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2008 Primary Analysis: Onslow County Commissioners

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

The Primary Election had some very interesting results for the Onslow County Board of Commissioners. It appears that Onslow County voters are unsatisfied with the current Board and want new representation.
The winners of the Democratic ballot:
Tony Padgett                  6044 18.96%
Ernie Wright                   5678 17.81%
John Burns                      4473 14.03%
William T. Rouse, Jr.      4190 13.15%
Don Sweeting                   4083 12.81%
Former Commissioners Tony Padgett and Ernie Wright were the [...]

2008 Primary: Onslow Results

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

As of 10:48pm and with 23 of 23 precincts reporting in completely, here’s Onslow’s tally:
Board of Commissioners:
Democrats:

Donald Clinger (DEM)

11.04%
3,518

Tony Padgett (DEM)

18.96%
6,044

Tommy Parkhurst (DEM)

12.20%
3,887

William T. Rouse, Jr. (DEM)

13.15%
4,190

Don Sweeting (DEM)

12.81%
4,083

Ernie Wright (DEM)

17.81%
5,678

John Burns (DEM)

14.03%
4,473

31,873

Republicans:

Glenn Camp (REP)

6.25%
1,504

Delma Collins (REP)

7.96%
1,914

Kenny Flanagan (REP)

4.62%
1,111

Barbara Melton Ikner (REP)

11.76%
2,828

W. C. Jarman (REP)

8.46%
2,035

Jeff Jones (REP)

8.02%
1,929

Bill Keller (REP)

8.97%
2,159

Michael M. Lowdermilk (REP)

5.38%
1,294

Lionell Midgett (REP)

8.37%
2,014

Richard L. Ray (REP)

5.98%
1,438

Donald R. Shipley (REP)

3.88%
934

John C. Williams (REP)

3.76%
904

Jack Bright (REP)

8.03%
1,932

Paul Buchanan (REP)

8.56%
2,060

24,056

Board of Education:

Jeff Brown

12.29%
6,151

Margaret E. Brown

17.18%
8,596

Robert B. Gaskins

10.57%
5,292

Jay Hodges

6.59%
3,298

Fred Holt

11.26%
5,633

Curtis [...]

2008 Primary: 9:43pm Results - Onslow County Board of Commissioners

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

As of 9:43pm, the Onslow County Commissioners looked like this:
Democrats:

Donald Clinger (DEM)

11.06%
2,566

Tony Padgett (DEM)

19.48%
4,519

Tommy Parkhurst (DEM)

12.27%
2,847

William T. Rouse, Jr. (DEM)

13.17%
3,055

Don Sweeting (DEM)

12.64%
2,933

Ernie Wright (DEM)

17.66%
4,097

John Burns (DEM)

13.73%
3,186

23,203

Republicans:

Glenn Camp (REP)

6.02%
1,073

Delma Collins (REP)

7.92%
1,412

Kenny Flanagan (REP)

4.69%
836

Barbara Melton Ikner (REP)

11.82%
2,107

W. C. Jarman (REP)

8.88%
1,584

Jeff Jones (REP)

7.92%
1,413

Bill Keller (REP)

9.26%
1,652

Michael M. Lowdermilk (REP)

5.01%
894

Lionell Midgett (REP)

8.61%
1,535

Richard L. Ray (REP)

5.79%
1,032

Donald R. Shipley (REP)

3.92%
699

John C. Williams (REP)

3.67%
654

Jack Bright (REP)

7.87%
1,403

Paul Buchanan (REP)

8.62%
1,537

17,831

Primary Elections 2008

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

It’s Primary Day in NC!
I’m a proud member of the 8.4% of NC’s registered voters that participated in early voting this year, so I’ll not be standing in lines with the rest of Onslow’s voters today.
If you want information on the candidates, visit the Jacksonville Daily News‘ Election 2008 page. If you want information on [...]

Election 2008: Onslow Election Extravaganza!

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

It’s March and that means that the NC State Board of Elections has closed the filing period for the May 6th primary and November 11th general elections.
Follow the jump for the rundown of the Onslow-only candidates, courtesy the Onslow County Board of Elections: