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By Mike Barnhardt
Enterprise Record

If you want to see a “Red” county, just come to Davie.
Voters here overwhelmingly voted for all Republican candidates in Tuesday’s election. That favorable nod even went to gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Michele Morrow, NC Secretary of State candidate Chad Brown and NC Attorney General candidate Dan Bishop. All were among the few Republicans to lose in statewide races.
Locally, it was an obvious Republican landslide as only one challenger stepped forward.
Here are some of the numbers, winners noted with “√”:
• Davie County Board of Commissioners: Mark Jones (√), 20,658; Terry Renegar (√), 20,061; Richard B. Poindexter (√), 19,599; and Justin Vocke, 5,604. Vocke ran as a Libertarian candidate. All others are Republicans.
• Davie County Board of Education: Jeff Jones (√), 21,553; W.G. “Dub” Potts, (√), 21,290; Michael Hunter (√), 21,207; Stephanie Hurst (√), 21,138.
• Davie County Register of Deeds: Kelly Cozart Funderburk (√), 23,527.
• Davie Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: Richard Karriker Jr. (√), 23,090.
• Republican Superior Court Judge Lori I. Hamilton was unopposed in her bid for reelection, gaining 23,283 votes in Davie.
• Republican Julia Craven Howard of Mocksville easily beat her opponent, Democrat Kashmir R. Sibby for the N.C. House of Representatives. She received 20,045 votes in Davie, Sibby 6,183.
• Republican Steve Jarvis won reelection to the NC Senate, getting 19,194 votes in Davie compared to Democrat challenger Tina Royal with 6,393.
• For President of the United States, 19,284 Davie voters, or 72.28 percent, picked the eventual winner, Republican Donald J. Trump. Davie voters cast 6,931 votes for Democrat Kamala Harris.
• Republican winner Addison McDowell garnered 19,997 Davie votes en route to gaining a U.S. House of Representatives seat.
• For governor, Davie voters stuck with the Republican, Mark Robinson, giving him 15,313 votes, or 58.43 percent. Democrat winner Josh Stein got 9,303 votes in Davie.
• For lieutenant governor, the close race statewide favored Republican Hal Weatherman in Davie, with 18,218 votes, with Democrat Rachel Hunt getting 7,324.
• Davie stuck with the Republican candidate for attorney general, giving 18,383 votes to Dan Bishop and 8,023 votes to Jeff Jackson, the Democrat winner.
• For NC Auditor, Davie gave 18,818 votes to Republican Dave Boliek, and 6,703 to Democrat Jessica Holmes.
• For NC Secretary of State, Davie cast 18,654 ballots for Chad Brown, with Democrat Elaine Marshall winning the race statewide, getting 7,697 votes in Davie.
• Republican Michele Morrow received 18,145 votes in Davie, compaired to 8,080 for the winner, Democrat Maurice “Mo” Green.