**10:10 pm** Scroll down for the preliminary results. Macon Media and The Franklin Press were the only local new outlets present at the Board of Elections and Macon Media was the only one transmitting the results in near real time on the internet, posting results on Facebook before the state website.
Today is the second primary day in the 2016 election cycle. All regular polling locations are open and posted below for your convenience.
Only 328 of the 24,756 registered voters in Macon County availed themselves of the opportunity to vote early in this primary. Statewide projections are that only 5% of voters will participate in this second primary.
Voters will need to have Photo ID in order to vote. Learn about the acceptable forms of identification at the North Carolina Voter ID website.
There are two ballots for this election, one for Democrats and one for Libertarians, Republicans and Unaffiliated voters.
On the Democratic ballot, there is a little-reported or acknowledged primary race between Tom Hill and Rick Bryson for Congress. The winner will face Congressman Mark Meadows this fall. Democrats are the only ones voting in this Congressional primary in the 11th district since there are no challengers to the Republican incumbent.
On both the Democratic and Nonpartisan ballots, four candidates are running for Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Here they are presented in the order in which the candidates appear on the ballots: Michael R. (Mike) Morgan, Daniel Robertson, Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds and Sabra Jean Faires.
The poll workers will mark buffer zones on Election Day with "No Campaigning Past This Point" at the following polling locations:
North Franklin - Franklin Town Hall - 95 Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
South Franklin - Macon County Public Library - 149 Siler Farm Rd. Franklin, NC 28734
East Franklin - Macon County Environmental Resource Center - 1624 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
Iotla - Macon County Airport - 1241 Airport Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Union - Robert C Carpenter Community Building - 1288 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Millshoal - Holly Springs Community Building - 2720 Cat Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Ellijay - Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue - 104 River Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Sugarfork - Pine Grove School - 38 Peeks Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Highlands - Highlands Civic Center - 600 North 4th St, Highlands, NC 28741
Flats - Scaly Mountain Fire Department - 169 Hale Ridge Rd, Scaly Mountain, NC 28775
Smithbridge - Otto Community Building - 60 Firehouse Rd, Otto, NC 28763
Cartoogechaye - West Macon Fire and Rescue - 564 Charles Nolen Road, Franklin NC 28734
Nantahala - Nantahala EMS Building - 1096 Junaluska Road, Topton NC 28781
Burningtown - Burningtown Community Building - 250 Burningtown Baptist Church Road, Franklin, NC 28714
Cowee - Cowee School - 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
**6:17 pm** 45 votes cast in the South Franklin precinct.
**6:09 pm** 91 votes cast in the Union precinct.
**5:54 pm** 75 votes cast in the Millshoal precinct.
**5:41 pm** 81 votes cast in the East Franklin precinct.
**5:30 pm** 80 votes cast in the North Franklin precinct.
**12:10 pm** 28 votes cast in the South Franklin precinct.
**11:53 am** 38 votes cast in the Union precinct.
Today is the second primary day in the 2016 election cycle. All regular polling locations are open and posted below for your convenience.
Only 328 of the 24,756 registered voters in Macon County availed themselves of the opportunity to vote early in this primary. Statewide projections are that only 5% of voters will participate in this second primary.
Voters will need to have Photo ID in order to vote. Learn about the acceptable forms of identification at the North Carolina Voter ID website.
There are two ballots for this election, one for Democrats and one for Libertarians, Republicans and Unaffiliated voters.
On the Democratic ballot, there is a little-reported or acknowledged primary race between Tom Hill and Rick Bryson for Congress. The winner will face Congressman Mark Meadows this fall. Democrats are the only ones voting in this Congressional primary in the 11th district since there are no challengers to the Republican incumbent.
On both the Democratic and Nonpartisan ballots, four candidates are running for Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Here they are presented in the order in which the candidates appear on the ballots: Michael R. (Mike) Morgan, Daniel Robertson, Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds and Sabra Jean Faires.
The poll workers will mark buffer zones on Election Day with "No Campaigning Past This Point" at the following polling locations:
North Franklin - Franklin Town Hall - 95 Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
South Franklin - Macon County Public Library - 149 Siler Farm Rd. Franklin, NC 28734
East Franklin - Macon County Environmental Resource Center - 1624 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
Iotla - Macon County Airport - 1241 Airport Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Union - Robert C Carpenter Community Building - 1288 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Millshoal - Holly Springs Community Building - 2720 Cat Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Ellijay - Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue - 104 River Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Sugarfork - Pine Grove School - 38 Peeks Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Highlands - Highlands Civic Center - 600 North 4th St, Highlands, NC 28741
Flats - Scaly Mountain Fire Department - 169 Hale Ridge Rd, Scaly Mountain, NC 28775
Smithbridge - Otto Community Building - 60 Firehouse Rd, Otto, NC 28763
Cartoogechaye - West Macon Fire and Rescue - 564 Charles Nolen Road, Franklin NC 28734
Nantahala - Nantahala EMS Building - 1096 Junaluska Road, Topton NC 28781
Burningtown - Burningtown Community Building - 250 Burningtown Baptist Church Road, Franklin, NC 28714
Cowee - Cowee School - 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
UPDATES WILL BE POSTED BELOW THIS POINT
IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
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**10:10 pm**
Preliminary totals for Macon County
1,708 voted out of 24,755 voters for a 6.9% turnout.
Congressional Race
Ricky Bryson 551 -- 72.69% (Won in district wide race)
Tom Hill -- 207 -- 27.31%
NC Supreme Court
(Top Two face each other in the General Election this fall)
Edmunds -- 946 -- 58.79% (Finished first in statewide race)
Morgan -- 457 -- 28.40% (Finished second in statewide race)
Faires -- 204 -- 12.68%
Robertson --83 -- 5.16%
Jackson County passed a quarter cent sales and use tax by a margin of 63.54% for and 36.46% against.
Results by precinct, district and state:
US HOUSE DISTRICT 11 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
MACON COUNTY BY PRECINCT
Precinct Bryson Hill
01 North Franklin 29 25
02 South Franklin 20 23
03 East Franklin 35 21
04 Iotla 12 13
05 Union 43 26
06 Millshoal 16 14
07 Ellijay 30 23
08 Sugarfork 11 12
09 Highlands 68 54
10 Flats 9 8
11 Smithbridge 36 33
12 Cartoogechaye 32 24
13 Nantahala 7 12
14 Burningtown 14 19
15 Cowee 45 27
ABSENTEE 11 10
EARLY VOTING 133 113
PROVISIONAL 0 0
TRANSFER 0 0
NC SUPREME COURT
MACON COUNTY BY PRECINCT
Precinct Edmunds Morgan Faires Robertson
01 North Franklin 56 25 9 2
02 South Franklin 22 23 6 0
03 East Franklin 54 21 17 4
04 Iotla 32 13 10 1
05 Union 55 26 10 6
06 Millshoal 61 14 9 5
07 Ellijay 65 23 8 5
08 Sugarfork 16 12 2 3
09 Highlands 87 54 33 15
10 Flats 29 8 10 3
11 Smithbridge 100 33 10 2
12 Cartoogechaye 56 24 16 5
13 Nantahala 14 12 1 1
14 Burningtown 46 19 3 2
15 Cowee 78 27 12 7
ABSENTEE 22 10 10 5
EARLY VOTING 153 113 38 17
PROVISIONAL 0 0 0 0
TRANSFER 0 0 0 0
US HOUSE
DISTRICT PRELIMINARY TOTAL
Bryson 9636 50.75% (winner)
Hill 9351 49.25%
NC SUPREME COURT PRELIMINARY STATEWIDE RESULTS
Edmunds 234,142 48.06%
Morgan 167,221 34.32%
Faires 58,588 12.03%
Robertson 27,220 5.59%
**6:17 pm** 45 votes cast in the South Franklin precinct.
**6:09 pm** 91 votes cast in the Union precinct.
**5:54 pm** 75 votes cast in the Millshoal precinct.
**5:41 pm** 81 votes cast in the East Franklin precinct.
**5:30 pm** 80 votes cast in the North Franklin precinct.
**12:10 pm** 28 votes cast in the South Franklin precinct.
**11:53 am** 38 votes cast in the Union precinct.
**11:44 am ** 17 votes cast in the South Franklin precinct.
**11:25 am ** 29 votes cast in the Millshoal precinct.
**10:55 am** 24 votes cast in the East Franklin precinct.
**10:25 am 19 votes cast in the North Franklin precinct.
*6:49 am**
Here is video of the polls opening in the North Franklin precinct this morning.
Here is video of the polls opening in the North Franklin precinct this morning.
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