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Unofficial winners for Lenoir County

Lenoir County Board of Commissioners (At Large): Chad (CJ) Rouse (R) and Linda Rouse Sutton (D)
Lenoir County Board of Commissioners District 3: June Cummings (D)
Lenoir County Board of Education: Bruce E. Hill (D), Merwyn K. Smith (D)
NC State House District 12: Chris Humphrey (R)
NC State Senate District 7: Jim Perry (R)
NC District Judge District 8 Seat 6: Annette W. Turik (R)

Unofficial winners for Greene County

NC Senate, District 5: Don Davis (D)
NC House, District 10: John Bell (R)
NC District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 6: Annette Turik
Greene County Board of Education: Joey Rackley (R) and Brandon Johnson (R)
Greene County Board of Commissioners, District 2: Derek Burress (R)
Greene County Board of Commissioners, District 1: Buddy Shackleford (D)

BJ Murphy: So, about last month...again

At the October 5th Kinston City Council meeting, the elected members unanimously approved two motions allowing city employees new vacation days for June 19 and Election Day. With roughly less than five minutes of discussion, both motions passed.

The City of Kinston has 378 positions on payroll and have about 350 positions filled at this time. Let’s assume all 350 are eligible to vote. If 70% take the time to vote, that will equate to approximately 245 employees exercising that right. Since 61.2% have already cast their ballots in our area, it would mean about 214 employees have already done so.

Based on historical numbers, the cost per vote on Election Day (31) is roughly $1,729, plus time and a half for our police, fire and other essential employees.

US Supreme Court rules NC absentee ballots can be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day

The US Supreme Court refused Republicans' request to overturn a decision by the State Board of Elections to extend the period from three to nine days because of the coronavirus pandemic, with a deadline of November 12. An absentee ballot received after 5 p.m. on Election Day will be counted only if they are postmarked on or before Election Day and received by mail no later than 5 p.m. November 12.

NC House Speaker Tim Moore campaigns for Rep. Chris Humphrey in Kinston

Today, NC House Speaker Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) campaigned for Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir, Wayne) in Kinston at the NC Cooperative Extension office, an early voting location. Moore is serving his third term as the presiding officer of the NC House of Representatives and represents Cleveland County. Humphrey, the incumbent, serves as the House Majority Freshman Caucus Whip and is facing challenger Virginia Cox-Daugherty for the seat.

Election Night Results Show on Facebook Live - Tuesday, Nov 3rd at 7:30

Our 3rd annual General Election Night Results Show (and our 1st presidential) begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 3rd. Our Neuse News team will bring you results and analysis from Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, including the State of NC and the presidential election.

Sponsored in part by Brooks Poole, Realtor our show will be hosted by Publisher BJ Murphy and co-anchored by Correspondent Catherine Hardee and Political Analyst Tyndall Davis.

NC House District 12 candidates answer frequently asked questions

Candidates for NC House District 12, incumbent Chris Humphrey and Virginia Cox-Daugherty, answer questions about topics that impact North Carolina. Topics include student debt, high school graduation rate, improving economic opportunities, decreasing poverty and the state’s Covid-19 response. Neuse News will host an Election Night Results Show on Facebook LIVE on Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:30 pm. The show is sponsored in part by Brooks Poole, Realtor.

Letter to the editor: Dawn G. Stroud in support of Chris Humphrey

It has been an honor to serve as your Lenoir County Clerk of Court for the past 18 years. I have worked with thousands of local families through the Estate process, Adoptions, Civil and Criminal cases. I have also had the privilege to work with Representative Chris Humphrey when he served as a Lenoir County Commissioner for 8 years. Chris has been a good friend to Lenoir County ever since. He has supported our court system and law enforcement. (continuing reading….)