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                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, October 22, 1994             TAG: 9410220266
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
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CANDIDATES IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Here is a list of the candidates seeking office in the general election Nov. 8 in northeast North Carolina:

BEAUFORT COUNTY Clerk of Superior Court - Thomas S. Payne III of Washington, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Nelson L. Sheppard of Washington, incumbent, Democrat; Lorraine Voliva Linton of Belhaven, challenger, Republican.

Board of Commissioners - Alice Mills-Sadler of Washington, incumbent, Democrat; Douglas L. Boyd of Pinetown, Republican; Bud Stallings of Washington, challenger, Democrat; Stan Deatherage of Washington, challenger, Republican; Earl E. Tetterton of Pinetown, Democrat.

Board of Education (Nonpartisan) - District 1: Betty Randolph of Washington. District 2: Mary Coffey Gurley of Aurora; Louis E. O'Pharrow of Chocowinity; E.C. Peed of Aurora. District 3: B. Thomas Allen of Pantego; John Walter White, Jr of Belhaven. District 4: William E. "Billy" Jefferson of Chocowinity; Wayne Sawyer of Blounts Creek. District 5: F. Mac Hodges of Washington. District 6: Jack F. Cherry of Washington. District 7: Barbara A. Grimes of Washington; Don Hamiliton of Washington. District 8: Roger B. Brinn of Belhaven; Bryant E. Hardison, Jr of Bath. District 9: H.E. Boyd of Pinetown.

Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor (Nonpartisan) - James E. Allen of Pantego; Pernie C. Laughinghouse of Pantego; Owen Peele of Aurora.

BERTIE COUNTY Clerk of Court - John C.P. Tyler of Roxobel, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - J. Wallace Perry of Colerain, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - District 2 (1 Seat): William L. Berry of Merry Hill, Democrat; Jesse Calvin Winslow, Jr. of Merry Hill, Unaffiliated. District 3 (1 Seat): Patricia Ferguson of Colerain, Democrat. District 5 (1 Seat): J. Jasper Bazemore of Windsor, Democrat.

CAMDEN COUNTY Clerk of Court - Catherine W. McCoy of South Mills, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Joe G. Jones of Shiloh, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - At Large (1 Seat): Benjamin "Ben" Gray Sr. of Camden, challenger, Democrat. Shiloh Township: Forrest Ray Pugh of Shiloh, challenger, Democrat.

CHOWAN COUNTY Clerk of Court - Michael John McArthur of Edenton, challenger, Democrat; Barbara J. Kehayes of Edenton, challenger, Republican.

Sheriff - Fred A. Spruill of Edenton, incumbent, Republican.

Board of Commissioners - District 1, Seat 1: Harry Lee Winslow of Belvidere, incumbent, Democrat. District 1, Seat 2: Emmett E. Winborne of Edenton, incumbent, Democrat. District 2, Seat 2: James C. "Pete" Dail of Edenton, incumbent, Democrat. District 3, Seat 2: Frank White Jr. of Edenton, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Education - District 1: Randy G. White of Edenton. District 2: Alice P. Jones of Edenton. At Large: Glorious S. Elliott of Edenton.

Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor - Lloyd C. Bunch of Edenton, Louis W. Nixon of Edenton.

CURRITUCK COUNTY Clerk of Superior Court - Sheila R. Romm of Moyock, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Glenn E. Brinkley of Currituck, challenger, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - Poplar Branch Township: John D. Donaldson of Grandy, challenger, Unaffiliated; Ray Griggs of Harbinger, challenger, Democrat; Paul O'Neal of Coinjock, challenger, Republican. Moyock Township: Eldon L. Miller Jr. of Moyock, challenger, Democrat. At Large: Michael D. Weatherly of Shawboro, challenger, Republican; J. Owen Etheridge of Shawboro, challenger, Democrat.

Board of Education (Nonpartisan) - Poplar Branch Township (1 seat): Michael Neil Arbogast of Aydlett, challenger; Clyde J. Cash of Point Harbor, challenger; James B. "Jimmy" Jones of Coinjock, challenger; Sharon Gibbs Newbern of Powells Point, challenger; Garry Owens of Harbinger, challenger. Crawford Township (1 seat): Wayne A. Graham of Shawboro, challenger; Wayne Morris Sawyer, challenger; Sam A. Walker Jr. of Moyock, incumbent. At Large (1 seat): Christoper L. Dailey of Moyock, challenger; Colleen S. Dayhoff of Moyock, challenger; Mary Ellen Maxwell of Moyock, incumbent; Wade E. Morgan of Shawboro, challenger.

Soil and Water Conservations District Supervisor (Non-partisan and 2 Seats) - Tommy R. Grandy of Grandy; W. Harvey Roberts of Shawboro.

DARE COUNTY Clerk of Court - Betty S. Mann of Manteo, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Albert L. "Bert" Austin of Hatteras, incumbent, Democrat; Charles E. Dail of Colington, challenger, Unaffiliated.

Register of Deeds - Dorris A. "Dotty" Fry of Manteo, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - District 1: Shirley Hassell of Manns Harbor, challenger, Democrat; Charles D. "Chuck" Elms of Manteo, Republican. District 2: Douglas W. "Doug" Langford of Nags Head, incumbent, Democrat; Willam L. "Bill" Hauschild of Colington, challenger, Republican. At Large: Geneva H. Perry of Kitty Hawk, Democrat.

Board of Education - District 2: Donna S. Buxton of Nags Head, incumbent. District 3: Loretta Michael of Southern Shores, incumbent.

Duck Beautification District Ballot Issue - For Duck voters only.

GATES COUNTY Clerk of Superior Court - Terry L. Riddick of Sunbury, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Elmo Benton of Gatesville, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - Gates District: James W. Smith of Gates, incumbent, Democrat. Gatesville District: Sherwood Eason of Gatesville, incumbent, Democrat; Brenda C. Brown of Gatesville, challenger, Republican. Eure District: William H. Harrell of Eure, Democrat.

HERTFORD COUNTY Clerk of Superior Court - Shirley G. Johnson of Murfreesboro, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Winfred Hardy Jr. of Ahoskie, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - District 1: Ray Farmer of Aulander, incumbent, Democrat. District 2: David Shields of Ahoskie, challenger, Democrat; Edward Copeland Jr. of Ahoskie, challenger, Republican.

HYDE COUNTY Clerk of Court - Lenore "Nonie" R. Bright of Swan Quarter, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - David T. Mason of Swan Quarter, incumbent, Democrat.

Register of Deeds - Laura Mooney Byrd of Fairfield, incumbent, Democrat.

County Commissioner - District 1: Troy Lane Mayo of Scrants, Democrat. Second District: Barbara O'Neal Deese of Fairfield, Democrat. District 4: David Scott Coble of Swan Quarter, Democrat; Ronald Wayne Hodges of Swan Quarter, Republican.

Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor (Nonpartisan) - David M. O'Neal of Swan Quarter, incumbent; and J.W. Spencer of Fairfield.

Ocracoke Sanitary District Commissioner (Nonpartisan and 3 Seats) - Stella S. O'Neal of Ocracoke, incumbent; Ruth G. Toth of Ocracoke, incumbent, and Frank Wardlow of Ocracoke, incumbent.

PASQUOTANK COUNTY Clerk of Court - Lynne Williams Pike of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Randy Cartwright of Elizabeth City, challenger, Democrat; H.T. "Tom" Marshall of Elizabeth City, challenger, Republican.

Board of Commissioners - Southern Inside District: W.C. Witherspoon, incumbent, Democrat. Northern Outside District: Horace C. Pritchard of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat. At Large (2 Seats): Jimmie Dixon of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat; Patsy Rochelle McGee, incumbent, Democrat; Thomas Eichler of Elizabeth City, challenger, Republican; Doug Wilcox of Elizabeth City, challenger, Republican.

Board of Education - Inside City Limits (2 Seats): G. Matt Wood of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat; William Patton McDowell III of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Republican. Outside City Limits: Nita Coleman of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Unaffiliated; Janice D. Boyce of Elizabeth City, challenger, Democrat.

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors (2 Seats) - Maurice Berry of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat; Stephen I. Harris of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat.

PERQUIMANS COUNTY Clerk of Court - L. Gayle Godwin of Parkville, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - David Lane of East Hertford, challenger, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners (1 Seat) - David Bines of Bethel, challenger, Democrat; Mack E. Nixon of New Hope, incumbent, Democrat; Charles H. Ward of Bethel, challenger, Democrat.

Soil and Water Conservation District (2 Seats) - Charles H. Mathews; Carroll R. Williams.

TYRRELL COUNTY Clerk of Court - Nathan T. "Tommy" Everett of Columbia, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Darryl Liverman of Columbia, incumbent, Democrat; Roy W. Brickhouse of Columbia, challenger, Unaffiliated.

Board of Commissioners (1 Seat) - Lillian D. Hill of Columbia, challenger, Democrat; Thomas W. Spruill of Columbia, incumbent, Democrat Clayton T. Hopkins of Columbia, Republican.

Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor (2 Seats) - Travis W. Roughton; Roy O. Smith.

WASHINGTON COUNTY Clerk of Court - Timothy L. Spear of Creswell, incumbent, Democrat.

Sheriff - Jim Whitehurst of Roper, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Commissioners - District 1: Ernest Burden, Democrat. District 2: C.M. Stokes of Roper, incumbent, Democrat. District 4: H. W. "Dick" Lamb of Roper, incumbent, Democrat.

Board of Education - District 1 (1 Seat): Jean W. Woolard, Democrat; Barden R. Browning of Roper, Republican. District 2 (1 Seat): Raymond R. McCray of Roper, incumbent, Democrat. District 4: Harry R. Ronnie Thompson Jr. of Plymouth, incumbent, Democrat.

Soil & Water Conservation (2 Seats) - Gerald E. Allen; William R. Saxson Jr.

JUDGESHIPS Superior Court Judge - District 1 (2 Seats): J. Richard "Dick" Parker, Democrat; Jerry R. Tillett, Democrat. District 2 (1 Seat): William C. Griffin Jr., Democrat; James R. Vosburgh, Republican. District 3-A (1 Seat): Clifton W. Everett Jr., Democrat. District 3-B (2 Seats): James E. Ragan III, Democrat; George L. Wainwright Jr., Democrat; Carl L. Tilghman, Republican. District 4-A (1 Seat): Russell J. Lanier, Democrat. District 5 (3 Seats): W. Allen Cobb Jr., Democrat; Ernest B. Fullwood, Democrat; Gary E. Trawick, Democrat; Jay D. Hockenbury, Republican. District 7-A (1 Seat): Quentin T. Sumner, Democrat. District 8-A (1 Seat): James D. "Lew" Lewellyn, Democrat. District 9 (2 Seats): Henry W. Hight Jr., Democrat; Robert H. Hobgood, Democrat. District 9-A (1 Seat): Osmond Smith, Democrat. District 10-A (1 Seat): Stafford G. Bullock, Democrat. District 12-C (2 Seats): Coy E. Brewer Jr., Democrat; E. Lynn Johnson, Democrat. District 13 (2 Seats): William Charles Gore Jr., Democrat; D. Jack Hooks Jr., Democrat. District 14-B (3 Seats): David Q. Labarre, Democrat; A. Leon Stanback, Democrat; Ronald L. "Ron" Stephens, Democrat. District 15-A (2 Seats): J.B. Allen Jr., Democrat; James C. "Jack" Spencer Jr., Democrat. District 15-B (1 Seat): Gordon Battle, Democrat. District 16-A (1 Seat): B. Craig Ellis, Democrat. District 17-B (2 Seats): Clarence W. Carter, Democrat; Jerry Cash Martin, Democrat. District 18-E (1 Seat): Catherine C. Eagles, Democrat. District 20-B (1 Seat): Ronald W. Burris, Democrat; Sanford L. Steelman Jr., Republican. District 22 (2 Seats): Preston Cornelius, Democrat; H.W. "Butch" Zimmerman, Jr., Democrat; Nate Pendley, Republican. District 24 (1 Seat): Charles Lamm, Democrat; James L. Baker Jr., Republican. District 25-A (2 Seats): Beverly T. Beal, Democrat; Claude S. Sitton, Democrat. District 25-B (1 Seat): E. Fielding Clark II, Democrat; Ronald E. "Ron" Bogle, Republican. District 26-C (2 Seats): Robert M. Burroughs, Democrat; Chase Boone Saunders, Democrat; Raymond A. "Ray" Warren, Republican. District 27-A (1 Seat): Jessie B. Caldwell III, Democrat. District 27-B (2 Seats): Forrest Donald Bridges, Democrat; John Mull Gardner, Democrat. District 30-B (1 Seat): J. Marlene Hyatt, Democrat.

District Court Judge - District 1 (1 Seat): J.C. Cole of Hertford, incumbent, Democrat; James A. Beales Jr. of Elizabeth City, challenger, Republican; (1 Seat): Grafton G. Beaman of Elizabeth City, incumbent, Democrat; (1 Seat) C. Christopher Bean of Edenton, incumbent, Democrat. District 6-B (1 Seat): Alfred W. Kwqasikpui of Seaboard, Democrat. (1 Seat): W. Rob Lewis of Ahoskie, Democrat.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS District 1 - Frank R. Parrish of Hertford, incumbent, Democrat. District 6-B - David H. Beard Jr. of Murfreesboro, incumbent, Democrat. District 2 - Mitchell D. Norton of Washington, Democrat.

STATE LEGISLATURE House of Representatives - First District: W.C. "Bill" Owens Jr. of Elizabeth City, challenger, Democrat; John E. Schrote of Corolla, challenger, Republican. Second District: Etles Henries of Aurora, Democrat; Zeno L. Edwards Jr. of Washington, Republican. Fifth District: Howard J. Hunter Jr. of Conway, incumbent, Democrat. Eighty-sixth District: Bill Culpepper of Edenton, incumbent, Democrat.

Senate - First District: Marc Basnight of Manteo, incumbent, Democrat. Second District: Frank W. Ballance Jr. of Warrenton, incumbent, Democrat. Ninth District: Ed Warren of Greenville, Democrat; Steven P. Rader of Washington, Republican.

CONGRESS House of Representatives - First Congressional District: Eva M. Clayton of Littleton, incumbent, Democrat; Ted Tyler of Rich Square, challenger, Republican. Third Congressional District: H. Martin Lancaster of Goldsboro, incumbent, Democrat; Walter B. Jones Jr. of Farmville, challenger, Republican. by CNB