Jim Davis Wins Close Race For NC Senate #50 Seat

It was a nail-biter as the numbers see-sawed back and forth throughout the evening. Jim Davis managed to hold a slim lead of 199 votes for the victory. Here are the numbers as of midnight:

County John J. Snow, Jr. Jim Davis Total Cherokee 5181 4739 9,920 Clay 2258 2648 4,906 Graham 2050 1597 3,647 Haywood 994 1525 2,519 Jackson 6035 5095 11,130 Macon 6007 6811 12,818 Swain 2479 1973 4,452 Transylvania 5685 6500 12,185 Total: 30,689 30,888 61,577

 And here is how the vote went on a precinct-by-precinct basis, with Red representing Davis, Blue for Snow and Yellow for a tie vote:





People gather around a laptop in the Cajun Connection restaurant to watch the numbers come in on the Jim Davis race.


Jim and Judy Davis hug when the last two precincts in Jackson County break for him and give him the win in his race for NC Senate against John Snow. 

If this victory stands, then the Macon County Republican Party Executive Committee will be deciding who will replace Jim Davis on the Macon County Board of Commissioners. Jim Davis is currently serving as the Vice Chairman of that body. The Macon GOP Executive Committee will be meeting on Thursday and will take up the appointment then.