North Carolina: 2026 election results

Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.

Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.

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US House

North Carolina has 14 seats in the U.S. House. 6 are listed here.

14 seats: 5 flipped to Democrats, 1 Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final, 8 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+5 D+1?”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

North Carolina's 5th district: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. Hubbard (Democrat) led Representative Foxx 139,034 to 138,935 (99 votes). Provisional, military and overseas ballots can still be added during the canvass. Foxx says the count is not over. Decision Desk HQ's forecast still gave Foxx 86%. Source: ncpoliticalnews.com
North Carolina's 6th district: Flipped to Democrats. Jefferson (Democrat) over Representative McDowell. Source: wunc.org
North Carolina's 9th district: Flipped to Democrats. Ojeda (Democrat) over Representative Hudson. Source: wunc.org
North Carolina's 11th district: Flipped to Democrats. Ager (Democrat) over Balkcom, after Representative Edwards dropped out. Source: wunc.org
North Carolina's 13th district: Flipped to Democrats. Barringer (Democrat) over Representative Knott. Source: wunc.org
North Carolina's 14th district: Flipped to Democrats. Womack (Democrat) over Representative Moore. Source: wunc.org

Close Republican leads, no flip: North Carolina's 3rd district Representative Murphy by 233 votes, North Carolina's 7th district Rouzer by 2,425, North Carolina's 10th district Harrigan by 3,029, North Carolina's 8th district Harris by 5,179. All unofficial until the canvass.

Sources: ncpoliticalnews.com

US Senate

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “R→D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Cooper over Whatley, about 59–39.

Sources: charlottestories.com

Governor

No result recorded for North Carolina on this level.

Statewide offices

No result recorded for North Carolina on this level.

State senate

Held by the same party.

Republicans keep control, per MultiState.

Sources: multistate.us

State house

Democrats won control for the first time since 2010, from a 71–49 Republican edge.
State Board of Elections unofficial count, district by district: 17 seats flipped to Democrats; 5 more are moving to Democrats, with leads of 1 percent or less, so not final; and district 51 moved from a Republican to an unaffiliated winner, April Montgomery, who leads by 1.4 percent.
Leaders in the count: 71 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 1 unaffiliated.

Sources: er.ncsbe.gov, s3.amazonaws.com, charlottestories.com, statecapitallobbyist.com

County

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+7”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Forsyth: Hunter (Democrat) won district attorney, held by Republican O'Neill since 2009.
Cabarrus: Nurse, Redding and Henry (Democrat) won, giving Democrats a 3–2 commission majority.
New Hanover: Zapple and Wallace (Democrat) won commission seats, with Wallace beating Commissioner Pierce, on track to flip control; Democrats also took the Board of Education.
Robeson: Ferguson (Democrat) beat Commissioner Herndon, who had switched to Republican; Dial (Republican) lost to unaffiliated Warriax.
No flip reported: Mecklenburg (9–0 Democrats), Cumberland, Wake, Chatham, Orange, Buncombe, Rutherford, McDowell, Polk.
Alamance: Allen and Royster (Democrat) won, giving Democrats their first commission majority since 2010.
Also checked, no party change reported: Durham, Guilford, Gaston, Johnston, Union, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen, Columbus. Details are in the list below.

Sources: wfdd.org, wect.com, charlottestories.com, anniedance.substack.com, yahoo.com, wect.com, borderbelt.org, cityviewnc.com, alamancenews.com, criticalreport.substack.com, portcitydaily.com, wect.com, wschronicle.com, indyweek.com

23 counties: 5 flipped to Democrats, 18 checked, no flip found.

Forsyth: Flipped to Democrats. District attorney flipped. West (Democrat) beat Parker, moving the commission to 4–3 Democratic
Cabarrus: Flipped to Democrats. Commission flipped, 3–2 Democratic
New Hanover: Flipped to Democrats. Commission and school board on track to flip
Robeson: Flipped to Democrats. One commission seat flipped
Mecklenburg: Checked, no flip found. Democratic hold, 9–0
Cumberland: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Wake: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported. School board District 1 moved from a Republican to Democrat Zavala
Chatham: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Orange: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Buncombe: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Rutherford: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
McDowell: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Polk: Checked, no flip found. No flip reported
Alamance: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats won first majority since 2010
Durham: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Birkhead (Democrat), District Attorney Deberry
Guilford: Checked, no flip found. District Attorney Crump (Democrat), Clerk Churchill (Democrat)
Gaston: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Hawkins (Republican)
Johnston: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Bizzell (Republican)
Union: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Cathey (Republican)
Brunswick: Checked, no flip found. Thompson and Hewett (Republican) won; no flip reported
Pender: Checked, no flip found. Commissioners Frey and Collins (Republican)
Bladen: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Ray Marlowe, unaffiliated; Commissioner Bullock, party not listed
Columbus: Checked, no flip found. Commissioner Floyd (Republican)

City & town

Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “3 places”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Raleigh: Mayor Cowell re-elected.
2 more mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors list. Winners are as listed; incumbents and parties were not checked.

Sources: wral.com, usmayors.org

3 places: 3 checked, no flip found.

Raleigh: Checked, no flip found. Cowell re-elected
Asheville: Checked, no flip found. Kim Roney listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
Monroe: Checked, no flip found. Surluta B. Anthony listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked

Courts

Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “R hold”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Earls over Stevens about 59–41. Court stays 5–2 Republican. Court of Appeals seats: no result found.
Local, Cumberland: Stokes (Democrat) won Superior Court 70.7–29.3 and Siler-Mack (Democrat) won District Court 66.2–33.8.

Sources: ncnewsline.com, cityviewnc.com

1 county with named local judges: 1 checked, no flip found.

Cumberland: Checked, no flip found. Stokes and Siler-Mack (Democrat) won

Data centers

No result recorded for North Carolina on this level.

Ballot measures

1 statewide ballot measure is listed. These are yes-or-no questions, not party results.

Voter ID Amendment (Voter ID): Photo ID for all voters, including by mail. Status: passed, 59.6% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:44Z. Sources: multistate.us, nbcnews.com

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