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Guilford County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 70% of the U.S. Senate vote in Guilford County. The margin is 20.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Guilford County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 23 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Guilford County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
70.1%152,876
Michael Whatley
28.0%60,946
Shannon Bray
1.1%2,359
Michael Dublin
0.8%1,796
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

U.S. House: North Carolina 5th District

Charles Hubbard
71.8%75,918
Virginia Foxx
26.5%28,013
Robert Luffman
1.7%1,825
100% counted

Only part of Guilford County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Charles Hubbard leads.

U.S. House: North Carolina 6th District

Cyril Jefferson
72.2%45,450
Addison McDowell
27.8%17,481
100% counted

Only part of Guilford County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Cyril Jefferson wins. Called.

U.S. House: North Carolina 9th District

Richard Ojeda
53.4%25,778
Richard Hudson
46.6%22,503
100% counted

Only part of Guilford County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Richard Ojeda wins. Called.

The leader in Guilford 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, 12:43 PM.

23 local contests in Guilford County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures and districts on Guilford 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

Guilford County Board of Commissioners At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Greg Drumwright D143,07466.6%
Mike Perdue R71,77733.4%

Greg Drumwright ahead in Guilford County.

Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Carlvena Foster D15,511100.0%

Carlvena Foster is unopposed.

Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Scott A. Jones D13,13151.5%
Alan Perdue R12,38948.5%

Scott A. Jones ahead in Guilford County.

Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Derek Mobley D19,31654.4%
Pat Tillman R15,34243.2%
Jeanine Couto G8662.4%

Derek Mobley ahead in Guilford County.

Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Lisa McMillan D20,328100.0%

Lisa McMillan is unopposed.

Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
David Churchill D157,258100.0%

David Churchill is unopposed.

Guilford County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Danny Rogers D143,88666.7%
Phil Byrd R71,83333.3%

Danny Rogers ahead in Guilford County.

Cities & towns

City of Archdale Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Lewis W. Dorsett9796.0%
Write-In44.0%

Lewis W. Dorsett is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Lewis W. Dorsett 3,044 (97.4%).

City of Archdale City Council At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Kelly Grooms9797.0%
Write-In33.0%

Kelly Grooms is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Kelly Grooms 2,928 (98.2%).

City of Archdale City Council Ward 01

CandidateVotesShare
Herb Andrews9497.9%
Write-In22.1%

Herb Andrews is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Herb Andrews 2,946 (98.6%).

City of Archdale City Council Ward 04

CandidateVotesShare
Laura Heflin6860.2%
John A. Glass4338.1%
Write-In21.8%

Laura Heflin ahead in Guilford County. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: John A. Glass 2,066 (61.9%), Laura Heflin 1,254 (37.6%).

Schools

Guilford County Board of Education At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Alan Sherouse D155,225100.0%

Alan Sherouse is unopposed.

Guilford County Board of Education District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Crissy Pratt R15,014100.0%

Crissy Pratt is unopposed.

Guilford County Board of Education District 04

CandidateVotesShare
Ebony Burnett D20,12661.8%
Tracy Gaskins R12,44838.2%

Ebony Burnett ahead in Guilford County.

Guilford County Board of Education District 06

CandidateVotesShare
Khem D. Irby D18,86165.2%
Maritza Gomez R10,05734.8%

Khem D. Irby ahead in Guilford County.

Guilford County Board of Education District 08

CandidateVotesShare
Deena Hayes-Greene D17,662100.0%

Deena Hayes-Greene is unopposed.

Local measures

Guilford County Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
For130,19762.9%
Against76,87537.1%

For ahead with 62.9% in Guilford County.

City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Bonds Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes54,12050.8%
No52,41449.2%

Yes ahead with 50.8% in Guilford County. Greensboro's page.

City of Greensboro Firefighting Facilities Bonds Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes60,85357.3%
No45,31242.7%

Yes ahead with 57.3% in Guilford County. Greensboro's page.

City of Greensboro Transportation Bonds Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes54,12151.0%
No51,93249.0%

Yes ahead with 51.0% in Guilford County. Greensboro's page.

City of Greensboro Municipal Building Bonds Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
No61,24558.3%
Yes43,88041.7%

No ahead with 58.3% in Guilford County. Greensboro's page.

City of Greensboro Housing Bonds Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes55,24952.0%
No51,08848.0%

Yes ahead with 52.0% in Guilford County. Greensboro's page.

Districts

Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Grace Summers90,96031.8%
Andrew J. Courts, Jr.56,99619.9%
Tahir Bashir54,80219.2%
Jeffrey R. Egerton43,80315.3%
Ryan Blankenship36,69112.8%
Julie Higgins90.0%
Chris Baugh70.0%
Catherine Thompson60.0%
Write-In2,5720.9%

Grace Summers and Andrew J. Courts, Jr. ahead in Guilford County.

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateD +43.0D +22.1D +20.9
NC-05 part of the countyD +46.1D +35.2D +10.9
NC-06 part of the countyD +44.4D +25.9D +18.5
NC-09 part of the countyD +6.8R +10.7D +17.5

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 Guilford County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris60.0%Donald Trump38.3%D +21.8285,115
2020Joe Biden60.8%Donald Trump37.7%D +23.1284,508
2016Hillary Clinton58.0%Donald Trump38.1%D +19.9257,405
2012Barack Obama57.7%Mitt Romney41.3%D +16.4253,852
2008Barack Obama58.8%John McCain40.4%D +18.4241,771
2004John Kerry50.2%George W. Bush49.3%D +0.9199,314
2000Al Gore48.6%George W. Bush50.8%R +2.2166,264

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 +23.9.

Other counties in North Carolina

North Carolina results

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.