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Harnett County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 49% of the U.S. Senate vote in Harnett County. The margin is 26.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Harnett County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
49.0%22,285
Michael Whatley
48.3%21,953
Shannon Bray
1.7%788
Michael Dublin
1.0%458
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Harnett 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, 8:52 AM.

8 local contests in Harnett County

County offices, school boards and districts on Harnett 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

Harnett County Board of Commissioners District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Barbara McKoy D4,85166.0%
Abraham Durante R2,50134.0%

Barbara McKoy ahead in Harnett County.

Harnett County Board of Commissioners District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Dewayne Lee R6,082100.0%

Dewayne Lee is unopposed.

Harnett County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Whitney Pearce R29,061100.0%

Whitney Pearce is unopposed.

Harnett County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Aaron Meredith R24,31753.9%
Reggie Watson D20,80446.1%

Aaron Meredith ahead in Harnett County.

Schools

Harnett County Board of Education District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Sharon McNeill Gainey D5,483100.0%

Sharon McNeill Gainey is unopposed.

Harnett County Board of Education District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Brad Abate R6,869100.0%

Brad Abate is unopposed.

Harnett County Board of Education District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Don Godfrey R4,046100.0%

Don Godfrey is unopposed.

Districts

Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
James Michael Byrd24,96951.8%
Jeff Turlington22,20846.1%
Write-In1,0022.1%

James Michael Byrd and Jeff Turlington are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateD +0.8R +25.4D +26.1
NC-13R +4.1R +25.4D +21.2

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 Harnett County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.8%Donald Trump61.9%R +25.063,771
2020Joe Biden37.9%Donald Trump60.3%R +22.458,365
2016Hillary Clinton36.3%Donald Trump59.9%R +23.646,065
2012Barack Obama39.9%Mitt Romney58.9%R +19.043,415
2008Barack Obama41.2%John McCain57.9%R +16.740,705
2004John Kerry35.5%George W. Bush64.2%R +28.732,571
2000Al Gore37.9%George W. Bush61.1%R +23.224,167

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 +1.8.

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.