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Alleghany County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote in Alleghany County. The margin is 22.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Alleghany County

U.S. Senate

Michael Whatley
63.0%2,966
Roy Cooper
33.8%1,591
Shannon Bray
2.0%96
Michael Dublin
1.1%52
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Alleghany County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 9:31 AM.

5 local contests in Alleghany County

County offices, school boards and districts on Alleghany County's ballots, from North Carolina's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Alleghany County Board of Commissioners 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
William B. Arnold R3,15928.8%
Tommy C. McKnight R2,92226.6%
Timmy Evans R2,90826.5%
Brad Mabe D1,98618.1%

William B. Arnold, Tommy C. McKnight and Timmy Evans ahead in Alleghany County.

Alleghany County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Gary Justin West R3,762100.0%

Gary Justin West is unopposed.

Alleghany County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Shane Glenn R3,823100.0%

Shane Glenn is unopposed.

Schools

Alleghany County Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Amy Bottomley R3,36135.3%
Rick Wooten R3,17633.3%
Donna Moxley Rea R2,98731.4%

Amy Bottomley, Rick Wooten and Donna Moxley Rea are unopposed.

Districts

Alleghany Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jena Smith Reeves3,30851.6%
Dustin Clark Sheets3,05147.6%
Write-In520.8%

Jena Smith Reeves and Dustin Clark Sheets are unopposed.

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateR +30.2R +52.3D +22.2
NC-05R +38.5R +52.3D +13.8

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Alleghany County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.6%Donald Trump75.4%R +51.86,497
2020Joe Biden24.4%Donald Trump74.5%R +50.16,092
2016Hillary Clinton24.6%Donald Trump71.8%R +47.25,315
2012Barack Obama31.2%Mitt Romney66.9%R +35.75,067
2008Barack Obama38.4%John McCain59.4%R +21.05,263
2004John Kerry39.8%George W. Bush59.7%R +19.94,827
2000Al Gore39.8%George W. Bush58.7%R +18.94,313

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +32.9.

Other counties in North Carolina

North Carolina results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until North Carolina certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. North Carolina's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.