Forsyth County voters elected Duane Piper to be their next sheriff.
In unofficial results Tuesday Piper received 62,405 votes and his challenger, write-in candidate DT Smith received 683 votes, according to the Forsyth County Voter Registrations & Elections Department.
"In reviewing the initial report of write-ins for sheriff, DT Smith did get in excess of 680 votes," said Barbara Luth, Supervisor of Voter Registrations and Elections. "There are a lot of votes that need to be determined by the board [of elections] as to whether they will accept just Smith or DT."
Luth said she counted just the votes that stated "DT Smith" on the ballots.
"Now this [returns] is unofficial so there may be more, in fact there probably will be more rather than less," said Luth.
Results are official at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9.
Out of the 114,957 registered voters in the county, there were about 27,665 ballots cast Tuesday. There were also 45,364 ballots cast during early and advance voting and 3,067 absentee ballots by mail returned.
Here are the unofficial results of the 2012 General Election in Forsyth County:
Forsyth County Sheriff
Candidate Votes DT Smith - R (Write-in)863
Duane K. Piper - R 62,405
(25 of 25 precincts reporting)
Click here for more Forsyth County election results.
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Was there ever any evidence that Mr. Piper even asked for a break with the speeding ticket? He accepted responsibility and paid for his mistake. That is a ridiculous statement to make.
realize he was breaking the law while traveling at a high rate of speed? Seriously? My point is that I am over law enforcement officials who do not follow the law. Period. "Proper street level service" as you state, starts at his level. Period.
it. And yes your statement is ridiculous, that is the opinion I am entitled to I did not say yours was wrong, ones opinion can't be wrong it is an opinion, however it can be ignorant or ridiculous as yours obviously is.
I truly wish you peace and luck in whatever your decision is.
Just a reminder to keep on point and bypass personal attacks (per our Terms of Use) or your comment will be deleted by me. So far all is well and I do appreciate your input and comments. Liz Kennedy, Editor