Following a bitter primary election battle, incumbent Pitt County Sheriff Mac Manning and his victorious challenger, Neil Elks, spoke of respecting the results and abiding by voters' will. There was hope the deep rifts exposed during the bruising campaign would heal enough to allow for a smooth transition of power in the months that followed.

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