In the City of Henderson Non-Partisan Runoff Election of Tuesday, November 3, 2015, incumbent City Councilwoman Brenda Peace was defeated by challenger Melissa Elliott for the 3rd Ward At Large Seat, and Marion Brodie Williams defeated Clarence J. Dale for the 1st Ward Ward Seat.
Elliott received 554 total votes to Peace’s 439. That’s 55.79 percent of the votes to Elliott and 44.21 percent to Peace. In the earlier election in October, Elliott received just nine more votes than Peace, and since Elliott did not earn 50 percent of the votes plus one more vote that allowed Peace to call for a runoff.
Williams received 158 votes to Dale’s 125. That’s 55.83 percent of the votes to Williams and 44.17 percent to Dale. In the October election, the two candidates tied with 234 votes.
All results are unofficial until canvassed by The Vance County Board of Elections. The spreadsheet below represents the information received by WIZS News from The Board of Elections. (This link will show you more)
Of the 10,233 registered voters in Henderson, 1,068 cast a ballot giving a voter turnout of 10.44 percent.
Voting totals for Kittrell: For Mayor, Jerry C. Joyner with 23 votes with no opposition and no write ins; For Kittrell Commissioner, Susan M. Pulley with 23 votes, Betsy W. Simpson with 20 votes, and there were 15 write in votes.
Voting totals for Middleburg: For Mayor, Ray A. Bullock with 28 votes and Dean Dickerson 0 (zero) votes and no write ins; For Middleburg Councilman, Annie R. Fudge 25 votes, Ruth M. Nance 20 votes, Gary A. Plummer 21 votes and no write ins.