Canvass of election results finds two Cape Fear races within margin for recount
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — More than a week after the general election, county election boards are certifying their results.
In New Hanover County, two close races are just within the margin for a recount.
Board members of the New Hanover County board of elections reviewed absentee and provisional ballots under public eye Friday.
The canvassed results show Democrat Tim Merrick with 22,156 votes, just 77 votes ahead of Republican incumbent Dane Scalise, who received 22,079 votes.
With the margin below 1%, Scalise can request a recount.
“I won’t have any hard feelings,” said Merrick. “I don’t think it’ll prove much. I’m sure he has to be concerned about his reputation if he is seen pushing too hard against and trying to fight it.”
Scalise had no comment for WWAY following Friday’s proceedings.
Another race close enough to qualify a recount is for North Carolina’s seventh congressional district, where incumbent Republican David Rouzer leads Democrat Kimberly Hardy by less than 1%.
