Below are the official result of several municipal elections throughout Northeastern North Carolina.

The results will become official once canvassing is done and the votes are certified.

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with November municipal elections.

This process is part of a required post-election audit for all North Carolina elections.

In the coming days, the counties with November elections will count a contest by hand on ballots from the two chosen Election Day precincts, in-person early voting sites, or absentee-by-mail ballots. Then, they will compare the totals with the results of the initial voting machine counts.

Required by state law, the sample audit count helps ensure the reliability of election results tabulated by machine. See Principles and rules for counting official ballots (N.C.G.S. § 163-182.1(b)(1)).

How to Watch

The random selection of two voting groups to be counted by hand in each county will take place at noon on Wednesday, November 5. Any member of the public may access the meeting online or by phone using the information below:

• Online: Webex (Password: NCSBE)
• By Phone: (415) 655-0003, Access code: 2431 466 2989#, passcode 62723#

Members of the public may also watch in person at the State Board of Elections office, Third Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603.

Before every election, each county board of elections tests every tabulator that will be used in the election to ensure ballots are properly coded and the machine accurately counts the ballots. For more information, see Preparing for Accurate Elections. For more information on the many ways election officials secure North Carolina elections, please see Election Security.

This story will be updated as results come in on Nov. 4. The results are from 100% of the precincts reporting.

Bertie County unofficial results

• Town of Askewville Mayor: Gloria M. Bryant, 18 votes (100%)
• Town of Askewville Town Commissioner (top 3 vote-getters will have seats): Nicholas Pritt, 18 votes (34.62%); Carla S. Pesce, 17 votes (32.69%); Michael Baker, 15 votes (28.85%); Write-in 2 (3.85%)
• Town of Aulander Town Commissioner (top 3 vote-getters will have seats): Ron Poppell, 72 votes (20.17%); Richard Jernigan, 63 votes (17.65%); Jerome Dail Jr., 56 votes (15.69%); Bridget Cherry, 55 votes (15.41%); Marshall Cain, 44 votes (12.32%); David Clinton Conner, 34 votes (9.52%); Ebone Ballance, 15 votes (4.20%); Candace Fay, 10 votes (2.8%); Latasha Bulgin, 7 votes (1.96%), Write-in 1 (0.28%)
• Town of Colerain Mayor (unexpired): Jacques Turner, 24 votes (92.31%); Write-in 2 (7.69%)
• Town of Colerain Town Commissioner (top 3 voter-getters will have seats): Will Fairless, 24 votes (36.92%); Greg White, 24 votes (36.92%); Write-in, 17 votes (26.15%)
• Town of Kelford Mayor: Ahmad Vaughan, 43 votes (75.44%); Kenneth (KC) Cain, 14 votes (24.56%)
• Town of Kelford Town Commissioner (top 5 vote-getters earn seats): John Tim Eaton, 37 votes (21.14%); Raymond S. Eaton, 35 votes (20%); Gary R. Scott Jr., 26 votes (14.86%); Bridget H. Scott, 24 votes (13.71%); Marvin (Bubba) Garris, 21 votes (12%); James Case, 15 votes (8.57%); Randy D. Robtoy, 14 votes (8%); Write-ins 3 (1.71%)
• Town of Lewiston Woodville Mayor: James Pugh, 57 votes (80.28%); Chris B. Cordon, 14 votes (19.72%)
• Town of Lewiston Woodville Town Council Lewiston District: Patrick Walton Sr., 67 votes (100%)
• Town of Lewiston Woodville Town Council Woodville District: Linda L. Gilliam, 61 votes (100%)
• Town of Powellsville Mayor: James Peele, 22 votes (95.65%), Write-in 1 (4.35%)
• Town of Powellsville Town Commissioner (top 3 vote-getters earn seats): Camille Taylor, 22 votes (35.48%); Erica Herring, 20 votes (32.26%); Hattie M. Askew, 18 votes (29.03%), Write-In 2 (3.23%)
• Town of Roxobel Mayor: Gary Johnson, 41 votes (97.62%), Write-in 1 (2.38%)
• Town of Roxobel Town Commissioner (top 4 vote-getters earn seats): Sharon Jones, 35 votes (30.70%); Dillon Pruden, 29 votes (25.44%); Robert L. Phelps, 25 votes (21.93%); Joseph E. Pittman III, 24 votes (21.05%); Write-in 1 (0.88%)
• Town of Windsor Mayor: Lewis Hoggard, 333 votes (97.37%), Write-in, 9 (2.63%)
• Town of Windsor Town Commissioner (top 2 vote-getters earn seats): Lewis Dameron, 241 votes (39.77%); Randy K. Whitaker, 195 votes (32.18%); Jon Powell, 159 (26.24%); William Bessey, 9 votes (1.49%); Write-in 2 (0.33%)

Chowan County unofficial results

• Town of Edenton Councilmember at-large: Craig Miller, 400 votes (59.26%); Regina Bond, 273 votes (40.44%); Write-in, 2 votes (0.30%)
• Town of Edenton Councilmember 3rd Ward: Aaron D. Coston, 69 votes (56.10%); Haywood L. Coston, 54 votes (43.90%)
• Town of Edenton Councilman 4th Ward: Elton Bond Jr., 87 votes (97.75%), Write-in, 2 votes (2.25%)

Gates County unofficial results

• Town of Gatesville Mayor: G. Douglas Lilley, 17 votes (100%)
• Town of Gatesville Town Councilmembers (top 3 voter-getters will have seats): Kaye H. Barker, 19 votes (38.78%); Charles H. Carter III, 16 votes (32.65%), Wade W. Hobbs, 12 votes (24.49%), Write-in, 2 (4.08%)

Perquimans County results unavailable

The Perquimans County results were posted at 11:28 p.m. Nov. 4.

• Town of Hertford Town Commissioner (top 2 vote-getters will have seats): Evan Copeland, 178 votes (34.3%); Connie T. Brothers, 150 votes (28.9%); Andrew Almodova, 100 votes (19.27%); Gracie Felton, 89 votes (17.15%), Write-in 2 (0.39%)
• Town of Winfall Town Commissioer (top 2 vote-getters will have seats): Robert P. Valentine, 105 votes (27.78%); Ronald Smirlock, 102 votes (26.98%); Debera B. Long, 88 votes (23.28%); Kimberly Parker, 83 votes (21.96%)

Tyrrell County unofficial results

• Town of Columbia Mayor: Sandra S. Owens, 37 votes (62.71%), Helen Teresa Ayers, 21 votes (35.59%), Write-in, 1 (1.69%)
• Town of Columbia Alderman (top 3 vote-getters will have seats): Bryan Owens, 43 votes (29.86%); W. Hal Fleming, 36 votes (25%), Lynda Mastronardo, 33 votes (22.92%); Nancy Jean Lambert, 32 votes (22.22%)

Washington County unofficial results

• Town of Creswell Commissioner (top two vote-getters will have seats): Brenda Logan, 19 votes (48.72%); Ron Ambrose, 18 votes (46.15%), Write-in 2 (5.13%)
• Town of Plymouth Mayor: Crystal Davis, 364 votes (43.33%); Brian Roth, 301 votes (35.83%); Mark Sexton, 173 votes (20.60%); Write-in 2 (0.24%)
• Town of Plymouth Council Ward 1 (top two vote-getters will have seats): Micah Weathersbee, 150 votes (28.25%); Donsenia Teel, 132 votes (24.86%); Cornise Harvey Debrew, 94 votes (17.70%); Gale O’Neil, 87 votes (16.38%); John Tharps, 67 votes (12.62%); Write-in 1 (0.19%)
• Town of Plymouth Council Ward 2 (top 2 voter-getters will have seats): Jerry Rhodes, 118 votes (29.21%); Danny Wobbleton, 115 votes (28.47%); Terri Pitt, 95 votes (23.51%); Karol Sanders Freeman, 73 votes (18.07%); Write-in 3 (0.74%)
• Town of Plymouth Council Ward 3 (top two voter-getters will have seats): Kim Williams, 102 votes (24.06%); Steven Brown, 91 votes (21.46%); John Shelton, 88 votes (20.75%); Mary Ann Byers, 85 votes (20.05%); Tristan Spencer, 55 votes (12.97%), Write-in 3 (0.71%)
• Town of Roper Mayor: Denise Blount, 69 votes (68.32%), Write-ins 32 votes (31.68%)
• Town of Roper Council (top 2 voter-getters will have seats): Sandra Faye Arnold, 83 votes (52.87%); Shawanna McCray, 71 votes (45.22%); Write-in 3 (1.91%)