U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
87.1%132,002
Michael Whatley
11.4%17,264
Shannon Bray
0.8%1,199
Michael Dublin
0.7%1,125
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Durham County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 87% of the U.S. Senate vote in Durham County. The margin is 13.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Durham County
U.S. House: North Carolina 4th District
Valerie Foushee
85.9%129,442
Mahesh Ganorkar
12.3%18,514
Guy Meilleur
1.8%2,662
Whole district: Valerie Foushee wins. Called.
The leader in Durham 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, 1:40 PM.
8 local contests in Durham County
County offices, city and town races, local measures and districts on Durham 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
Durham County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aminah Thompson D | 131,524 | 100.0% |
Aminah Thompson is unopposed.
Durham County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence F. Birkhead D | 131,427 | 100.0% |
Clarence F. Birkhead is unopposed.
Cities & towns
City of Raleigh Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Cowell | 562 | 73.5% |
| Ashleigh Heath Armstrong | 197 | 25.8% |
| Write-In | 6 | 0.8% |
Janet Cowell ahead in Durham County. Raleigh's page.
City of Raleigh City Council At-Large 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Stormie Denise Forte | 417 | 32.9% |
| Sana Siddiqui | 351 | 27.7% |
| Joshua Bradley | 253 | 19.9% |
| Clark Rinehart | 243 | 19.1% |
| Write-In | 5 | 0.4% |
Ms. Stormie Denise Forte and Sana Siddiqui ahead in Durham County. Raleigh's page.
City of Raleigh City Council District E
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Jones | 562 | 78.1% |
| Marc Scruggs | 155 | 21.5% |
| Write-In | 3 | 0.4% |
Christina Jones ahead in Durham County. Raleigh's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Christina Jones 28,067 (70.2%), Marc Scruggs 11,811 (29.5%).
Local measures
City of Raleigh Transportation Bonds Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 441 | 50.9% |
| No | 425 | 49.1% |
Yes ahead with 50.9% in Durham County. Raleigh's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 128,053 (68.3%), No 59,546 (31.7%).
City of Raleigh Housing Bonds Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 443 | 51.8% |
| Yes | 413 | 48.2% |
No ahead with 51.8% in Durham County. Raleigh's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 121,317 (64.8%), No 65,787 (35.2%).
Districts
Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 109,751 | 50.8% |
| Mark W. Waller | 104,048 | 48.2% |
| Jeremy Wickersham | 43 | 0.0% |
| David Mann | 18 | 0.0% |
| Gary Penny | 16 | 0.0% |
| Ja'Nell Henry | 14 | 0.0% |
| Natalie Murdock | 9 | 0.0% |
| Anjali Boyd | 7 | 0.0% |
| Clinton Cherry | 6 | 0.0% |
| Jacqueline Wagstaff | 6 | 0.0% |
| Aminah Thompson | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jacob Cherry | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kevin Cline | 5 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 2,146 | 1.0% |
David Harris and Mark W. Waller ahead in Durham 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 Durham County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 79.9% | Donald Trump | 18.2% | D +61.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 80.4% | Donald Trump | 18.0% | D +62.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 77.7% | Donald Trump | 18.2% | D +59.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 75.8% | Mitt Romney | 23.0% | D +52.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 75.6% | John McCain | 23.6% | D +51.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 68.0% | George W. Bush | 31.6% | D +36.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 63.7% | George W. Bush | 35.6% | D +28.1 |
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 +33.6.
Other counties in North Carolina
North Carolina results- Alamance County
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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.