Four Brunswick County races up for recount

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Four municipal races in Brunswick County are so close that a recount is planned for Wednesday, two days before the votes are officially canvassed.

The Brunswick County Board of Elections will conduct a discretionary recount in the race for Boiling Spring Lakes Commissioner, Southport Mayor, Sunset Beach Councilman and Brunswick Regional H2Go Commissioner.

In Boiling Spring Lakes, only two votes separate the candidates vying for the second seat up for grabs. Guy R. Auger had 245 votes while Ed Wilkie received 243.

The Southport Mayor’s race came down to a difference of 14 votes. Current mayor Jerry Dove received 663 votes while Joe Pat Hatem got 649 votes.

A very close race in Sunset Beach, where only one vote separates the candidates up for the third councilman seat. Jan Harris has 661 votes and E. Wilson Sherrill has 660.

The hotly contested race for H2Go Commissioner could determine the future of the H2Go reverse osmosis plant. Only a handful of votes separate three candidates who would hold the second and third seat on the board.

In third place, Bill Beer, who is against the proposed plant, received 1,808 votes. Carl Antos, who supports the plant, came in fourth with 1,790 votes. Rodney McCoy came in second with 1,812 votes.

The recount starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Brunswick County Board of Elections and is open to the public.