Republicans Brent Goddard, Bert Connolly and Scottie Brown won Iredell's three commission seats, unofficial results show. Here is how Iredell voted in every race.
Republicans Brent Goddard, Bert Connolly and Scottie Brown won the three open seats on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners in Tuesday’s election. Each drew more than 40,800 votes, with every precinct reporting.
The results are unofficial. They come from the N.C. State Board of Elections results site as of Thursday, Nov. 5. They become official only after the Iredell County Board of Elections canvasses the count later this month.
Iredell voters backed Republicans in the U.S. Senate and N.C. Supreme Court races. Both went to the Democrats statewide.
Iredell County Board of Commissioners
Voters could pick three. The county board sets the county property tax rate, which Mooresville homeowners pay on top of the town’s.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Goddard | Republican | 41,698 | 23.2% |
| Bert Connolly | Republican | 41,252 | 23% |
| Scottie Brown | Republican | 40,833 | 22.8% |
| Terence Clark | Democrat | 28,215 | 15.7% |
| Amanda Brown Kotis | Democrat | 27,465 | 15.3% |
Congress and the U.S. Senate
All of Iredell County is in the 10th Congressional District.
- U.S. House, District 10: Republican Pat Harrigan leads Democrat Ashley Bell by 3,029 votes across the district, 146,166 to 143,137, the state results show. That is 49.7% to 48.7%. In Iredell, Harrigan won 43,242 votes to Bell’s 31,372. Libertarian Steven Feldman drew 4,673 votes districtwide.
- U.S. Senate: Democrat Roy Cooper won statewide with 58.7% of the vote to Republican Michael Whatley’s 39.1%. Iredell went the other way: Whatley won 40,997 votes here, or 54.1%, to Cooper’s 32,955, or 43.5%.
State legislature
- N.C. Senate, District 37: Republican Vickie Sawyer won with 56.6% across the district, 51,692 votes to Democrat Raygan J. Angel’s 39,588. In Iredell, Sawyer took 59.3%.
- N.C. House, District 95: Republican Todd Carver beat Democrat Michael Robinson, 19,963 votes to 15,767, or 55.9% to 44.1%. The district lies entirely in Iredell County.
- N.C. House, District 84: Republican Jeffrey C. McNeely was unopposed and drew 22,235 votes.
Not sure which House district you live in? Your voter record shows it.
The three constitutional amendments
All three amendments passed statewide, and Iredell voters backed each by wider margins.
| Amendment | For, statewide | For, Iredell |
|---|---|---|
| Require photo ID for voting | 59.6% | 72.6% |
| Cap the state income tax rate at 3.5% | 61.9% | 74.9% |
| Property tax levy limit | 60.4% | 72.6% |
The county posted the legislature’s official explanation of the amendments before the election.
Courts
- N.C. Supreme Court, Seat 1: Democrat Anita Earls won statewide with 58.9% to Republican Sarah Stevens’ 41.1%. Iredell voters favored Stevens, 55.5% to 44.5%.
- N.C. Court of Appeals: Republicans carried all three seats in Iredell: Michael C. Byrne (58.2%), George Cooper Bell (58.4%) and Craig Collins (57.9%).
- District Court, District 32: Carole A. Hicks (Seat 1) and Martin J. Gottholm (Seat 6, unexpired term) were unopposed.
County offices and school board
These Republicans were unopposed:
- Sheriff: Darren E. Campbell, 53,456 votes
- Clerk of Superior Court: Jim Mixson, 51,863 votes
- Register of Deeds: Renee L. Holland, 52,504 votes
Four Iredell-Statesville Schools board seats were on the ballot: Brian Sloan (District 1, with 94.3% against write-ins), John Sherrill (District 3), Boen Nutting (District 5) and Anita Kurn (District 7). The Mooresville Graded School District, which serves much of the town, had no board races on this ballot. Lake Norman High on Doolie Road and other schools in south Iredell belong to Iredell-Statesville Schools; our public schools guide covers both districts.
For the Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District, which elected two supervisors, Dave Fago (30,396 votes) and H. William Compton Jr. (26,175) finished ahead of Cierra Bradford (26,108), a margin of 67 votes for the second seat.
What it means for you
The three commission winners will help set the county budget and the county property tax rate for the next fiscal year. Our property taxes guide explains how the county and town rates add up on a Mooresville bill.
If you voted a provisional ballot because you did not have photo ID, you have until noon Tuesday, Nov. 10, to bring an acceptable ID to the Board of Elections, 203 Stockton St., Statesville. Questions go to the board at 704-878-3140. Our voting page has the rest of the county’s election details.
We will update this story when the county certifies the results.
Have your say