Midterm roundup: Cooper flips N.C. Senate seat; Sheriff Miller re-elected

ASHEVILLE (828NewsNow.com) — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is heading to Washington, D.C.

Cooper will replace outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis, who was first elected to office in 2014.

Cooper had 71.54% of the votes (90,632), compared to Republican Michael Whatley, who had 26/03% (32,981 votes). Cooper’s win gives Democrats a key victory as they try to gain at least four seats currently held by Republicans.

Below is a look at other key races and results from Election Night in North Carolina, with results provided by the North Carolina Board of Elections:

Buncombe County Sheriff

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Quentin Miller	DEM	86,766	69.45%
Gary Parris	REP	38,166	30.55%

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 1

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Anna V. Stearns	DEM	28,384	66.40%
Rob Stetson	REP	14,361	33.60%

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 2

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Lonnie Israel	DEM	23,135	59.51%
Greg Parks	REP	15,739	40.49%

Asheville City Council (top three win)

NAME ON BALLOT	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Drew Ball	24,525	22.86%
Maggie Ullman Berthiaume	22,238	20.73%
S. Antanette Mosley	18,939	17.65%
Jeffrey Burroughs	16,634	15.50%
Keith Young	13,528	12.61%
Sheneika E. Smith	11,016	10.27%

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 3

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Al Whitesides	DEM	36,739	100.00%

Buncombe County Board of Education, District 3

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Rob Elliot		12,212	98.73%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)		157	1.27%

Buncombe County Board of Education, District 5

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Judy S. Lewis		8,539	71.35%
Alina Moiseyev		3,346	27.96%

Buncombe County Board of Education, District 6

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Kim Plemmons		8,835	76.65%
Taras Shevchenko		2,617	22.71%

Asheville City Schools Board of Education (top four win)

NAME ON BALLOT	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Gordon Grant	13,108	20.76%
Liza English-Kelly	13,021	20.62%
Sarah Thornburg	11,664	18.48%
Rebecca Strimer	11,511	18.23%
Daniel Shetley	10,089	15.98%
Daria Datnoff	3,590	5.69%

City of Hendersonville Mayor

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Jerry Smith, Jr.		3,725	54.06%
Jennifer Hensley		3,153	45.76%

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Anita Earls	DEM	90,331	71.79%
Sarah Stevens	REP	35,489	28.21%

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 1

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
John S. Arrowood	DEM	88,590	70.87%
Michael C. Byrne	REP	36,417	29.13%

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 2

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Tobias (Toby) Hampson	DEM	88,425	70.78%
George Cooper Bell	REP	36,500	29.22%

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 3

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Christine Marie Walczyk	DEM	88,725	71.02%
Craig Collins	REP	36,202	28.98%

N.C. State Senate, District 46

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Kyle Whisnant	DEM	15,987	55.23%
Warren Daniel	REP	12,958	44.77%

N.C. State Senate, District 49

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Julie Mayfield	DEM	73,979	76.81%
CJ Domingo	REP	22,333	23.19%

N.C. House, District 114

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Eric Ager	DEM	31,415	100.00%

N.C. House, District 115

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Lindsey Prather	DEM	23,569	59.53%
Anthony J. Penland	REP	16,022	40.47%

N.C. House, District 116

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Brian Turner	DEM	37,265	100.00%

Town of Black Mountain Mayor

NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Ryan Stone		3,600	96.13%

Town of Black Mountain Town Council (top two win)

NAME ON BALLOT	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Brittany W. Williams	2,941	38.18%
John Richardson	1,610	20.90%
C. Michael Sobol	1,597	20.73%
Michael Roberts	1,508	19.58%

OTHER VOTING

Constitutional amendment to require ID for voting

		BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Against		72,437	58.50%
For		51,393	41.50%

Constitutional amendment for maximum income tax rate of 3.5%

Against		67,604	54.47%
For		56,518	45.53%

Constitutional amendment for property tax levy limit

Against		66,702	53.78%
For		57,328	46.22%

Buncombe County open space bond referendum

Yes		76,630	63.92%
No		43,253	36.08%

Buncombe County housing bonds referendum

Yes		69,675	57.98%
No		50,501	42.02%