U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
66.4%63,592
Michael Whatley
31.2%29,873
Shannon Bray
1.3%1,253
Michael Dublin
1.0%992
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Cumberland County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Cumberland County. The margin is 22.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Cumberland County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Cumberland County
U.S. House: North Carolina 7th District
Kimberly Hardy
58.9%37,106
David Rouzer
40.0%25,222
Maad Abu-Ghazalah
1.1%685
Only part of Cumberland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; David Rouzer leads.
U.S. House: North Carolina 9th District
Richard Ojeda
77.9%25,224
Richard Hudson
22.1%7,137
Only part of Cumberland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Richard Ojeda wins. Called.
The leader in Cumberland 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, 2:27 PM.
6 local contests in Cumberland County
County offices, school boards and districts on Cumberland 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
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners At-Large 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Evans D | 54,607 | 33.7% |
| Veronica B. Jones D | 51,527 | 31.8% |
| Greg West R | 32,043 | 19.7% |
| Ron Ross R | 24,075 | 14.8% |
Charles Evans and Veronica B. Jones ahead in Cumberland County.
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners District 01 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila Cuffee D | 18,543 | 50.6% |
| Glenn Adams D | 18,138 | 49.4% |
Sheila Cuffee and Glenn Adams are unopposed.
Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Scales D | 70,718 | 100.0% |
Lisa Scales is unopposed.
Cumberland County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Troy A. McDuffie D | 63,249 | 67.0% |
| LaRue Windham R | 31,131 | 33.0% |
Troy A. McDuffie ahead in Cumberland County.
Schools
Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Hatch | 26,158 | 11.4% |
| Jacquelyn Brown | 22,383 | 9.8% |
| Broxie P. Pone | 20,794 | 9.1% |
| Robyn Chadwick | 19,120 | 8.4% |
| Bryan Moore | 18,739 | 8.2% |
| Demetrius Stocks | 16,133 | 7.0% |
| Bradley Williams | 15,435 | 6.7% |
| Carol Stubbs | 15,304 | 6.7% |
| Rebecca West | 13,470 | 5.9% |
| Franklin Matthew Crockett | 12,802 | 5.6% |
| Keith Byrd | 11,770 | 5.1% |
| Chris Young | 9,781 | 4.3% |
| Theodore Lee Miller | 8,742 | 3.8% |
| Quincei Lovejoy | 8,181 | 3.6% |
| Karelle Ward | 4,932 | 2.2% |
| Johnathaun Lee | 4,181 | 1.8% |
| Mitchell Morgan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 998 | 0.4% |
Tom Hatch, Jacquelyn Brown and Broxie P. Pone ahead in Cumberland County.
Districts
Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Volcy | 32,224 | 22.8% |
| Ellison L. Ellison | 27,929 | 19.7% |
| Dianna Chambers | 26,991 | 19.1% |
| Jeremy Stanley | 15,824 | 11.2% |
| Dwayne Waterford | 14,323 | 10.1% |
| Chris Rivas | 13,156 | 9.3% |
| Joe Hallatschek | 10,307 | 7.3% |
| Andre Bigford | 5 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 721 | 0.5% |
Yolanda Volcy and Ellison L. Ellison ahead in Cumberland County.
North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Senate | D +36.1 | D +13.6 | D +22.5 |
| NC-07 part of the county | D +19.1 | D +1.2 | D +17.9 |
| NC-09 part of the county | D +55.9 | D +36.9 | D +18.9 |
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 Cumberland County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 56.0% | Donald Trump | 42.6% | D +13.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 57.4% | Donald Trump | 40.8% | D +16.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 56.2% | Donald Trump | 40.2% | D +16.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 59.4% | Mitt Romney | 39.7% | D +19.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 58.5% | John McCain | 40.9% | D +17.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 48.1% | George W. Bush | 51.6% | R +3.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 50.1% | George W. Bush | 49.4% | D +0.6 |
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 D +12.7.
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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.