NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Tim Merrick won the North Carolina House District 20 race over Dane Scalise by 77 votes after the New Hanover County Board of Elections completed its vote canvass.
Official results posted on the State Board of Elections website show Merrick received 22,156 votes to Scalise’s 22,079. Merrick’s total decreased by four votes during the canvass.
Scalise told WECT he had no comment when asked whether he plans to request a recount.
The county board reviewed 16 challenged ballots and checked vote totals during the canvass, the process of verifying election results.
In the Superior Court District 06B race, challenger Kelly Hanley leads Judge Frank Jones in New Hanover County, 22,161 votes to 21,793. WECT has reached out to Jones to ask whether he plans to seek a recount but has not received a response.
Results in the U.S. House District 7 race between incumbent David Rouzer and challenger Kim Hardy remained unofficial on the state elections board’s website.
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