2 Cary candidates faced off again in a runoff, but neither is calling the race yet
Sarika Bansal edged out Rachel Jordan for a second time in the race for a Cary Town Council seat, but neither candidate called the race Tuesday night.
Sixty-seven votes separated the two candidates in the District D council race, according to unofficial results Tuesday night.
In a phone call, Bansal told The News & Observer she was “pretty confident” but “we’re going to wait for a couple of days for all the ballots to be counted.”
Jordan, in a text message, said she’s “grateful” for the experience, adding “I’m quite willing to wait for everything to be figured out.”
She did not say whether she would ask for a recount.
Here are the unofficial results with all six precincts reporting:
▪ Sarika Bansal: 2,746 votes, 50%
▪ Rachel Jordan: 2,679 votes, 49%
The Wake County Board of Elections will count any additional absentee ballots at a pre-canvass meeting Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. The results of the election won’t become official until after a meeting to review the early votes and absentee ballots Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.
On Oct. 10, Bansal and Jordan finished ahead of incumbent Ryan Eades. Bansal finished first but did not secure the necessary 50% of the vote to win the election. Jordan, placing second, called for runoff.
By state law, there would not be a second runoff election. The candidate with the highest number of votes in a runoff election is the winner. However if there is a tie between two candidates, the state Board of Elections will determine who won.
District D includes west Cary and part of Chatham County and is a growing area with several future development projects and a diverse community. The district has about 25,000 voters in Wake County and 4,000 in Chatham County.
The winner will be one of the two newcomers to the Cary Town Council.
Michelle Craig defeated four-term councilman Don Frantz in the election. Mayor Harold Weinbrecht ran unopposed this year, and Lori Bush was able to hold onto her at-large seat on the town council.
