The recount is being held on Monday at the Wayne County Board of Elections office at 309 East Chestnut Street in Goldsboro. The public can view the recount on Zoom by using: … read more »
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Recount for Goldsboro Mayoral Race to be Held on Monday
Wayne County Board of Elections Finalizes Results From Municipal Election
After counting all provisional ballots, mail-in ballots, write-in ballots, and international absentee ballots, the Wayne County Board of Elections released the final results from the Nov. 7 municipal election on Friday morning. … read more »
Results of Goldsboro Mayoral Race Could Take Weeks to Become Official
Following Tuesday’s general election, the Goldsboro Mayoral race has technically not been decided.
The unofficial results had Charles Gaylor receiving 49.98 percent of the vote while Raymond Smith Jr. received 49.76 percent of the vote. Unofficially, Gaylor won by nine votes.
The results could potentially take weeks to become official while write-in ballots, international absentee ballots and provisional ballots cast under the new VoterID law are reviewed.
Should a recount be necessary, it would take place toward the end of November.
Gaylor released the following statement through his social media pages on Wednesday saying, “Hey! Thank you so much for your support. We are excited to be 9 votes up at the end of Election Day. Please know, however, that this number will change some as the rest of the ballots are counted. There are still write-in ballots to review, international ballots to count, and even provisional ballots cast under the new VoterID law to sort through. Being this close, we won’t know the final results of this for a few weeks. Any recount would then take place toward the end of November. However, we will do our best to keep the community informed on our social media pages as updates come available. Again, thank you so very much for your support and well wishes!”
When reached for comment by Goldsborodailynews.com on Wednesday regarding the election results, Smith responded by saying, “I think it is confusing and a bit misleading to the citizens of Goldsboro that the local headlines are proclaiming that there is a clear winner in the Mayoral race. The final results are not in as of yet. Write-ins, provisional and supplemental absentee ballots must be counted before a clear winner can officially be announced. Also, the option for a local recount is a consideration as well. What gives me optimism is that there is a verification process that insures that we have free and fair elections. Let’s allow the process to culminate before drawing premature conclusions.”
Attempts to reach Wayne County Board of Elections President Eddie Edwards on Wednesday were unsuccessful.… read more »
Two Local Races on Tuesday’s Primary Ballot
A pair of local political races will come into focus after Tuesday’s primary election.
The city of Goldsboro mayoral race and the Goldsboro City Council district 5 seat are both on the ballot. The two candidates receiving the most votes in each race will advance to the Nov. 7 general election. … read more »
Early Voting Continues Through Oct. 7
As the municipal election scheduled for Oct. 10 quickly approaches, the deadline for early voting is less than a week away.… read more »
Local Election Races Beginning to Take Shape
Political races across Wayne County have begun to take shape as the deadline to file quickly approaches.
The election filing period began on July 7 and ends at noon on July 21.… read more »
NC Primary Elections Underway
Polls are open in this year’s North Carolina primary election, along with general elections in several Eastern Carolina cities, including Mayor of Mount Olive. Voting locations opened at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. In several Eastern Carolina cities, voters will be casting ballots in municipal elections that were postponed last year as new district lines were drawn…… read more »
Final Week Of Early Voting For Nov. 2 Elections
This is the final week of Early Voting before the November 2nd Municipal and Sanitary District election. The only Early Voting location in Wayne County is the Wayne County Public Library, 1001 E. Ash Street in Goldsboro. Same Day Registration will be available during the Early Voting period with current proof of residency. The Early…… read more »
Over 7,000 Wayne County Voters Request Absentee Ballots
Following a trend seen across the country, Wayne County is experiencing a surge in voters requesting absentee ballots. The Wayne County Board of Elections reports, as of Friday, September 25th, voters have submitted 7,358 requests for absentee by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election, a dramatic increase over the 1,800 absentee by-mail ballots requested for…… read more »
Foster’s Primary Win Officially Certified By Local Elections Board
It’s been five months since Bevan Foster won the Democratic Primary Election for the District 3 seat on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. However, that victory was immediately marred by an election protest alleging Foster did not reside at his registered District 3 address of 610 Deveraux Street in Goldsboro. The fight over the…… read more »
