2013 Camel City Municipal Elections Returns

 Results can be found below the fold. Follow live HERE.

All indications, from one end of Winston-Salem to the other, are that the turnout for this year’s municipal general is very low.  A quick trip around the city this afternoon found that, outside of a few hot spots, all was quiet on all fronts.

The highest turnout thus far (as of press time at 6:30pm) appears to have been in the Northwest Ward at the Arts Council Theatre. As of 4:00pm 354 votes had been cast. The Northwest Ward is really the only race in town that seemed like it might go either way at one time. The Arts Council turnout would bode well for Democratic candidate Jeff Macintosh. The Arts Council Theatre was a major stronghold for Macintosh in the September 10th primary due to his family connections in Arbor Acres.

Another interesting number today was a high turnout at Whitaker Elementary School in spite of the fact that West Ward Councilman Robert Clark(R) did not have an opponent, leaving only the Mayor’s race to vote in. As of 2:41pm this afternoon 132 votes had been cast at Whittaker. Another anomaly at Whittaker were campaign signs placed around the school by volunteers for Northwest Candidate Lida Hayes-Calvert.

CCD caught up with a Calvert volunteer who also votes at Whitaker. This volunteer was under the impression that the Whitaker polling place was for the Northwest Ward races. It is highly possible that the Calvert campaign made a mistake and encouraged voters in the Whitaker precinct to show up and vote for Lida. If this is the case and with numbers at Old Town and other Northwest polling sites coming in as “typical” Calvert may have an uphill battle to beat Macintosh at this point in the game. Low turnout favors incumbents- which Jeff Macintosh is essentially.

Some more spot voter counts were:

Trinity Moravian (Southeast and South Ward):
64 voters as of 1:30pm

Diggs-Latham (South Ward)
111 voters as of 1:35pm

Forsyth Tech West Campus (Southwest Ward)
79 voters as of 1:45pm

Miller Park Recreation Center (Southwest Ward)
124 voters as of 1:54pm

Hanes Magnet Middle School (North and Northeast Ward)
52 voters as of 2:41pm

Paisley Middle School(North Ward)
41 voters as of 3:55pm

Please check back to this link to find election results as they come in.

 

 

CCD does not endorse candidates, but you can read a pre-election breakdown from CCD Editor Chad Nance HERE.

 

 EARLY VOTING- total votes cast 2,436:

MAYOR:

Allen Joines 91.03%
James Knox 8.45%

NORTH WARD:
Denise D. Adams(D) 84.68%
Patricia Kleinmaier(R) 14.86%

NORTHEAST WARD:
Vivian H. Burke(D) 72.07%
Michael Owens(R) 5.87%
Keith King(I) 22.07%

EAST WARD:
Derwin Montgomery(D) – Winner

SOUTHEAST WARD:
James Taylor(D) 89.44%
Mike Hunger(R) 10%

SOUTH WARD:
Molly Leight(D) 88.7%
Nathon Jones(R) 10.87%

SOUTHWEST WARD:
Dan Besse(D) 91.41%
Donald T. Shaw(R) 8.59%

WEST:
Robert Clark(R) – Winner

NORTHWEST WARD:
Jeff Macintosh(D) 72.94%
Lida Hayes-Calvert(R) 26.38%

 

TOTAL RESULTS:

 

MAYOR:

Allen Joines – 84.33% Winner
James Knox 15.07%

NORTH WARD:
Denise D. Adams(D) – 71.57% Winner
Patricia Kleinmaier(R) 21.68%

NORTHEAST WARD:
Vivian H. Burke(D) – 75.12% Winner
Michael Owens(R) 10.58%
Keith King(I) 14.09%

EAST WARD:
Derwin Montgomery(D) – Winner

SOUTHEAST WARD:
James Taylor(D) – 84.95% Winner
Mike Hunger(R) 14.88%

SOUTH WARD:
Molly Leight(D) – 71.52% Winner
Nathon Jones(R) 28.14%

SOUTHWEST WARD:
Dan Besse(D) – 81.11% Winner
Donald T. Shaw(R) 18.78%

WEST:
Robert Clark(R) – Winner

NORTHWEST WARD:
Jeff Macintosh(D) – 58.31% Winner
Lida Hayes-Calvert(R) 41.56%