City of Asheville Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Roney | 25,797 | 57.9% |
| Esther Manheimer | 18,433 | 41.4% |
| Carl Mumpower | 72 | 0.2% |
| Write-In | 229 | 0.5% |
Kim Roney ahead.
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2026 election results. 2 contests on Asheville's ballot in North Carolina's official results. Mayor: Kim Roney ahead. City Council: Drew Ball, Maggie Ullman Berthiaume and S. Antanette Mosley ahead.
From North Carolina's official results file, where the contest's name gives Asheville as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Roney | 25,797 | 57.9% |
| Esther Manheimer | 18,433 | 41.4% |
| Carl Mumpower | 72 | 0.2% |
| Write-In | 229 | 0.5% |
Kim Roney ahead.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Ball | 25,664 | 22.8% |
| Maggie Ullman Berthiaume | 23,418 | 20.8% |
| S. Antanette Mosley | 19,900 | 17.7% |
| Jeffrey Burroughs | 17,331 | 15.4% |
| Keith Young | 14,178 | 12.6% |
| Sheneika E. Smith | 11,603 | 10.3% |
| Scott Burroughs | 6 | 0.0% |
| Dan Ferrell | 5 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 418 | 0.4% |
Drew Ball, Maggie Ullman Berthiaume and S. Antanette Mosley ahead.
These are Buncombe County's votes, which include Asheville's. Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Results for Asheville alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Buncombe County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.
North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Asheville as their place; other contests on Asheville voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Buncombe County's page.