In one of the fastest election nights in recent history, Columbus County’s unofficial results were in by 9:10 p.m. tonight (Nov. 5).
Republican voters dominated the local ballots. Incumbent Giles “Buddy” Byrd, a democrat, defeated Republican challenger Salahudin Majeed, 2,321 to 1,091.
The county came out strong in favor of embattled Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial race. Robinson gave his concession speech before all the county’s votes were in. In Columbus, Robinson had 14,945 votes to Democrat Josh Stein’s 9,870.
We’ll have more complete coverage at Columbuscountynews.com tomorrow.
Unofficial results for all races are below.
County Commissioner Dist. 1 (unopposed)
Chris Smith 642
Dist. 3
Giles Byrd 553
Salahudin Majeed 245
Dist. 5
Brent Watts 399
Joe Small 283
Register of Deeds (unopposed)
Kandance Bullock 19,193
County Schools District 1
Emily Parks Grice 12,147
Charles Jacobs 5,217
County Schools District 5
Steve Long 7,134 (incumbent)
Cathy Rouse 4,370
Cam Byrd 5,191
Whiteville City Schools District 3
Ernie Gaskins 743
Ray-Pierce 1,081
District 4
Greg Merritt 994
Edward Squires 614
Constitutional Amendment prohibiting non citizens from voting
For 22,097
Against 2,229
President
Donald Trump 17,555
Kamala Harris 8,602
Congress
David Rouzer 17,363
Marlando Pridgen 8,345
Governor
Mark Robinson 14,945
Josh Stein 9,870
Lt. Gov.
Hal Weatherman 16,076
Rachel Hunt 9,047
Attorney General
Dan Bishop 16,391
Jeff Jackson 9,344
State Audutor
Dave Boliek 16,344
Jessica Holmes 8,742
Commissioner of Agriculture
Steve Troxler 16,787
Sarah Taber 8,378
Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Causey 16,902
Natasha Marcus 8,757
Commissioner of Labor
Luke Farley 16,781
Braxton Winston II 8,588
Supt. Of Public Instruction
Michele Morrow 16,472
Mo Green 9,064
State Treasurer
Brad Briner 16,771
Wesley Harris 8,757
N.C. Senate
Bill Rabon 1,892
Randall 922
Secretary of State
Chad Brown 16,274
Elaine Marshall 9,394
