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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Liveblog: Election Results for the 2026 Midterms



Election results will be shared here in reverse chronological order. Release of results will be delayed to 8.15pm per the State Board of Elections. A copy of their notice is posted below:

"After meeting in an emergency session, the NCSBE board voted to grant a 45-minute voting extension at the Tabor City Courthouse in Columbus County, and shorter extensions in Lenoir, Wilson, and Hertford counties. Due to the extended voting times at these locations, website posting of statewide results will be delayed by 45 minutes.

EARLY VOTING and ABSENTEE BY MAIL



TIME: 8.21pm
RESULTS:

US Senate Early: Whatley 5,637 (53.3%), Cooper 4,689 (44.4%), Bray 152 (1.4%), Dublin 92 (0.9%) Mail: Whatley 149 (34.3%), Cooper 276 (63.6%), Bray 6 (1.4%), Dublin 3 (0.7%) Cumulative: Whatley 5,786 (52.6%), Cooper 4,965 (45.1%), Bray 158 (1.4%), Dublin 95 (0.9%). Total 11,004

US House NC-11 Early: Balkcom 5,667 (53.7%), Ager 4,737 (44.9%), Groo 144 (1.4%) Mail: Balkcom 158 (36.5%), Ager 272 (62.8%), Groo 3 (0.7%) Cumulative: Balkcom 5,825 (53.0%), Ager 5,009 (45.6%), Groo 147 (1.3%). Total 10,981

NC Senate 50 Early: Corbin 6,539 (62.0%), Downing 4,012 (38.0%) Mail: Corbin 182 (42.2%), Downing 249 (57.8%) Cumulative: Corbin 6,721 (61.2%), Downing 4,261 (38.8%). Total 10,982

NC House 120 Early: Gillespie 6,093 (57.9%), Brown 4,433 (42.1%) Mail: Gillespie 173 (40.0%), Brown 260 (60.0%) Cumulative: Gillespie 6,266 (57.2%), Brown 4,693 (42.8%). Total 10,959

County Commissioner D1 Early: Shearl 5,320 (51.4%), Lunn 5,027 (48.6%) Mail: Shearl 164 (38.5%), Lunn 262 (61.5%) Cumulative: Shearl 5,484 (50.9%), Lunn 5,289 (49.1%). Total 10,773

County Commissioner D2 (vote for 2) Early: Burns 5,161 (27.5%), Castle 5,096 (27.1%), Bell 4,496 (23.9%), Greene 4,036 (21.5%) Mail: Burns 157 (20.3%), Castle 146 (18.9%), Bell 234 (30.2%), Greene 237 (30.6%) Cumulative: Burns 5,318 (27.2%), Castle 5,242 (26.8%), Bell 4,730 (24.2%), Greene 4,273 (21.8%). Total 19,563

Education D02 Early: Shields 4,166 (44.7%), Laseter 2,602 (27.9%), Messer 2,545 (27.3%) Mail: Shields 174 (50.0%), Laseter 126 (36.2%), Messer 48 (13.8%) Cumulative: Shields 4,340 (44.9%), Laseter 2,728 (28.2%), Messer 2,593 (26.8%). Total 9,661

Education D04 Early: Breeden 5,794 (65.9%), Perkins 3,000 (34.1%) Mail: Breeden 189 (58.2%), Perkins 136 (41.8%) Cumulative: Breeden 5,983 (65.6%), Perkins 3,136 (34.4%). Total 9,119

Soil and Water (vote for 2) Early: Bell 5,512 (44.4%), Reynolds 4,441 (35.7%), Zickgraf 2,475 (19.9%) Mail: Bell 202 (41.3%), Reynolds 193 (39.5%), Zickgraf 94 (19.2%) Cumulative: Bell 5,714 (44.2%), Reynolds 4,634 (35.9%), Zickgraf 2,569 (19.9%). Total 12,917

Amendment: Photo ID Early: For 7,493 (71.9%), Against 2,929 (28.1%) Mail: For 263 (60.5%), Against 172 (39.5%) Cumulative: For 7,756 (71.4%), Against 3,101 (28.6%). Total 10,857

Amendment: 3.5% income tax cap Early: For 7,378 (71.2%), Against 2,986 (28.8%) Mail: For 300 (69.8%), Against 130 (30.2%) Cumulative: For 7,678 (71.1%), Against 3,116 (28.9%). Total 10,794

Amendment: Property tax levy limit Early: For 7,277 (70.3%), Against 3,067 (29.7%) Mail: For 313 (72.6%), Against 118 (27.4%) Cumulative: For 7,590 (70.4%), Against 3,185 (29.6%). Total 10,775

Malt beverage Early: For 7,141 (71.4%), Against 2,863 (28.6%) Mail: For 267 (67.1%), Against 131 (32.9%) Cumulative: For 7,408 (71.2%), Against 2,994 (28.8%). Total 10,402

Unfortified wine Early: For 7,109 (71.5%), Against 2,834 (28.5%) Mail: For 276 (69.3%), Against 122 (30.7%) Cumulative: For 7,385 (71.4%), Against 2,956 (28.6%). Total 10,341

Local sales tax Early: For 5,295 (51.6%), Against 4,962 (48.4%) Mail: For 196 (46.4%), Against 226 (53.6%) Cumulative: For 5,491 (51.4%), Against 5,188 (48.6%). Total 10,679


8.34pm 5 precinct is

North Franklin US Senate: Whatley 675 (50.3%), Cooper 630 (47.0%), Bray 21, Dublin 15 NC-11: Balkcom 693 (51.6%), Ager 617 (45.9%), Groo 33 NC Senate 50: Corbin 834 (62.3%), Downing 505 (37.7%) NC House 120: Gillespie 788 (58.7%), Brown 554 (41.3%) Comm D1: Lunn 679 (51.7%), Shearl 634 (48.3%) Comm D2: Bell 631, Burns 612, Castle 570, Greene 554 Educ D02: Shields 626 (50.8%), Laseter 352 (28.6%), Messer 254 (20.6%) Educ D04: Breeden 770 (67.0%), Perkins 380 (33.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 696, Reynolds 619, Zickgraf 293 Photo ID: For 992 (74.8%), Against 334 · Income tax cap: For 938 (71.3%), Against 377 · Levy limit: For 919 (70.4%), Against 386 Malt beverage: For 891 (70.3%), Against 377 · Wine: For 882 (70.1%), Against 376 · Sales tax: For 730 (55.6%), Against 583

Iotla US Senate: Whatley 502 (54.1%), Cooper 396 (42.7%), Bray 17, Dublin 13 NC-11: Balkcom 502 (54.3%), Ager 407 (44.0%), Groo 16 NC Senate 50: Corbin 609 (65.6%), Downing 319 (34.4%) NC House 120: Gillespie 561 (60.8%), Brown 361 (39.2%) Comm D1: Shearl 471 (52.6%), Lunn 424 (47.4%) Comm D2: Burns 463, Castle 452, Bell 417, Greene 336 Educ D02: Shields 429 (51.0%), Laseter 233 (27.7%), Messer 180 (21.4%) Educ D04: Breeden 533 (69.0%), Perkins 239 (31.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 485, Reynolds 405, Zickgraf 219 Photo ID: For 709 (77.7%), Against 204 · Income tax cap: For 698 (77.1%), Against 207 · Levy limit: For 685 (75.8%), Against 219 Malt beverage: For 604 (69.3%), Against 267 · Wine: For 588 (67.9%), Against 278 · Sales tax: For 481 (53.2%), Against 423

Sugarfork US Senate: Whatley 193 (62.5%), Cooper 110 (35.6%), Bray 5, Dublin 1 NC-11: Balkcom 197 (64.0%), Ager 105 (34.1%), Groo 6 NC Senate 50: Corbin 213 (69.8%), Downing 92 (30.2%) NC House 120: Gillespie 197 (64.4%), Brown 109 (35.6%) Comm D1: Shearl 190 (62.3%), Lunn 115 (37.7%) Comm D2: Burns 177, Castle 162, Bell 106, Greene 92 Educ D02: Shields 115 (42.8%), Messer 78 (29.0%), Laseter 76 (28.3%) Educ D04: Breeden 167 (69.9%), Perkins 72 (30.1%) Soil and Water: Bell 152, Reynolds 108, Zickgraf 63 Photo ID: For 237 (77.7%), Against 68 · Income tax cap: For 238 (78.8%), Against 64 · Levy limit: For 231 (77.0%), Against 69 Malt beverage: For 201 (70.8%), Against 83 · Wine: For 203 (71.5%), Against 81 · Sales tax: Against 156 (52.2%), For 143

Smithbridge US Senate: Whatley 1,116 (61.5%), Cooper 644 (35.5%), Bray 37, Dublin 18 NC-11: Balkcom 1,095 (60.4%), Ager 665 (36.7%), Groo 52 NC Senate 50: Corbin 1,253 (69.5%), Downing 550 (30.5%) NC House 120: Gillespie 1,188 (66.0%), Brown 612 (34.0%) Comm D1: Shearl 1,069 (60.5%), Lunn 699 (39.5%) Comm D2: Burns 1,022, Castle 1,007, Bell 661, Greene 539 Educ D02: Shields 732 (45.8%), Messer 469 (29.3%), Laseter 398 (24.9%) Educ D04: Breeden 1,050 (69.0%), Perkins 471 (31.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 868, Reynolds 756, Zickgraf 447 Photo ID: For 1,430 (79.7%), Against 364 · Income tax cap: For 1,386 (77.8%), Against 395 · Levy limit: For 1,370 (77.3%), Against 403 Malt beverage: For 1,202 (70.6%), Against 501 · Wine: For 1,193 (70.1%), Against 509 · Sales tax: Against 954 (54.5%), For 797

Burningtown US Senate: Whatley 334 (66.8%), Cooper 149 (29.8%), Bray 12, Dublin 5 NC-11: Balkcom 334 (66.8%), Ager 157 (31.4%), Groo 9 NC Senate 50: Corbin 372 (74.8%), Downing 125 (25.2%) NC House 120: Gillespie 353 (70.9%), Brown 145 (29.1%) Comm D1: Shearl 289 (59.8%), Lunn 194 (40.2%) Comm D2: Burns 302, Castle 287, Bell 154, Greene 127 Educ D02: Shields 226 (51.4%), Messer 115 (26.1%), Laseter 99 (22.5%) Educ D04: Breeden 269 (66.9%), Perkins 133 (33.1%) Soil and Water: Reynolds 233, Bell 229, Zickgraf 118 Photo ID: For 398 (81.2%), Against 92 · Income tax cap: For 380 (78.4%), Against 105 · Levy limit: For 377 (77.7%), Against 108 Malt beverage: For 343 (73.0%), Against 127 · Wine: For 340 (73.0%), Against 126 · Sales tax: Against 249 (51.4%), For 235

Cumulative for the 5 reported precincts US Senate: Whatley 2,820 (57.6%), Cooper 1,929 (39.4%), Bray 92 (1.9%), Dublin 52 (1.1%) NC-11: Balkcom 2,821 (57.7%), Ager 1,951 (39.9%), Groo 116 (2.4%) NC Senate 50: Corbin 3,281 (67.3%), Downing 1,591 (32.7%) NC House 120: Gillespie 3,087 (63.4%), Brown 1,781 (36.6%) Comm D1: Shearl 2,653 (55.7%), Lunn 2,111 (44.3%) Comm D2: Burns 2,576 (29.7%), Castle 2,478 (28.6%), Bell 1,969 (22.7%), Greene 1,648 (19.0%) Educ D02: Shields 2,128 (48.6%), Laseter 1,158 (26.4%), Messer 1,096 (25.0%) Educ D04: Breeden 2,789 (68.3%), Perkins 1,295 (31.7%) Soil and Water: Bell 2,430 (42.7%), Reynolds 2,121 (37.3%), Zickgraf 1,140 (20.0%) Photo ID: For 3,766 (78.0%), Against 1,062 (22.0%) Income tax cap: For 3,640 (76.0%), Against 1,148 (24.0%) Levy limit: For 3,582 (75.1%), Against 1,185 (24.9%) Malt beverage: For 3,241 (70.5%), Against 1,355 (29.5%) Wine: For 3,206 (70.1%), Against 1,370 (29.9%) Sales tax: For 2,386 (50.2%), Against 2,365 (49.8%), only 21 votes apart



TIME:8.40pm
Cumulative for District Races:

Here are the districtwide results as of 8:39 PM Eastern. The state site last updated at 8:35.

- **US Senate (statewide, 305 of 2,626 precincts):** Cooper (D) 1,618,439 (64.5%), Whatley (R) 848,670 (33.8%), Bray (L) 24,537 (1.0%), Dublin (G) 18,438 (0.7%). Cooper leads by 769,769.
- **US House NC-11 (62 of 290 precincts):** Ager (D) 154,286 (61.2%), Balkcom (R) 94,709 (37.6%), Groo (L) 3,058 (1.2%). Ager leads by 59,577.
- **NC Senate 50 (18 of 97 precincts):** Corbin (R) 32,135 (51.5%), Downing (D) 30,298 (48.5%). Corbin leads by 1,837.
- **NC House 120 (9 of 43 precincts):** Gillespie (R) 12,503 (63.3%), Brown (D) 7,252 (36.7%). Gillespie leads by 5,251.







TIME: 8.59pm
District / statewide races (as of ~8:51–8:54 PM update)

Macon status: Still 5 of 15 precincts (last Macon update 8:29). No change.

US Senate (statewide)

  • Total: Cooper (D) 1,723,505 (62.2%) · Whatley (R) 996,692 (36.0%) · Bray (L) 29,059 (1.0%) · Dublin (G) 21,057 (0.8%)
    Cooper leads by 726,813
  • Early: Cooper 1,574,410 (64.7%) · Whatley 820,012 (33.7%)
  • Mail: Cooper 47,730 (70.0%) · Whatley 18,971 (27.8%)
  • Election Day: Whatley 157,682 (58.9%) · Cooper 101,304 (37.8%)
  • Reporting: 620 of 2,626 precincts (8 counties complete, 47 partial, 45 not reported)
  • Moved from 445 precincts at 8:48; Cooper slipped from 63.0% to 62.2%

US House NC-11 (full district)

  • Total: Ager (D) 166,630 (60.3%) · Balkcom (R) 105,954 (38.4%) · Groo (L) 3,613 (1.3%)
    Ager leads by 60,676
  • Early: Ager 143,998 (63.4%) · Balkcom 80,776 (35.6%)
  • Mail: Ager 3,510 (71.5%) · Balkcom 1,333
  • Election Day: Balkcom 23,845 (54.0%) · Ager 19,122 (43.3%)
  • Reporting: 134 of 290 precincts (McDowell & Graham complete; Cherokee, Clay, Jackson still 0; Buncombe 40/80)
  • Up from 74 precincts; Ager slipped from 60.8% to 60.3%

NC Senate 50 (full district)

  • Total: Corbin (R) 34,874 (52.5%) · Downing (D) 31,513 (47.5%)
    Corbin leads by 3,361
  • Early: Downing 27,406 (50.3%) · Corbin 27,034 (49.7%)
  • Mail: Downing 1,259 (66.8%) · Corbin 626
  • Election Day: Corbin 7,214 (71.7%) · Downing 2,848
  • Reporting: 30 of 97 precincts
    (Graham complete; Transylvania 12/15, Haywood 5/21, Swain 4/5, Macon 5/15; Cherokee, Clay, Jackson still 0)
  • Unchanged since 8:48

NC House 120 (full district)

  • Total: Gillespie (R) 12,503 (63.3%) · Brown (D) 7,252 (36.7%)
    Gillespie leads by 5,251
  • Early: Gillespie 9,817 (61.1%) · Brown 6,255
  • Mail: Brown 299 (57.5%) · Gillespie 221
  • Election Day: Gillespie 2,465 (77.9%) · Brown 698
  • Reporting: 9 of 43 precincts (Graham complete; Macon 5/15; Cherokee & Clay still 0)
  • Unchanged since 8:48




Macon report with early / mail / Election Day / cumulative
(12 of 15 precincts · 15,526 ballots · site last updated ~8:54 PM)
Still out: East Franklin, Highlands, Flats

US Senate

  • Early: Whatley 5,637 (53.3%) · Cooper 4,689 (44.4%) · Bray 152 · Dublin 92
  • Mail: Whatley 149 (34.3%) · Cooper 276 (63.6%) · Bray 6 · Dublin 3
  • Election Day: Whatley 2,941 (66.9%) · Cooper 1,276 (29.0%) · Bray 111 · Dublin 69
  • Cumulative: Whatley 8,727 (56.7%) · Cooper 6,241 (40.5%) · Bray 269 (1.7%) · Dublin 164 (1.1%)

NC-11

  • Early: Balkcom 5,667 (53.7%) · Ager 4,737 (44.9%) · Groo 144
  • Mail: Balkcom 158 (36.5%) · Ager 272 (62.8%) · Groo 3
  • Election Day: Balkcom 2,892 (65.9%) · Ager 1,319 (30.0%) · Groo 180
  • Cumulative: Balkcom 8,717 (56.7%) · Ager 6,328 (41.2%) · Groo 327 (2.1%)

NC Senate 50

  • Early: Corbin 6,539 (62.0%) · Downing 4,012 (38.0%)
  • Mail: Corbin 182 (42.2%) · Downing 249 (57.8%)
  • Election Day: Corbin 3,458 (79.0%) · Downing 919 (21.0%)
  • Cumulative: Corbin 10,179 (66.3%) · Downing 5,180 (33.7%)

NC House 120

  • Early: Gillespie 6,093 (57.9%) · Brown 4,433 (42.1%)
  • Mail: Gillespie 173 (40.0%) · Brown 260 (60.0%)
  • Election Day: Gillespie 3,231 (73.9%) · Brown 1,144 (26.1%)
  • Cumulative: Gillespie 9,497 (61.9%) · Brown 5,837 (38.1%)

Commissioner D1

  • Early: Shearl 5,320 (51.4%) · Lunn 5,027 (48.6%)
  • Mail: Shearl 164 (38.5%) · Lunn 262 (61.5%)
  • Election Day: Shearl 2,742 (64.2%) · Lunn 1,526 (35.8%)
  • Cumulative: Shearl 8,226 (54.7%) · Lunn 6,815 (45.3%)

Commissioner D2 (vote for 2)

  • Early: Burns 5,161 (27.5%) · Castle 5,096 (27.1%) · Bell 4,496 (23.9%) · Greene 4,036 (21.5%)
  • Mail: Burns 157 (20.3%) · Castle 146 (18.9%) · Bell 234 (30.2%) · Greene 237 (30.6%)
  • Election Day: Castle 2,651 (34.1%) · Burns 2,649 (34.1%) · Bell 1,408 (18.1%) · Greene 1,071 (13.8%)
  • Cumulative: Burns 7,967 (29.1%) · Castle 7,893 (28.9%) · Bell 6,138 (22.4%) · Greene 5,344 (19.5%)

Education D02

  • Early: Shields 4,166 (44.7%) · Laseter 2,602 (27.9%) · Messer 2,545 (27.3%)
  • Mail: Shields 174 (50.0%) · Laseter 126 (36.2%) · Messer 48 (13.8%)
  • Election Day: Shields 2,116 (53.9%) · Messer 957 (24.4%) · Laseter 853 (21.7%)
  • Cumulative: Shields 6,456 (47.5%) · Laseter 3,581 (26.4%) · Messer 3,550 (26.1%)

Education D04

  • Early: Breeden 5,794 (65.9%) · Perkins 3,000 (34.1%)
  • Mail: Breeden 189 (58.2%) · Perkins 136 (41.8%)
  • Election Day: Breeden 2,647 (71.5%) · Perkins 1,054 (28.5%)
  • Cumulative: Breeden 8,630 (67.3%) · Perkins 4,190 (32.7%)

Soil and Water (vote for 2)

  • Early: Bell 5,512 (44.4%) · Reynolds 4,441 (35.7%) · Zickgraf 2,475 (19.9%)
  • Mail: Bell 202 (41.3%) · Reynolds 193 (39.5%) · Zickgraf 94 (19.2%)
  • Election Day: Bell 2,034 (40.3%) · Reynolds 1,995 (39.5%) · Zickgraf 1,016 (20.1%)
  • Cumulative: Bell 7,748 (43.1%) · Reynolds 6,629 (36.9%) · Zickgraf 3,585 (20.0%)

Referendums

Photo ID
Early: For 7,493 (71.9%) · Against 2,929
Mail: For 263 (60.5%) · Against 172
Election Day: For 3,744 (86.2%) · Against 600
Cumulative: For 11,500 (75.7%) · Against 3,701 (24.3%)

Income tax cap
Early: For 7,378 (71.2%) · Against 2,986
Mail: For 300 (69.8%) · Against 130
Election Day: For 3,560 (82.5%) · Against 755
Cumulative: For 11,238 (74.4%) · Against 3,871 (25.6%)

Property tax levy limit
Early: For 7,277 (70.3%) · Against 3,067
Mail: For 313 (72.6%) · Against 118
Election Day: For 3,416 (79.8%) · Against 865
Cumulative: For 11,006 (73.1%) · Against 4,050 (26.9%)

Malt beverage
Early: For 7,141 (71.4%) · Against 2,863
Mail: For 267 (67.1%) · Against 131
Election Day: For 2,709 (65.8%) · Against 1,408
Cumulative: For 10,117 (69.7%) · Against 4,402 (30.3%)

Unfortified wine
Early: For 7,109 (71.5%) · Against 2,834
Mail: For 276 (69.3%) · Against 122
Election Day: For 2,706 (66.0%) · Against 1,393
Cumulative: For 10,091 (69.9%) · Against 4,349 (30.1%)

Local sales tax
Early: For 5,295 (51.6%) · Against 4,962 (48.4%)
Mail: For 196 (46.4%) · Against 226 (53.6%)
Election Day: Against 2,257 (53.1%) · For 1,994 (46.9%)
Cumulative: For 7,485 (50.1%) · Against 7,445 (49.9%) — 40-vote margin

District / statewide (brief)

  • US Senate (822/2,626): Cooper 61.2% · Whatley 36.9% (Cooper +720k)
  • NC-11 (157/290): Ager 59.6% · Balkcom 39.0% (Ager +58.6k)
  • NC Senate 50 (43/97): Corbin 53.9% · Downing 46.1% (Corbin +5.6k)
  • NC House 120 (16/43): Gillespie 64.5% · Brown 35.5% (Gillespie +6.5k)


TIME 9.12pm

**All 15 of 15 Macon precincts are now in** (site updated 9:06 PM)  
**16,350 ballots** counted out of 29,887 registered (~54.7% turnout)  
No precincts outstanding. Provisionals not yet counted.

**Big close races:**
- **Local sales tax flipped to Against by 9 votes** (7,862–7,853)
- **Education D02:** Messer took 2nd from Laseter by 5 votes (3,780–3,775)

### US Senate
- Early: Whatley 5,637 (53.3%) · Cooper 4,689 (44.4%) · Bray 152 · Dublin 92
- Mail: Cooper 276 (63.6%) · Whatley 149 (34.3%) · Bray 6 · Dublin 3
- Election Day: Whatley 3,448 (66.2%) · Cooper 1,548 (29.7%) · Bray 135 · Dublin 78
- **Cumulative: Whatley 9,234 (57.0%) · Cooper 6,513 (40.2%) · Bray 293 (1.8%) · Dublin 173 (1.1%)**

### NC-11
- Early: Balkcom 5,667 (53.7%) · Ager 4,737 (44.9%) · Groo 144
- Mail: Ager 272 (62.8%) · Balkcom 158 (36.5%) · Groo 3
- Election Day: Balkcom 3,385 (65.0%) · Ager 1,609 (30.9%) · Groo 210
- **Cumulative: Balkcom 9,210 (56.9%) · Ager 6,618 (40.9%) · Groo 357 (2.2%)**

### NC Senate 50
- Early: Corbin 6,539 (62.0%) · Downing 4,012 (38.0%)
- Mail: Downing 249 (57.8%) · Corbin 182 (42.2%)
- Election Day: Corbin 4,030 (77.7%) · Downing 1,157 (22.3%)
- **Cumulative: Corbin 10,751 (66.5%) · Downing 5,418 (33.5%)**

### NC House 120
- Early: Gillespie 6,093 (57.9%) · Brown 4,433 (42.1%)
- Mail: Brown 260 (60.0%) · Gillespie 173 (40.0%)
- Election Day: Gillespie 3,735 (72.0%) · Brown 1,452 (28.0%)
- **Cumulative: Gillespie 10,001 (61.9%) · Brown 6,145 (38.1%)**

### Commissioner D1
- Early: Shearl 5,320 (51.4%) · Lunn 5,027 (48.6%)
- Mail: Lunn 262 (61.5%) · Shearl 164 (38.5%)
- Election Day: Shearl 3,165 (62.5%) · Lunn 1,901 (37.5%)
- **Cumulative: Shearl 8,649 (54.6%) · Lunn 7,190 (45.4%)**

### Commissioner D2 (vote for 2)
- Early: Burns 5,161 (27.5%) · Castle 5,096 (27.1%) · Bell 4,496 (23.9%) · Greene 4,036 (21.5%)
- Mail: Greene 237 (30.6%) · Bell 234 (30.2%) · Burns 157 · Castle 146
- Election Day: Burns 3,112 (33.8%) · Castle 3,082 (33.5%) · Bell 1,712 (18.6%) · Greene 1,299 (14.1%)
- **Cumulative: Burns 8,430 (29.3%) · Castle 8,324 (28.9%) · Bell 6,442 (22.4%) · Greene 5,572 (19.4%)**

### Education D02
- Early: Shields 4,166 (44.7%) · Laseter 2,602 (27.9%) · Messer 2,545 (27.3%)
- Mail: Shields 174 (50.0%) · Laseter 126 (36.2%) · Messer 48 (13.8%)
- Election Day: Shields 2,403 (51.8%) · Messer 1,187 (25.6%) · Laseter 1,047 (22.6%)
- **Cumulative: Shields 6,743 (47.2%) · Messer 3,780 (26.4%) · Laseter 3,775 (26.4%)**

### Education D04
- Early: Breeden 5,794 (65.9%) · Perkins 3,000 (34.1%)
- Mail: Breeden 189 (58.2%) · Perkins 136 (41.8%)
- Election Day: Breeden 3,114 (71.1%) · Perkins 1,265 (28.9%)
- **Cumulative: Breeden 9,097 (67.4%) · Perkins 4,401 (32.6%)**

### Soil and Water (vote for 2)
- Early: Bell 5,512 (44.4%) · Reynolds 4,441 (35.7%) · Zickgraf 2,475 (19.9%)
- Mail: Bell 202 (41.3%) · Reynolds 193 (39.5%) · Zickgraf 94 (19.2%)
- Election Day: Bell 2,478 (40.9%) · Reynolds 2,310 (38.1%) · Zickgraf 1,268 (20.9%)
- **Cumulative: Bell 8,192 (43.2%) · Reynolds 6,944 (36.6%) · Zickgraf 3,837 (20.2%)**

### Referendums
**Photo ID**  
Early: For 7,493 (71.9%) · Against 2,929  
Mail: For 263 (60.5%) · Against 172  
Election Day: For 4,417 (85.7%) · Against 738  
**Cumulative: For 12,173 (76.0%) · Against 3,839 (24.0%)**

**Income tax cap**  
Early: For 7,378 (71.2%) · Against 2,986  
Mail: For 300 (69.8%) · Against 130  
Election Day: For 4,200 (82.2%) · Against 909  
**Cumulative: For 11,878 (74.7%) · Against 4,025 (25.3%)**

**Property tax levy limit**  
Early: For 7,277 (70.3%) · Against 3,067  
Mail: For 313 (72.6%) · Against 118  
Election Day: For 4,042 (79.6%) · Against 1,036  
**Cumulative: For 11,632 (73.4%) · Against 4,221 (26.6%)**

**Malt beverage**  
Early: For 7,141 (71.4%) · Against 2,863  
Mail: For 267 (67.1%) · Against 131  
Election Day: For 3,303 (67.5%) · Against 1,589  
**Cumulative: For 10,711 (70.0%) · Against 4,583 (30.0%)**

**Unfortified wine**  
Early: For 7,109 (71.5%) · Against 2,834  
Mail: For 276 (69.3%) · Against 122  
Election Day: For 3,287 (67.6%) · Against 1,577  
**Cumulative: For 10,672 (70.2%) · Against 4,533 (29.8%)**

**Local sales tax**  
Early: For 5,295 (51.6%) · Against 4,962 (48.4%)  
Mail: Against 226 (53.6%) · For 196 (46.4%)  
Election Day: Against 2,674 (53.1%) · For 2,362 (46.9%)  
**Cumulative: Against 7,862 (50.03%) · For 7,853 (49.97%) — Against by 9**

### District / statewide
- **US Senate** (1,089/2,626): Cooper 1,886,784 (60.2%) · Whatley 1,185,327 (37.8%) — Cooper +701,457
- **NC-11** (179/290): Ager 171,976 (59.0%) · Balkcom 115,235 (39.6%) — Ager +56,741
- **NC Senate 50** (64/97): Corbin 42,562 (55.3%) · Downing 34,382 (44.7%) — Corbin +8,180
- **NC House 120** (28/43): Gillespie 16,664 (65.5%) · Brown 8,777 (34.5%) — Gillespie +7,887

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