New election ordered in NC city where mayoral race came down to one vote

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The State Board of Elections has ordered a new election in Morehead City after the race for mayor came down to a single vote.

The final Election Day tally in Morehead City showed City Councilman Lee Anthony Stiles defeating longtime Mayor Jerry Jones by just one vote — out of more than 1,500 votes cast.

But Jones challenged the results, pointing to at least two of his supporters who were improperly turned away from the polls.

The State Board of Elections determined Thursday that those voters should have been given provisional ballots, but poll workers instead told them they weren't eligible to participate at all.


https://www.wunc.org/politics/2025-12-17/new-election-morehead-city-mayor-race-one-vote