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Hendersonville, North Carolina

2026 election results. 2 contests on Hendersonville's ballot in North Carolina's official results. Mayor: Jerry Smith, Jr. ahead. City Council: Gina Baxter and Melinda P. Lowrance ahead.

2 contests on Hendersonville's ballot

From North Carolina's official results file, where the contest's name gives Hendersonville as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

City of Hendersonville Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry Smith, Jr.3,72354.0%
Jennifer Hensley3,15445.8%
Write-In130.2%

Jerry Smith, Jr. ahead.

City of Hendersonville City Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Gina Baxter4,22336.3%
Melinda P. Lowrance3,40729.3%
Jeff Groh2,60222.4%
Brett Werner1,34711.6%
Write-In560.5%

Gina Baxter and Melinda P. Lowrance ahead.

Statewide races in Henderson County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
51.8%29,487
Michael Whatley
45.8%26,082
Shannon Bray
1.5%859
100% counted

These are Henderson County's votes, which include Hendersonville's. Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

Results for Hendersonville alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Henderson County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Hendersonville as their place; other contests on Hendersonville voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Henderson County's page.