U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
51.8%29,487
Michael Whatley
45.8%26,082
Shannon Bray
1.5%859
Michael Dublin
0.9%525
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Henderson County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Henderson County. The margin is 20.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 23 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Henderson County
U.S. House: North Carolina 11th District
Jamie Ager
52.6%29,958
Jennifer Balkcom
46.0%26,219
Travis Groo
1.4%782
Whole district: Jamie Ager wins. Called.
The leader in Henderson 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, 10:44 AM.
23 local contests in Henderson County
County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures and districts on Henderson 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
Henderson County Board of Commissioners District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J. Michael Edney R | 35,818 | 100.0% |
J. Michael Edney is unopposed.
Henderson County Board of Commissioners District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rudd Orr R | 36,073 | 100.0% |
Rudd Orr is unopposed.
Henderson County Board of Commissioners District 04
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca K. McCall R | 36,016 | 100.0% |
Rebecca K. McCall is unopposed.
Henderson County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J. Tyler Ray R | 36,098 | 100.0% |
J. Tyler Ray is unopposed.
Henderson County Register of Deeds
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lee King R | 36,409 | 100.0% |
Lee King is unopposed.
Henderson County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell Griffin R | 37,186 | 100.0% |
Lowell Griffin is unopposed.
Cities & towns
Village of Flat Rock Village Council District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| John Gerni | 1,930 | 98.7% |
| Write-In | 25 | 1.3% |
John Gerni is unopposed. Flat Rock's page.
Village of Flat Rock Village Council District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Bass | 1,788 | 98.6% |
| Write-In | 25 | 1.4% |
Roger Bass is unopposed. Flat Rock's page.
Village of Flat Rock Village Council District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara W. Jeter | 1,792 | 99.0% |
| Write-In | 19 | 1.0% |
Barbara W. Jeter is unopposed. Flat Rock's page.
Town of Fletcher Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Blakely | 3,020 | 96.4% |
| Write-In | 112 | 3.6% |
Preston Blakely is unopposed. Fletcher's page.
Town of Fletcher Town Council District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| John Brandon Olsen | 1,653 | 50.0% |
| Amber McKinney | 1,641 | 49.7% |
| Write-In | 10 | 0.3% |
John Brandon Olsen ahead in Henderson County. Fletcher's page.
Town of Fletcher Town Council District 04
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor C. Lance | 2,455 | 99.1% |
| Write-In | 23 | 0.9% |
Trevor C. Lance is unopposed. Fletcher's page.
City of Hendersonville Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Smith, Jr. | 3,723 | 54.0% |
| Jennifer Hensley | 3,154 | 45.8% |
| Write-In | 13 | 0.2% |
Jerry Smith, Jr. ahead in Henderson County. Hendersonville's page.
City of Hendersonville City Council 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gina Baxter | 4,223 | 36.3% |
| Melinda P. Lowrance | 3,407 | 29.3% |
| Jeff Groh | 2,602 | 22.4% |
| Brett Werner | 1,347 | 11.6% |
| Write-In | 56 | 0.5% |
Gina Baxter and Melinda P. Lowrance ahead in Henderson County. Hendersonville's page.
Town of Laurel Park Town Council 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark J. Morse | 814 | 35.1% |
| Mary Margaret Licisyn | 738 | 31.9% |
| Deb Bridges | 737 | 31.8% |
| Write-In | 27 | 1.2% |
Mark J. Morse and Mary Margaret Licisyn ahead in Henderson County. Laurel Park's page.
Town of Mills River Town Council District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Goode | 2,359 | 68.8% |
| Jennie Case Sealey | 1,036 | 30.2% |
| Write-In | 32 | 0.9% |
Sandra Goode ahead in Henderson County. Mills River's page.
Town of Mills River Town Council District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| James Cantrell | 2,986 | 98.6% |
| Write-In | 43 | 1.4% |
James Cantrell is unopposed. Mills River's page.
Town of Mills River Town Council District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Frady | 1,896 | 56.0% |
| Katrina McGuire | 1,469 | 43.4% |
| Write-In | 23 | 0.7% |
Jerry Frady ahead in Henderson County. Mills River's page.
City of Saluda Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Mata | 5 | 71.4% |
| Rebecca Emory | 1 | 14.3% |
| Tangie Morgan | 1 | 14.3% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.0% |
Gilbert Mata ahead in Henderson County. Saluda's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Tangie Morgan 188 (48.2%), Gilbert Mata 184 (47.2%).
City of Saluda City Commissioner 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Varn | 6 | 42.9% |
| Summer Mauldin Flynn | 5 | 35.7% |
| Chad Blotner | 2 | 14.3% |
| Teddy Stevens | 1 | 7.1% |
| Cory Emory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Curtis Flower | 0 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.0% |
Ellie Varn and Summer Mauldin Flynn ahead in Henderson County. Saluda's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Summer Mauldin Flynn 178 (26.8%), Ellie Varn 160 (24.1%).
Schools
Henderson County Board of Education 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Norman R | 29,182 | 21.2% |
| Mary Ellen Kustin D | 28,571 | 20.7% |
| Randy Beaver R | 26,657 | 19.4% |
| Shelia Dale R | 26,497 | 19.2% |
| Reid J. Barwick D | 25,695 | 18.7% |
| Debbie Roundtree | 306 | 0.2% |
| Write-In | 813 | 0.6% |
Alyssa Norman, Mary Ellen Kustin and Randy Beaver ahead in Henderson County.
Local measures
Henderson County Open Space Preservation Bonds Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 31,840 | 59.5% |
| No | 21,715 | 40.5% |
Yes ahead with 59.5% in Henderson County.
Districts
Henderson Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Shore | 26,442 | 37.8% |
| Drew Brannon | 23,422 | 33.5% |
| Brent P. Coston | 19,311 | 27.6% |
| Write-In | 735 | 1.1% |
David Shore and Drew Brannon ahead in Henderson 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 Henderson County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 42.0% | Donald Trump | 56.4% | R +14.5 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 39.8% | Donald Trump | 58.5% | R +18.7 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 34.1% | Donald Trump | 61.6% | R +27.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 35.6% | Mitt Romney | 63.0% | R +27.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 38.9% | John McCain | 59.9% | R +21.0 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 34.7% | George W. Bush | 64.8% | R +30.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 32.5% | George W. Bush | 66.5% | R +34.0 |
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 +19.5.
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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.