congratulated him on his hard-fought victory,” she said. 

Buckhout noted that like herself, Davis cares about the people in the district and hopes that he will work to keep the economy on track and secure the border.

Davis also thanked his supporters and looks “forward to working with colleagues from both parties and the newly elected Administration. Together, we can strive toward meaningful solutions that bring the American Dream back into the reach of our families.”

District 1 includes Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties.

In District 3, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Libertarian Party’s Gheorghe Cormos, 245,964 votes to 71,394 votes. The district includes Hyde and Dare counties.

NC House

In District 1, Republican incumbent Edward Goodwin defeated Democrat Susan Sawin, 31,789 to 17,048 votes. The district includes Dare, Currituck, Perquimans, Chowan, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

Goodwin thanked supporters for their “trust and confidence once again to represent” them.

In District 5, Republican Bill Ward defeated Democrat Howard Hunter III, 22,231 votes to 18,780 votes. The district includes Pasquotank, Camden, Gates, and Hertford counties.

In District 23, Democrat Shelly Willingham defeated Republican Brent Roberson, 24,970 to 19,297 votes. The district includes Edgecombe, Bertie, and Martin counties.

NC Senate

In District 1, Republican Bobby Hanig defeated Democrat Susan Harman-Scott, 62,483 to 46,624 votes. The district includes Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Perquiman, Tyrrell, Gates, Hertford, Northampton and Bertie counties.

In District 2, Republican incumbent Norman Sanderson (62,669 votes) defeated Democrat Tare Davis (46,715) and Libertarian Maria Cormos (2,379). The district includes Chowan, Washington, Hyde, Carteret, Pamlico, Martin, Warren, and Halifax counties.

Bertie County

A total of 9,134 voters – 71.64% of 12,749 registered voters – turned in their ballots during the General Election.

In the Commissioners’ races, Democrat Lewis Hoggard III defeated Republican J. Willie Davis Jr. for the District 1 seat, 5,089 to 3,613 respectively. Democrat Vivian Saunders defeated John Trent, 4,489 to 3,899.

Reba Cooper Carlton will represent District 1 on the Board of Education after defeating Regina Harmon, 3,813 to 3,012 votes. Tarsha Bush Dudley won her uncontested race of BOE district 5, with 6,300 votes.

Currituck County

A total of 17,961 ballots – 71.66% of all 25,064 registered voters – were cast. 

Republican Paul O’Neal defeated Claywood Wilson Jr. 13,087 to 4,161.

The county’s local sales and use tax referendum failed with 11,928 voting against and 5,055 voting for.

Dare County

In Dare County, 25,159 out of 34,103 – 73.77% – ballots were cast.

Republicans swept the Board of Commissioners races with Carson Creef running unopposed for the District 1 seat, Robert Woodward Sr. winning District 2, Steve House winning District 3, Mary Ellon Ballance winning District 4, and Mike Burrus winning District 1 .

Hyde County

In Hyde County, 2,418 out of 3,197 registered voters – 75.63% – cast their ballots. 

In the only contested Board of Commissioners race – Fairfield Township – Jeffrey Gerry defeated Tomas Whitaker, 1,217 to 927 votes.

In the only contested Board of Education race, which was for the at-large seat, Edward Torres won with 1,347 votes. Opponent Chanta Gibbs-Rickard had 990 votes.

Also in Hyde County, a Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum failed with 1,694 voting against and 530 voting for. 

 Pasquotank County

A total of 20,241 out of 31,617 registered voters – 64.02% – cast their ballots.

 Perquimans County

A total of 7,675 voters out of 10,766 registered voters – 71.29% – cast their ballots in the General Election.

In the Board of Commissioners race, Republican Charles E. Woodard received 3,619 votes, defeating challengers Democrat Joseph W. Hoffler, 2,001 votes, and Republican Kathryn Treiber, 1,948 votes.

The county’s mixed beverage election was passed with 5,642 votes for the measure and 1,752 votes against.

Tyrrell County

 In Tyrrell County, 1,755 out of 2,355 registered voters – 74.52% – cast their ballots.

In the Board of Commissioners race, Republican Robert Thompson (617 votes) defeated Democrats Nathan T. Everett (453) and Karen Rose Simmons (278) and Independent Darryl Liverman (368).

Washington County

In Washington County, 5,939 out of 8,129 registered voters – 73.06% – cast their ballots.

In the only contested Board of Commissioners race – District 4 – Democrat Ann Keyes defeated Republican Jonathan Sawyer IV, 779 to 612 votes.

Results for Chowan County appear in an article published earlier on the Albemarle Observer website.