U.S. Senate
Michael Whatley
62.7%22,099
Roy Cooper
34.6%12,200
Shannon Bray
1.8%648
Michael Dublin
0.9%312
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Carteret County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote in Carteret County. The margin is 14.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 13 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Carteret County
U.S. House: North Carolina 1st District
Laurie Buckhout
62.6%21,960
Don Davis
33.3%11,676
Tom Bailey
4.1%1,444
Whole district: Don Davis wins. Called.
The leader in Carteret 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.
13 local contests in Carteret County
County offices, school boards and districts on Carteret 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
Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Overby R | 25,524 | 100.0% |
Steven Overby is unopposed.
Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Shinn R | 25,569 | 100.0% |
Chuck Shinn is unopposed.
Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Paylor R | 24,202 | 69.8% |
| Chris Monteleon D | 10,464 | 30.2% |
Jimmy Paylor ahead in Carteret County.
Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Chadwick R | 25,487 | 100.0% |
Chris Chadwick is unopposed.
Carteret County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Raper R | 25,844 | 100.0% |
Ken Raper is unopposed.
Carteret County Register of Deeds
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Hardesty R | 26,185 | 100.0% |
Karen Hardesty is unopposed.
Carteret County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| John Nyberg R | 21,943 | 64.7% |
| Franklin Rice | 11,983 | 35.3% |
John Nyberg ahead in Carteret County.
Schools
Carteret County Board of Education District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Scott R | 25,819 | 100.0% |
Anne Scott is unopposed.
Carteret County Board of Education District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Jenkins R | 25,634 | 100.0% |
Clark Jenkins is unopposed.
Carteret County Board of Education District 05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Cash R | 25,661 | 100.0% |
Brooke Cash is unopposed.
Carteret County Board of Education District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Smith Chadwick R | 25,534 | 100.0% |
Kathryn Smith Chadwick is unopposed.
Districts
Carteret Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Howell | 16,041 | 41.3% |
| Dennis Collins | 11,648 | 30.0% |
| Mickey Simmons | 10,463 | 26.9% |
| Jerry Lawrence | 9 | 0.0% |
| Wade Keeler | 8 | 0.0% |
| Philip Crosby | 6 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 668 | 1.7% |
Glenn Howell and Dennis Collins ahead in Carteret County.
Carteret - Harkers Island Sanitary Board Member 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Willis | 461 | 34.7% |
| Doug Johnson | 424 | 32.0% |
| Clifford A. Rice | 423 | 31.9% |
| Write-In | 19 | 1.4% |
Wayne Willis, Doug Johnson and Clifford A. Rice are unopposed.
North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
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 Carteret County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 28.0% | Donald Trump | 70.9% | R +43.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 28.3% | Donald Trump | 70.3% | R +42.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 26.3% | Donald Trump | 70.3% | R +44.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 29.0% | Mitt Romney | 69.8% | R +40.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 32.2% | John McCain | 66.9% | R +34.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 30.2% | George W. Bush | 69.3% | R +39.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 33.4% | George W. Bush | 65.7% | R +32.3 |
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 +10.7.
Other counties in North Carolina
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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.