Sheriff Jim McVicker won a third term Tuesday as Bladen County’s top law enforcement officer while five-term Board of Education member Vince Rozier was defeated, based on unofficial returns posted by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
McVicker, a Republican, defeated former deputy Hakeem Brown by 11 percentage points for the second time. The sheriff won Tuesday 6,507-to-5,216, based on unofficial returns. He beat Brown, a Democraft, in 2018 by a 6,950-to-5,562 margin.
School board member Cory Singletary and chairman Rozier, both Democrats, were beaten for one of three county-wide seats on the nine-member board.
Incumbent Dennis R. Edwards, a Republican, led the ballot with 3,651 votes, according to unofficial returns. Democrat Harfel Davis, with 2,442 votes, and Republican Steve Kwiatkowski, with 1,703 votes, claimed the other two seats. Singletary was fourth with 1,577, write-in candidates had 1,039 votes and Rozier had 887 votes.
Board of Education District 1 representative Gary Rhoda ran unopposed.
Republican Cristin Hursey will be the new Clerk of Superior Court after defeating Democrat Althea Dixon Weaver by 17 percentage points in the race to replace retiring clerk Niki Dennis. According to unofficial returns, Hursey had 6,841 votes and Dixon Weaver had 4,803 votes.
Bladen County voters approved the sale of malt beverages and unfortified wines county-wide while, again, rejecting a local sales and use tax referendum, according to unofficial returns.
The pair of alcohol-related referendums passed by 17 percentage points. The local sales and use tax referendum was defeated by almost 15 points.
Commissioners Arthur Bullock, Charles Ray Peterson and Cameron McGill ran unopposed. Bullock is a Democrat while Peterson and McGill are Republicans.
There were 5,231 ballots cast at Bladen County’s 17 precincts during the 13-hour voting period Tuesday. That compares to 6,630 votes recorded during the 17-day one-stop voting period that ended Saturday. Total votes recorded for the 2022 midterm elections was 11,861, which is 53.44% of Bladen County’s 22,195 registered voters, according to Bladen County Board of Elections figures.
2022 Bladen County Election Results
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Final Unofficial Returns
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BLADEN COUNTY
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| SHERIFF 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | CLERK OF COURT 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Jim McVicker (R) | 6,507 | Cristin Hursey (R) | 6,841 |
| Hakeem Brown (D) | 5,216 | Althea Dixon Weaver (D) | 4,803 |
| REGISTER OF DEEDS 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | SOIL & WATER 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Beverly T. Parks (R) | 7,729 | Charles Gillespie | 8,095 |
| Write-In | 646 | ||
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
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| COUNTY-WIDE (3 seats) 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | DISTRICT 1 10 of 10 precincts |
VOTES |
| Dennis R. Edwards (R) | 3,651 | Gary N. Rhoda (D) | 2,548 |
| Harfel Davis (D) | 2,442 | DISTRICT 3 10 of 10 precincts |
VOTES |
| Steve Kwiatkowski (R) | 1,703 | Keith Locklear (R) | 2,610 |
| Cory Singletary (D) | 1,577 | Jerome L. Purdie (D) | 1,383 |
| Write-In | 1,039 | ||
| Vince Rozier (D) | 887 | ||
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REFERENDUMS
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| MALT BEVERAGE 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | SALES & USE TAX 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| For | 6,649 | Against | 6,516 |
| Against | 4,664 | For | 4,870 |
| UNFORTIFIED WINE 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | ||
| For | 6,610 | ||
| Against | 4,651 | ||
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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| DISTRICT 1 10 of 10 precincts |
VOTES | DISTRICT 2 6 of 6 precincts |
VOTES |
| Arthur A. Bullock (D) | 2,631 | Charles Ray Peterson (R) | 2,958 |
| DISTRICT 3 10 of 10 precincts |
VOTES | ||
| Cameron McGill | 2,872 | ||
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NATIONAL, STATE
(Bladen totals only)
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| U.S. HOUSE DIST. 7 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | U.S. SENATE 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| David Rouzer (R) | 6,993 | Ted Budd (R) | 6,738 |
| Charles Graham (D) | 4,729 | Cheri Beasley (D) | 4,774 |
| N.C. SENATE DIST. 9 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | Shannon W. Bray (L) | 149 |
| Brent Jackson (R) | 7,583 | Matthew Hoh (G) | 83 |
| Write-In | 7 | ||
| N.C. HOUSE DIST. 22 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | ||
| William Brisson (R) | 7,773 | ||
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JUDICIAL
(Bladen totals only)
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| N.C. SUPREME COURT Seat 3 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | N.C. SUPREME COURT Seat 5 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Richard Dietz (R) | 6,851 | Trey Allen (R) | 6,897 |
| Lucy Inman (D) | 4,779 | Sam J. Ervin IV (D | 4,697 |
| APPEALS COURT Seat 8 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | APPEALS COURT Seat 9 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Julie Tate Flood (R) | 6,781 | Donna Stroud (R) | 6,905 |
| Carolyn Thompson (D) | 4,750 | Brad A. Salmon (D) | 4,642 |
| APPEALS COURT Seat 10 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | APPEALS COURT Seat 11 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| John M. Tyson (R) | 6,848 | Michael J. Stading (R) | 6,792 |
| Gale Murray Adams (D) | 4,653 | Darren Jackson (D) | 4,618 |
| DISTRICT COURT District 13, Seat 1 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | DISTRICT COURT District 13, Seat 2 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Will M. Callihan Jr. (R) | 7,664 | Bryan Wilson (R) | 6,694 |
| Quintin McGee (D | 4,820 | ||
| DISTRICT COURT District 13, Seat 7 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES | DISTRICT ATTORNEY District 15 17 of 17 precincts |
VOTES |
| Sarah McPherson (R) | 7,540 | Jon David (R) | 7,587 |
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