like state representative, charles jeter. >> i think the chance of this being canceled between now and where we were 24 hours ago has gone up exponentially. >> they're wasting no time in turning up the heat on governor pat mccrory. for months he's steadfastly backed the 77 toll contract. but today in asheboro, he opened the door to a change of heart. >> i've instructed my team to review every option that's available at this point in time. >> mccrory is sending his texas for discussions with centra. that's a sign the governor maybe looking for a way out of the controversy. he hasn't been able to shake so far in this election season. >> i think it's getting to the point where it makes sense for the governor to get rid of this now and that will give him time to recover by november. >> charles jeter says he believes canceling the state's toll contract is no longer a long shot. >> we were the under dog, you know, 50 to 1 odds. now we're the leader and the favorite. we're the betting odds favorite on a cancellation now. >> reporter: it's not just local toll opponents weighing in. attorney ge

believe the toll lane project impacted a local primary race. 28 votes separate state representative charles jeter and challenger tom davis. jeter initially supported the governor to break off the campaign. county officials will recount the votes tomorrow to determine a winner. >>> a 19-year-old will face a judge accused of shooting a man in the middle of uptown charlotte. he is facing several charges. police say he and another man were fighting outside the transit center on east trade street yesterday afternoon. they say smith shot the victim several times. >>> just in to the newsroom, channel 9 learned a florida man charged in an armored truck heist on i-95 in north carolina will be in court for an arraignment today. the fbi tells us he mastermind the heist of 4.8 million in gold bars near wilson, north carolina. investigators say he used gps to track the shipment and used a remeet device to pepper spray the driver and passenger. month in florida. more charges are expected. >>> lgbt advocates will be in raleigh urging lawmakers not to overturn charlotte's controversial nondiscrimination ordnance

. >> in unofficial returns the incumbent representing the house district 92 charles jeter who won the primary by a mere 28 votes. fight to get -- to provide an opening to his challenger. >> is a little bit frustrating because i had an opponent who after he filed for office decided who -- which is easy to say when you don't take a position. spinach upon a time davis agrees the opposition to the i-77 project accounts for much of his supporters said the results were so close he is called a recount. representative jeter said he respects that. >> if i were in his position i would ask for recount and i expect a recount. that's the american voting system and at the end of the day you want to make sure the person with the most votes wins. >> there are thousands of provisional and absentee ballots that still need to be counted before the official results come in tuesday. according to mecklenburg county board of elections once that happens davis will have 48 hours if the results come within 1%, the 28 votes would fall within that eight votes have followed an average of three to mecklenburg coun

. >> in unofficial returns the incumbent representing the house district 92 charles jeter who won the primary by a mere 28 votes. jeter admits he was late to the fight to get -- to provide an opening to his challenger. >> is a little bit frustrating because i had an opponent who after he filed for office decided who -- which is easy to position. spinach upon a time davis agrees the opposition to the i-77 project accounts for much of his supporters said the results were so close he is called a recount. representative jeter said he respects that. >> if i were in his position i would ask for recount and i expect a recount. that's the american voting system and at the end of the day you want to make sure the person with the most votes wins. >> there are thousands of provisional and absentee ballots that still need to be counted before the official results come in tuesday. according to mecklenburg county board of elections once that happens davis will have 48 hours to officially request a recount if the results come within 1%, the 28 votes would fall within that eight votes have followed a

representative charles jeter was also part of the house leadership and he's in recount territory. >> he's in recount territory. mr. jeter had 3,719 votes by the end of the night. the predict--perfects they were waiting for and his challenger had 3681 so within 20 odd votes. >> wow. >> nearly more than 7,000 of them cast so that was a squeaker. representative justin had a wider margin 242 votes over lane bur yes and his stanley and montgomery county district. >> what happened with jeter? >> he knew that was going to be a tough race going in. he often chose a moderate line and plenty of folks in the republican party that are looking for a more conservative representation so he was fighting that off to have somebody coming in more conservative than him. he also got pulled into the whole i-77 tolling issue. >> that's what i wondered. >> so that became the big issue in mecklenburg county. so the fact that he actually came away with the win there i'm sure he's breathing a sigh of relief even if it is going into a recount. a win. >> it's interesting there were a few people that also challen

charles jeter won the areas you see in orange in western mecklenberg county. jeter was an early supporter of toll lanes before coming out against them. and check out the northern part this area shaded in gray. that was a toll lane critic tom davis who won up in the northern part of the county that race is close. in fact, jeter finished with 28 more votes than davis. more than 7,000 total votes were cast and it sets the stage for a possible recount. >> interesting. thank you. governor mccrory won his primary out right and will face the election. and it will be a closely watched race. polls have shown a tight contest between cooper and governor mccrory but in charlotte governor mccrory focused on a victory at the polls. he spoke praising the passage of the connect nc bond package. >> the question will be how much do we borrow now? and how much do we reserve? and the question will be which projects get the top priority for the initial money that we projects that will be ready to go and also have priorities for the state of north carolina. >> and the $2 billion bo

. >> in the state house incumbent charles jeter edged out tom davis by less than a percent. jeter supported the toll lane, davis strongly outspoken against them. the close vote could set the we'll watch this throughout the day. >> john: a look at gop race for u.s. senate, richard burr beating out rivals by a wide margin. seeking his third term in the senate chairman of the select committee on intelligence. >> christine: he will face off against debra ross, she grabbed 60% of the vote in the democratic primary. >> john: in the race for at large seats on the mecklenburg county board of commissioner, democrats are winner. pat cotham, trevor fuller and ella scarborough will face jeremy brask for three seats. in district 2, vilma leake won over lula d ualah, bill james won over joel levy with no november opposition, the district winners will serve two year terms. >>> 5:14, you're never more than and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, john, get you out and show you what is going on, the mountains had fog earlier in the week but yest

only 28 votes separate incumbent state representative charles jeter and challenger tom davis. jeter originally threw his support behind the toll project but has has since asked the governor to step down. >>> the correctional district lines could happen as early as today. district 12 is most of mecklenburg county but after a second legal challenge and pending decision by federal judges, those lines are still up in the air. experts tell us they expect voter confusion during the special primary election. candidates have until next friday to file to run. a protester who was caught on video being hit by a donald rakeem jones was being led out of this rally when john mcgraw elbowed him in the face. jones says he is now getting threats but says he has some peace of mind after five deputies were disciplined after witnessing the attack and not doing anything. >> i applaud the sheriff's work in finding the deputy responsible. >> three were demoted and suspended without pay and the other two were suspended without pay for three days. >>> a million dollar yacht stuck on lake norman. the d

only 28 votes separate incumbent state representative charles jeter and challenger tom davis. today mecklenburg county officials started recounting the votes. the race may have been close because of the i-77 toll lanes fight. davis ran his campaign on a no- tolls program while jeter first threw his support behind the project but has since changed his mind. >>> a new trial date has been set for a man accused in a caldwell county double murder more than 25 years ago. his new trial will start august the first trial ended with a 6- 6 jury split and caused the judge to rule it a mistrial. murphy is charged with the murders of mark randal and jeannie sea crest back in 1990. he wasn't arrested until 1990 when his siblings came forward with information. >>> all new at 6:00, someone was robbed in a busy apartment complex in southeast charlotte. the victim told the police he was outside of his apartment in the strawberry hill complex off providence road just after 10:00 last night when he says the robber approached him. he says the suspect held him at gunpoint, took his wallet, and then

. >> right now, 28 votes separating incumbent charles jeter from challenger, tom jeter initially threw his support behind the toll's project, but since called on the governor to break off the deal. davis ran his campaign on a no toll platform. >> the people represented jeter's hometown are looking point. they are looking for action on the i-77 toll project. >> mecklenburg county officials will count ballots and look at provisional ballots on friday >> see how long you'll be >> see how long >>> everywhere you look, you can see little yellow pollen dots on the cars. get washed away some over the weekend, that's our next real shot of rain. that will be late saturday and saturday night. pretty much out of here first thing sunday morning. look at the temperatures. they also cool back down mid 50s and help slow some of that pollen. >> okay, thanks for making channel 9 your choice for news at 11:00. news on daybreak at 4:30 a.m. >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! harry connick jr. from "dancing with the stars," erin andrews. and music fr

charles jeter edged out tom davis by less than one percent. a difference of 28 votes. in north carolina a recount can be requested by a candidate if the difference is less than one percent like in this case. played a role. jeter originally supported the project. davis was against it. >>> the fries race to replace roy cooper has been set. in the republican primary, buck newton edged out jim o'neal. newton will face josh stein. stein beat out marcus williams in the democratic primary. >>> you can find the full results of all the elections posted on our website, go to wbtv.com. >> john: we mention had this year's primary elect set a cast, wasn't the higher voter turnout. over 35% of people voted state-wide, that is up from 34% in 2012's election, down from 36% in 2008's primary election. mecklenburg county saw similar differences with 32% voter turn out, up from 28% in 2012, below the 34% turn out in 2008. voters did experience issues in several polling places in the area. a polling site at trinity united methodist in kannapolis stayed open 30 minutes later because the ch

the race between charles jeter and challenger tom davis is still up in the air this morning. county officials plan to count the absentee ballots tomorrow then recount the votes. jeter initially through support behind the toll project but since called on the governor to break off the deal. davis ran his campaign on a no tolls platform. >> the people in jeter's hometown are looking for more than words at this point. they are looking for action on the i-77 toll project. >> even though governor mccory one the nomination to keep his job in a landslide, voters are not happy with him and his assistance on the -- stance on the toll lane. >>> the primary win wasn't the only victory for the governor tuesday night. yesterday mccory traveled the state touting the passage of the bonds package that will fund 90 million toward a state of the art science lab, $70,000 essential projects like a power plant to help cpcc expand. the state national guard will get money from the bond. it will allow the guard to move forward with a 70 million- dollar plan to renovate three sites across the state in

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