Congratulations to our newly elected county officials. Five thousand, two hundred and thirty-three (5,233) registered voters turned out for this year’s general election, 2,182 of them voted during early voting. Here is a tally of the contested races in the Haywood County General Election. Remember that these numbers are uncertified, so they are not official.
Position Candidate Total*
County Mayor
Samuel Brown 890
Franklin Smith 3936
County Commissioner District 3, Position 2
James T. Farmer, Sr. 66
Charles Robert Wills 230
County Commissioner District 6, Position 1
Freddie Burnett, Jr. 181
Chris Lea 277
County Commissioner District 7, Position 1
Helen Morris 255
Larry Gene Stanley 295
County Commissioner District 7, Position 2
Bob C. Hooper 297
James Morgan 274
County Commissioner District 8, Position 1
Ronald Woods 312
Abdul R. Zarif 139
County Commissioner District 8, Position 2
Robert T. Campbell 296
Robert (Bubba) Henry 130
County Commissioner District 9, Position 1
James E. Humphreys 179
Edwin S. Necaise 213
County Commissioner District 10, Position 1
Willie E. Lee 221
Robert Earl Thornton 415
County Commissioner District 10, Position 2
Pamela D. Russell 241
Joe E. Stephens 241
O. G. Stewart, Jr. 199
Sheriff
Johnny Blackburn 1434
Melvin Bond, Jr. 3135
Jim Warren 554
Circuit Court Clerk
Elma N. Pirtle 1992
Mike Smothers 1566
Carl Moody Warren 1441
County Clerk
Ann D. Medford 3073
Maggie Stewart 1968
Register of Deeds
Tom Averyheart 2015
Steve Smith 2889
School Board Member District 1 & 5
Robbie Brack Jarrett-King 380
Alice Nunn 292
Janice Rogers 129
School Board Member District 3 & 7
Pearlie M. Hess 481
Gloria Jean Sweet-Love 354
Constable District 1
Claude H. Gibbs 183
Mike Walker 127
*Totals are unofficial and uncertified.