Unaffiliated candidate Ray Marlowe wins Bladen County Sheriff’s race

BLADEN COUNTY (WWAY) — With all 17 precincts reporting, it appears Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker has lost his position to an unaffiliated candidate.

According to the North Carolina Board of Elections unofficial election results, Ray Marlowe lead with 47.62% of the vote.

McVicker was reported at 35.38% of the vote.

Democratic candidate Chris Hunt held 17% of the vote.

Results on election night are always unofficial.

Canvass is the official process of determining all votes have been counted and tabulated correctly, resulting in the authentication of the official election results.

The canvass typically happens 10 days after election day.