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Election results / North Carolina

November 3, 2026 · U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate

North Carolina

NC · U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate

Unofficial results

Full contest · Nov 3, 2026

Roy Cooper
DEMProjected winner
58.7%2,467,963 votes
39.1%1,643,088 votes
1.3%55,726 votes
0.9%36,404 votes
Reported vote share4,203,181 votes

Vote counts: Associated Press, via NBC News. Winner projections: NBC News Decision Desk. These returns are not certified.

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County vote totals and leading choice for U.S. Senate
CountyLeading choiceVotes for leaderShare
Alamance County Roy Cooper38,10956.2%
Alexander County Michael Whatley9,40569.8%
Alleghany County Michael Whatley2,96063.0%
Anson County Roy Cooper4,37354.6%
Ashe County Michael Whatley6,95159.0%
Avery County Michael Whatley4,38165.5%
Beaufort County Michael Whatley11,28156.8%
Bertie County Roy Cooper4,22763.4%
Bladen County Michael Whatley6,08450.8%
Brunswick County Michael Whatley44,93651.8%
Buncombe County Roy Cooper94,34671.9%
Burke County Michael Whatley17,40157.8%
Cabarrus County Roy Cooper50,02457.6%
Caldwell County Michael Whatley17,47464.0%
Camden County Michael Whatley2,93264.9%
Carteret County Michael Whatley22,01962.7%
Caswell County Michael Whatley4,50351.7%
Catawba County Michael Whatley33,89656.4%
Chatham County Roy Cooper28,23565.6%
Cherokee County Michael Whatley8,63870.2%
Chowan County Michael Whatley3,24054.7%
Clay County Michael Whatley3,78766.0%
Cleveland County Michael Whatley19,20855.6%
Columbus County Michael Whatley9,44955.7%
Craven County Michael Whatley21,19450.6%
Cumberland County Roy Cooper63,17066.4%
Currituck County Michael Whatley8,26065.1%
Dare County Michael Whatley9,43049.3%
Davidson County Michael Whatley36,30559.8%
Davie County Michael Whatley11,34961.5%
Duplin County Michael Whatley8,71854.4%
Durham County Roy Cooper131,02587.1%
Edgecombe County Roy Cooper12,39168.9%
Forsyth County Roy Cooper101,63166.6%
Franklin County Roy Cooper17,36752.4%
Gaston County Michael Whatley40,44748.8%
Gates County Michael Whatley2,12550.9%
Graham County Michael Whatley2,60670.3%
Granville County Roy Cooper13,22054.0%
Greene County Roy Cooper3,08049.3%
Guilford County Roy Cooper152,26070.1%
Halifax County Roy Cooper11,58465.5%
Harnett County Roy Cooper22,01148.9%
Haywood County Roy Cooper13,77648.7%
Henderson County Roy Cooper29,47751.8%
Hertford County Roy Cooper4,91369.4%
Hoke County Roy Cooper10,39065.2%
Hyde County Michael Whatley1,01651.9%
Iredell County Michael Whatley40,99754.1%
Jackson County Roy Cooper9,17157.1%
Johnston County Roy Cooper46,06851.9%
Jones County Michael Whatley2,14054.5%
Lee County Roy Cooper11,36853.6%
Lenoir County Roy Cooper10,45953.5%
Lincoln County Michael Whatley23,68861.9%
Macon County Michael Whatley9,23457.0%
Madison County Roy Cooper5,23950.0%
Martin County Roy Cooper4,80352.5%
McDowell County Michael Whatley10,10361.7%
Mecklenburg County Roy Cooper333,54975.8%
Mitchell County Michael Whatley4,05464.8%
Montgomery County Michael Whatley5,04656.0%
Moore County Michael Whatley24,09253.8%
Nash County Roy Cooper23,36257.2%
New Hanover County Roy Cooper61,64060.0%
Northampton County Roy Cooper4,39262.9%
Onslow County Michael Whatley27,53154.7%
Orange County Roy Cooper60,05083.2%
Pamlico County Michael Whatley3,48757.3%
Pasquotank County Roy Cooper8,23955.3%
Pender County Michael Whatley14,05154.8%
Perquimans County Michael Whatley3,48862.4%
Person County Michael Whatley8,13051.1%
Pitt County Roy Cooper38,25961.3%
Polk County Michael Whatley5,19851.5%
Randolph County Michael Whatley31,32865.8%
Richmond County Roy Cooper6,65949.6%
Robeson County Michael Whatley14,49249.1%
Rockingham County Michael Whatley19,03255.8%
Rowan County Michael Whatley28,15855.5%
Rutherford County Michael Whatley14,32062.5%
Sampson County Michael Whatley9,63652.3%
Scotland County Roy Cooper5,73855.2%
Stanly County Michael Whatley15,74364.5%
Stokes County Michael Whatley11,59166.4%
Surry County Michael Whatley14,98862.2%
Swain County Michael Whatley2,49748.8%
Transylvania County Roy Cooper8,70553.7%
Tyrrell County Michael Whatley69050.9%
Union County Michael Whatley50,62250.3%
Vance County Roy Cooper9,44264.3%
Wake County Roy Cooper380,36572.7%
Warren County Roy Cooper5,24765.1%
Washington County Roy Cooper2,70759.8%
Watauga County Roy Cooper14,87762.5%
Wayne County Roy Cooper19,49850.6%
Wilkes County Michael Whatley15,88167.4%
Wilson County Roy Cooper17,06358.7%
Yadkin County Michael Whatley9,32468.8%
Yancey County Michael Whatley4,30151.6%
Earlier observations (1)