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Asheville, North Carolina

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.

2 contests on Asheville's ballot

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.

Cities & towns

City of Asheville Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Kim Roney25,79757.9%
Esther Manheimer18,43341.4%
Carl Mumpower720.2%
Write-In2290.5%

Kim Roney ahead.

City of Asheville City Council 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Drew Ball25,66422.8%
Maggie Ullman Berthiaume23,41820.8%
S. Antanette Mosley19,90017.7%
Jeffrey Burroughs17,33115.4%
Keith Young14,17812.6%
Sheneika E. Smith11,60310.3%
Scott Burroughs60.0%
Dan Ferrell50.0%
Write-In4180.4%

Drew Ball, Maggie Ullman Berthiaume and S. Antanette Mosley ahead.

Statewide races in Buncombe County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
71.9%94,675
Michael Whatley
25.7%33,832
Shannon Bray
1.3%1,659
100% counted

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.

Sources & scope

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.