U.S. Senate
Michael Whatley
55.7%9,479
Roy Cooper
42.3%7,192
Shannon Bray
1.3%223
Michael Dublin
0.7%124
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Columbus County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 56% of the U.S. Senate vote in Columbus County. The margin is 20.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 16 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Columbus County
U.S. House: North Carolina 7th District
David Rouzer
60.4%10,293
Kimberly Hardy
38.9%6,629
Maad Abu-Ghazalah
0.6%108
Whole district: not called; David Rouzer leads.
The leader in Columbus 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, 10:11 AM.
16 local contests in Columbus County
County offices, school boards, local measures and districts on Columbus 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
Columbus County Board of Commissioners District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Roseboro Featherson D | 1,705 | 100.0% |
Barbara Roseboro Featherson is unopposed.
Columbus County Board of Commissioners District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanne McPherson R | 1,965 | 100.0% |
Jeanne McPherson is unopposed.
Columbus County Board of Commissioners District 07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Floyd R | 1,387 | 61.2% |
| Jeff Register D | 881 | 38.8% |
Scott Floyd ahead in Columbus County.
Columbus County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jess Hill R | 12,704 | 100.0% |
Jess Hill is unopposed.
Columbus County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| W. A. Rogers R | 11,761 | 100.0% |
W. A. Rogers is unopposed.
Schools
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie D. Strickland R | 7,651 | 61.5% |
| Beatrice Addison D | 4,783 | 38.5% |
Ronnie D. Strickland ahead in Columbus County.
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Irvin Enzor R | 8,768 | 100.0% |
Irvin Enzor is unopposed.
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 04
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Worley R | 8,800 | 100.0% |
Chris Worley is unopposed.
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education At-Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R. Byron Fisher | 1,943 | 53.2% |
| Edward A. Squires | 1,664 | 45.6% |
| Write-In | 45 | 1.2% |
R. Byron Fisher ahead in Columbus County.
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Richardson | 753 | 97.3% |
| Write-In | 21 | 2.7% |
Anna Richardson is unopposed.
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Flowers | 646 | 98.9% |
| Write-In | 7 | 1.1% |
David Flowers is unopposed.
Local measures
Columbus County Malt Beverage Election
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 8,117 | 50.8% |
| Against | 7,860 | 49.2% |
For ahead with 50.8% in Columbus County.
Columbus County Unfortified Wine Election
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 8,069 | 50.7% |
| Against | 7,860 | 49.3% |
For ahead with 50.7% in Columbus County.
Columbus County Mixed Beverage Election
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 8,755 | 54.6% |
| Against | 7,275 | 45.4% |
For ahead with 54.6% in Columbus County.
Columbus County Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Against | 9,497 | 58.5% |
| For | 6,743 | 41.5% |
Against ahead with 58.5% in Columbus County.
Districts
Columbus Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Malpass | 5,792 | 27.0% |
| Latoya Beatty | 5,696 | 26.5% |
| Lanny Formyduval | 4,954 | 23.1% |
| Frank Galloway | 4,859 | 22.6% |
| Write-In | 167 | 0.8% |
Jimmy Malpass and Latoya Beatty ahead in Columbus County.
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 Columbus County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 33.0% | Donald Trump | 66.4% | R +33.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 35.7% | Donald Trump | 63.6% | R +27.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 38.2% | Donald Trump | 60.1% | R +21.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 45.6% | Mitt Romney | 53.4% | R +7.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 45.6% | John McCain | 53.5% | R +7.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 48.8% | George W. Bush | 50.8% | R +2.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 54.2% | George W. Bush | 45.3% | D +8.9 |
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 +42.3.
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.