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WEBVTT [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BYWXII-TV][CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THENATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITSCAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY.VISIT NCICAP.ORG]ANNOUNCER: WXII 12 NEWS AT 11:00STARTS RIGHT NOW.NICOLE: COMMITMENT 2017 --ANOTHER TERM FOR GREENSBORO'SMAYOR.KENN A LOT OF CHANGE INCLEMMONS OVER ONE DIVISIVE ISSUEAS ELECTION DAY COMES TO ACLOSE.A BIG NIGHT HERE IN THE PIEDMONTTRIAD AND AROUND THE COUNTRY FORELECTION NIGHT 2017.THANKS FOR JOINING US.I'M KENNY BECK.NICOLE: AND I'M NICOLE DUCOUER.WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THEBIGGER RACES IN OUR AREA,STARTING WITH THE MAYOR'S RACEIN GREENSBORO.KENNY: WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OFLOCAL ELECTIONS TONIGHT, BUT WEWANT TO START IN GREENSBORO,WHERE BILL O'NEIL HAS MAYORALELECTION RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS.BILL: IT IS A BIG NIGHT FORWOMEN HERE IN THE GATE CITY.EIGHT OF THE NINE SEATS ON THEGREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL NOWCONTROLLED BY WOMEN, INCLUDINGTHE MAYOR, NANCY VAUGHAN WINNINGHER THIRD TERM IN A LANDSLIDEOVER CHALLENGER DIANE MOFFETT, ALOCAL PASTOR.WE SPOKE WITH MAYOR NANCYVAUGHAN OVER ONE OF THE BIGISSUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN,POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS.>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME GOODSOLUTIONS FOR THE WAY FORWARD.WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OF THENEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.IT IS SOMETHING WE AS A COUNCILTAKE VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE ITIS SOMETHING THAT IS VERYCONCERNING TO A LARGE PORTION OFOUR POPULATION.BILL: TWO SURPRISES TONIGHT,MICHELLE KENNEDY EDGING OUT MIKEBARBER, WINNING BY JUST 99 VOTESOUT OF MORE THAN 26,000.THE OTHER SURPRISE HAPPENING INDISTRICT FIVE, TAMMYTHURMDEFEATING TONY WILKINS, THE ONLYREPUBLICAN ON THE CITY COUNCIL.IN GREENSBORO, BILL O'NEIL, WXII12 NEWS.NICOLE: MAJOR CHANGES INCLEMMONS WITH A LOT OF NEWFACES.KENNY: JARRED HILL JOINING USLIVE FROM LOUISVILLE CLEMMONSROAD, WHERE TALKS OF A POTENTIALMEDIAN DROVE THIS ELECTION.JARRED, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US?LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVEJARRED'S MIKE AT THIS HOUR.WE WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO HIMIN JUST A LITTLE BIT.CLEMENS IS ABOUT TO HAVE A NEWMAYOR AND THREE INCUMBENTVILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVELOST TO THREE NEWCOMERS.WE WILL HAVE SPECIFICS IN JUST ALITTLE BIT.NORTH CAROLINA LAW WOULD ALLOWFOR A RECOUNT IN HIGH POINT.THIS RACE IS INCREDIBLY CLOSERIGHT NOW.J WAGNER, REPUBLICAN, DEFEATINGDEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER BRUCEDAVIS BY 53 VOTES.THE INCUMBENT MAYOR DID NOT RUN.THE TIGHTEST RACE IN THE TRIADSO FAR.AGAIN, WAGNER THE RUNNER FOR NOW-- THE WINNER FOR NOW WITH 100%REPORTING, BUT THINGS COULDCHANGE.NICOLE: GOVERNOR BURLINGTON WITH100% REPORTING, THE INCUMBENTMAYOR IAN BALTUTIS WILL RETAINHIS SEAT.HE TOOK A LITTLE MORE THAN 55%OF THE VOTE.CELO FAUCETTE FINISHED WITHAROUND 44%.KENNY: IN MOUNT AIRY, DAVIE ROWEWILL BE THE MAYOR AFTER HANDILYDEFEATING IVY SHEPPARD.ROWE TOOK 65% OF THE VOTES.NICOLE: ALSO HAPPENING TONIGHTVI LYLES WILL BECOME THE FIRST, AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE MAYOROF CHARLOTTE.SHE DEFEATED KENNY SMITH TO WINTHE ELECTIONAND BIG NEWS OUT OF CLEMMONS, WEWILL GO BACK LIVE TO JARRED HILLFOR THE REPORT FROM THEIR.JARRED: THE INTERESTING THINGHERE IN CLEMMONS IS THAT WHILEYOU HAD THE RACES FOR MAYOR ANDVILLAGE COUNCIL, THE REAL ISSUEAT STAKE IS RIGHT THERE ON THATSIDE.IT SAYS "STOP THE MEDIAN."THAT WAS THE THING HERE.ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WON THE RACESARE AGAINST THAT POTENTIALPROJECT.JOHN WAIT IS THE PROJECTEDWINNER FOR MAYOR OF CLEMMONS.ON THE COUNCIL SIDE, MICHELLEBARSON, SCOTT BINKLEY, PAMELALOFLAND, ALL NEWCOMERS AGAINSTTHE PROPOSED MEDIAN.IT IS A PLAN THAT WOULDTHEORETICALLY HELP ALLEVIATETRAFFIC, BUT THE CONCERN IS THEMEDIAN WOULD HURT TRAFFIC TOLOCAL BUSINESSES.FORMER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCILHAVE SAID NO DECISIONS WEREOFFICIALLY MADE, WHILE BOTH THEMAYOR AND NEW COUNCIL MEMBERSSAY THE MEDIAN AND TRAFFICISSUES ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGTHEY ARE FOCUSED ON, IT ISIMPORTANT.>> I SEE THE PROBLEMS,ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC WISE, THAT WEHAVE, AND HAVE FELT LIKE I COULDHELP FACILITATE A DISCUSSION.WE WANT TO SEE ALL THE AVAILABLESOLUTIONS THAT COULD GO INTOFIXING THIS ROAD AND OTHER ROADSAND HOW THINGS FIT IN WITH THEBELTWAY, EVERYTHING.WE WANT TO THINK LONG-TERM,SOLUTIONS ON THESE TRAFFICISSUES, INSTEAD OF JUST PICKINGTHE EASIEST ONE AND GOING WITHIT.>> I FELT LIKE THE MEDIAN WASNOT JUST A PHYSICAL DIVIDE, BUTA METAPHORICAL ONE, ONE THATDISPLAYED A LACK OF INTEREST INLISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY ANDBUSINESSES WITHIN IT.JARRED: THE MEDIAN ISSUE DOESNOT END HERE, BECAUSE THEDECISION OR IDEA WAS STILL JUSTA PROPOSAL.THERE IS MORE DISCUSSION ANDSTUDY THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACEBEFORE ANYTHING GOES INTO PLACEON LOUISVILLE CLEMMONS ROAD.

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Voters across the state cast ballots for local referenda, mayoral races and elections for city council members in the voting booth Tuesday. Statewide, 92 counties held elections.Below you'll find the results for a number of political races that took place in the Triad. You can also check out the results of all the contests across North Carolina by clicking here.Greensboro mayoral and City Council racesVoters went to the polls to reelect Mayor Nancy Vaughan to a third term in the city's top-elected spot. Vaughan, who has been the city’s mayor since 2013, received 19,812 votes, or 67 percent, and challenger Diane Moffett got 9,325 votes, or 32 percent.Greensboro residents also voted on candidates for City Council. Eighteen candidates vied for nine seats after a big primary election last month.During the filing season over the summer, 38 people decided they wanted to serve. Only five of them dropped out before the Oct. 10 primary.On Tuesday, Greensboro voters had the opportunity to pick their their choice for three at-large seats.Incumbents Marikay Abuzuaiter and Yvonne Johnson will get to keep their seats after earning 15,627 votes and 21,221 votes, respectively. Newcomer Michelle Kennedy won after picking up 13,167 votes.Incumbents in the city's five districts also faced opposition in their reelection bids.Sharon Hightower won reelection in District 1 with 84 percent of the vote. She faced challenger Paula Ritter-Lipscomb.Goldie Wells, from District 2, beat challenger Jim Kee at the poll after earning 71 percent of the vote.In District 3, Justin Outling was challenged by Craig Martin for his seat. Outling won after earning 73 percent of the vote.Nancy Hoffmann earned 67 percent of the votes to keep her District 4 seat against challenger Gary Kenton.Tony Wilkins lost his bid for reelection in District 5. Challenger Tammi Thurm won with 55 percent of the vote.High Point mayoral and City Council races High Point voters voted for a new mayor and eight members of City Council on Tuesday.Former Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis lost to City Councilman Jay Wagner in the contest by only 53 votes.Wagner will replace outgoing Mayor Bill Bencini. According to unofficial election results, Wagner won the race with 4,609 votes, or 49.98 percent, with Davis earning 4,556 votes, or 49.4 percent. Four challengers ran for two at-large City Council spots. Former Councilman Britt Moore led the seven-person primary field with 27 percent of the vote, followed by retired High Point University Administrator Don Scarborough with 23 percent. Incumbent at-large Councilmember Cynthia Davis came in third, with 20 percent and former Councilmember Mary Lou Andrews Blakeney gained the fourth spot, with 13 percent. In Ward 1, incumbent Councilman Jeff Golden faced a challenge from Willie Davis. Golden won 71 percent of the vote against Davis.Incumbent Councilman Chris Williams will get a second term after winning 74 percent of the vote against political newcomer David Bagley in Ward 2.Political newcomer Monica Peters ran for the open seat being vacated by Councilmember Alyce Hill in Ward 3, and won with 79 percent of the vote against Megan Longstreet. Wesley Hudson won the Ward 4 seat against Jim Bronnert with 64 percent of the vote.Victor Jones won 56 percent of the vote against Chris Whitley in a Ward 5 seat that is being vacated by Jim Davis after two terms.Incumbent Jason Ewing ran unopposed in Ward 6.Talk about median dividing traffic in Clemmons sparks heated debate among council candidatesA stretch of Lewisville Clemmons Road between I-40 and Highway 158 that runs less than a mile dominated this year's municipal elections in Clemmons.The community has a new mayor and three incumbent council members lost their seats.The hot political issue of the season was whether or not to build a median dividing traffic along the heavily congested road.Councilwoman Mary Cameron said there is no plan to build a median along the road known as "the strip." She said the Department of Transportation is conducting a study about the problem, but nothing more.There was a group of challengers running for Council who disagree, and it created a firestorm of comments among the candidates on Tuesday's ballot. Mayor Nick Nelson said the results of the study are already known, and it calls for a four lane median road.On Tuesday, John Wait won the Clemmons mayoral race with 53 percent of the vote against Paul Reich.Opponents of the median, Michelle Barson, Scott Binkley and Pamela (PJ) Lofland won their races to the council.Other races WXII 12 News is following ...Incumbent Ian Baltutis won the Burlington mayoral race with 55 percent of the vote against Celo Faucette.Lynn Montgomery won the Jamestown mayoral race with 44 percent of the vote against Keth Volz.David L. Rowe won the Mount Airy mayoral race with 65 percent of the vote against Ivy Sheppard.Jerry Peterman won the Graham mayoral race with 82 percent of the vote against Jim Young.Carla Strickland won the Pleasant Garden mayoral race with 79 percent of the vote against Gerald Roger Pike Jr.