2019 Election Results for New Hanover County
November 6, 2019, New Hanover County Election Update
Results
(Republican Candidates are in BOLD)
CITY OF WILMINGTON
MAYOR
| • Bill Saffo | 7,709 | 52% |
| Devon M. Scott | 7,079 | 48% |
COUNCIL MEMBER
| • Margaret Haynes (inc.) | 6,549 | 17% |
| • Kevin Spears | 5,703 | 14% |
| • Neil Anderson (R)(inc.) | 5,441 | 14% |
| Paul Lawler(inc.) | 5,435 | 14% |
| Scott Monroe | 5,219 | 13% |
| Kimberly Spader | 4,117 | 10% |
| Harry Smith, Jr. (R) | 3,163 | 8% |
| Alexandria Monroe | 1,484 | 4% |
| Mack Coyle | 1,373 | 3% |
| Matt Thrift | 1,148 | 3% |
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
MAYOR
| •LeAnn Pierce (R) | 1,020 | 54% |
| Tom Elicson (R) | 759 | 40% |
| Dorrene Stanley | 57 | 3% |
| T.D. Scaringi | 48 | 3% |
COUNCIL MEMBER
| • Lynn Barbee | 1,143 | 33% |
| • Jay Healy | 1,011 | 29% |
| Steve Shuttleworth (R) | 1,005 | 29% |
| Debi DiNatale (R) | 281 | 8% |
| Shell Serracin-Macon | 37 | 1% |
TOWN OF KURE BEACH
MAYOR
| • Craig Bloszinsky (R) | 193 | 96% |
BOARD OF COMMISIONERS
| • David W. Heglar (R) | 186 | 49% |
| • Joseph M. Whitley | 183 | 48% |
TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
MAYOR
| • Darryl Mills (R) | 411 | 67% |
|
Greg Buscemi
|
200 | 33% |
ALDERMAN
| • Jeff DeGroote (R) | 488 | 47% |
| • Zeke Partin (R) | 417 | 40% |
Reporting Data from Election
2019 County One-stop Totals for Early Voting
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Notes and Observations
- Kevin Spears dominated precincts in downtown Wilmington and crushed Margaret Haynes in almost every downtown precinct.
- Neil Anderson holds six (6) votes over Paul Lawler. Absentee ballots are still being counted. Official canvas is on November 13th.
- Margaret Haynes came in 2nd in her own precinct.
- Early voting participation increased by 51% from the 2017 election. 16 additional early voting hours were added this election.
- Neil Anderson led the field in 8 of 27 precincts.
- Kevin Spears led in 8 precincts.
- Margaret Haynes led in 6 precincts (several with very few votes).
- Although voter participation was low, it still was greatly underestimated. Our team believed 4,000 votes was the magic number to win a Wilmington council seat. The reality was that over 5,400 were needed just to be competitive. The magic number was actually 5,600.
- Early voting was a missed opportunity for Republicans. The top three Wilmington Democratic council candidates’ received 28%-30% of their votes from early voters. Anderson received only 22%.
- Initial data shows Democratic voter enthusiasm to be greater than Republican as demonstrated by the very strong showing of Kevin Spears. Voting participation numbers by party will be released soon.