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Dover, North Carolina

2026 election results. 2 contests on Dover's ballot in North Carolina's official results. Mayor: Randy Mitchell ahead. Board of Commissioners: Michael Bryant, Danny Moore, James Gibson, Michael Schauer and Seth Staten ahead.

2 contests on Dover's ballot

From North Carolina's official results file, where the contest's name gives Dover 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

Town of Dover Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Mitchell7540.1%
John Percy Wetherington6032.1%
Theodore Bright5227.8%
Write-In00.0%

Randy Mitchell ahead.

Town of Dover Board of Commissioners 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Bryant12220.1%
Danny Moore11619.1%
James Gibson9916.3%
Michael Schauer9415.5%
Seth Staten8914.7%
Gerald Baldwin8614.2%
Write-In00.0%

Michael Bryant, Danny Moore, James Gibson, Michael Schauer and Seth Staten ahead.

Statewide races in Craven County

U.S. Senate

Michael Whatley
50.5%21,238
Roy Cooper
47.0%19,765
Shannon Bray
1.6%679
100% counted

These are Craven County's votes, which include Dover's. Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

Results for Dover alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Craven 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 Dover as their place; other contests on Dover voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Craven County's page.