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PRECINCT BY PRECINCT VOTE TOTALS: What Really Decided the Election? A Closer Look at How Precincts in Watauga County Voted for the Candidates

Compiled by Paul T. Choate

Nov. 7, 2012. The votes have been tallied. The results are in, the winners are celebrating and the losers are licking their wounds. But on closer inspection, looking at specific precinct data, it might become apparent exactly where candidates won or lost the election. It is, however, important to keep in mind that 321 provisional ballots have not been counted yet. The Watauga County Board of Elections has to decide whether or not those were valid ballots, and if those ballots are valid, those votes will be added to the totals. So any races that are that within 321 votes may be reversed. Also, the specific precincts that early-voters reside in have not been made public yet. 

Watauga County Commissioners – District 1 

  Roseman Yates
Bald Mtn.  80 103
Beaver Dam  106 310
B. Rock  348 441
Blue Ridge  296 517
Boone 1  160 86
Boone 2  256 199
Brushy Fork  281 419
Cove Creek  213 563
Elk  84 116
Laurel Creek  102 266
Meat Camp  241 482
Boone 3  134 100
New River 1  225 173
New River 2  249 342
New River 3  322 396
North Fork  11 51
Shawneehaw  77 185
Stony Fork  167 516
Watauga  254 401
Beech  48 104
Other*  9,039  8,083
TOTAL  12,693  13,859

Watauga County Commissioners – District 2 

  Welch Gable
Bald Mtn.  102  80
Beaver Dam  162  254
B. Rock  411  384
Blue Ridge  330  472
Boone 1  169  72
Boone 2  257  188
Brushy Fork  334  361
Cove Creek  338  423
Elk  100  101
Laurel Creek  141  215
Meat Camp  299  425
Boone 3  140  89
New River 1  231  163
New River 2  280  316
New River 3  396  330
North Fork  18  42
Shawneehaw  97  164
Stony Fork  218  466
Watauga  295  341
Beech  51  99
Other*  9,757  7,300
TOTAL  14,126  12,285

Watauga County Commissioners – District 3 

  Kennedy Adams
Bald Mtn.  86  95
Beaver Dam  145  276
B. Rock  378  418
Blue Ridge  299  510
Boone 1  165  82
Boone 2  270  190
Brushy Fork  303  406
Cove Creek  286  484
Elk  88  109
Laurel Creek  138  216
Meat Camp  279  443
Boone 3  130  98
New River 1  229  167
New River 2  264  335
New River 3  328  391
North Fork  18  41
Shawneehaw  98  161
Stony Fork  183  501
Watauga  288  364
Beech  53  100
Other*  9,760  7,635
TOTAL  13,698  13,022

Watauga County Board of Education 

  Fenwick Greene Henries Kinsey Oliver Reese
Bald Mtn.  96  56  78  74  39  70
Beaver Dam  108  172  304  96  133  175
B. Rock  267   222  304  291  234  314
Blue Ridge  256   313  354  271  279  274
Boone 1  117  70  62  122  50  109
Boone 2  278  70  201  217  96  153
Brushy Fork  242  181  371  260  238  262
Cove Creek  161  287  405  229  275  299
Elk  59  78  73  68  53  66
Laurel Creek  74  136  185  98  90  148
Meat Camp  309  344  305  219  198  274
Boone 3  108  49  65  95  56  86
New River 1  163  124  135  163  99  172
New River 2  234  198  277  225  171  200
New River 3  265  212  305  272  188  275
North Fork  15  27  24  18  16  26
Shawneehaw  61  103  86  95  65  130
Stony Fork  160  283  300  254  255  212
Watauga  190  249  221  228  186  254
Beech  30  47  37  49  29  45
Other*  7,334  4,521  6,537  7,538 4,228  7,256
TOTAL  10,527  7,431 10,629 10,882 6,978 10,800

N.C. State Senate – District 45 
These are only Watauga results and do not determine the winner. 

  Carter Soucek
Bald Mtn.  87  98
Beaver Dam  122  291
B. Rock  359  444
Blue Ridge  307  520
Boone 1  166  82
Boone 2  234  214
Brushy Fork  286  425
Cove Creek  250  512
Elk  71  125
Laurel Creek  121  237
Meat Camp  254  477
Boone 3  134  100
New River 1  223  179
New River 2  278  332
New River 3  335  396
North Fork  14  45
Shawneehaw  88  172
Stony Fork  180  513
Watauga  255  404
Beech  57  99
Other*  9,317  7,918
TOTAL  12,821  13,583

District Results: 5 of 5 counties reporting

Soucek: 50,887 
Carter: 33,120  

N.C. House of Representatives – District 93 
These are only Watauga results and do not determine the winner. 

  Tarleton Jordan
Bald Mtn.  88  97
Beaver Dam  132  292
B. Rock  442  376
Blue Ridge  340  501
Boone 1  171  75
Boone 2  277  183
Brushy Fork  316  397
Cove Creek  261  508
Elk  76  123
Laurel Creek  136  230
Meat Camp  281  463
Boone 3  143  89
New River 1  238  172
New River 2  285  323
New River 3  360  370
North Fork  12  51
Shawneehaw  89  169
Stony Fork  190  504
Watauga  281  387
Beech  56  102
Other*  9,862  7,482
TOTAL  14,036  12,894 

District Results: 2 of 2 counties reporting.

Jordan: 20,211
Tarleton: 19,182

U.S. House of Representatives – District 5
These are only Watauga results and do not determine the winner. 

  Motsinger Foxx
Bald Mtn.  85  98
Beaver Dam  133  291
B. Rock  389  437
Blue Ridge  317  530
Boone 1  165  86
Boone 2  249  221
Brushy Fork  306  427
Cove Creek  266  521
Elk  85  119
Laurel Creek  141  227
Meat Camp  291  458
Boone 3  144  100
New River 1  225  189
New River 2  290  333
New River 3  340  410
North Fork  20  45
Shawneehaw  85  176
Stony Fork  199  509
Watauga  289  390
Beech  55  105
Other*  9,669  7,975
TOTAL  13,743  13,647

District Results: 12 of 12 counties reporting

Foxx: 200,083
Motsinger: 147,649  

President and Vice President of the United States
These are only Watauga results and do not determine the winner.

  Obama Romney Johnson
Bald Mtn.  77  105  1
Beaver Dam  96  327  8
B. Rock  365  455  15
Blue Ridge  279  551  29
Boone 1  168  84  10
Boone 2  260  220  30
Brushy Fork  297  435  13
Cove Creek  237  549  10
Elk  85  120  6
Laurel Creek  115  251  9
Meat Camp  227  496  22
Boone 3  146  106  18
New River 1  232  182  19
New River 2  261  368  17
New River 3  328  419  22
North Fork  14  51  0
Shawneehaw  83  175  11
Stony Fork  170  527  11
Watauga  170  418  12
Beech  270  104  4
Other*  9,604  8,181  406
TOTAL  13,371  14,124  673

Obama projected to win re-election by multiple national media outlets despite currently being behind in the popular vote. 

N.C. Governor
These are only Watauga results and do not determine the winner. 

  Dalton McCrory Howe
Bald Mtn.  70  111  5
Beaver Dam  101  321  10
B. Rock  287  518  26
Blue Ridge  233  586  34
Boone 1  141  96  17
Boone 2  192  236  54
Brushy Fork  236  464  33
Cove Creek  204  557  25
Elk  59  137  13
Laurel Creek  103  258  11
Meat Camp  192  523  33
Boone 3  104  117  34
New River 1  183  211  30
New River 2  213  398  23
New River 3  255  458  48
North Fork  14  51  1
Shawneehaw  68  188  12
Stony Fork  142  550  15
Watauga  220  432  33
Beech  43  113  8
Other*  8,157  8,856  864
TOTAL  11,217  15,181  1,329

State Results: 100 of 100 counties reporting

Dalton: 1,930,439 
McCrory: 2,445,733
Howe: 95,073 

*Includes mail-in, absentee and one-stop voting.