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Hoke County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hoke County. The margin is 28.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Hoke County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
65.2%10,436
Michael Whatley
32.0%5,122
Shannon Bray
1.7%276
Michael Dublin
1.0%167
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Hoke 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, 9:20 AM.

6 local contests in Hoke County

County offices, school boards, local measures and districts on Hoke 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

Hoke County Board of Commissioners 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Allen Thomas D9,40524.7%
Deborah McMillan-Evans D8,99123.6%
Harry Southerland D8,42422.1%
Stephanie Carter R5,77115.2%
David Frump R5,48714.4%

Allen Thomas, Deborah McMillan-Evans and Harry Southerland ahead in Hoke County.

Hoke County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Evelyn M. McLeod D12,455100.0%

Evelyn M. McLeod is unopposed.

Hoke County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Roderick Virgil D12,723100.0%

Roderick Virgil is unopposed.

Schools

Hoke County Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Keisha Bronson Gill5,35414.4%
Gwendolyn Robinson4,90913.2%
Angela Southerland4,83813.0%
Catherine Blue4,40611.9%
Christopher A. Leach4,26511.5%
Darrin L. McNeill4,14911.2%
Gary Brigman3,5499.5%
John F. Harry2,3066.2%
George Small1,9295.2%
Roosevelt McPherson1,2343.3%
Write-In2380.6%

Keisha Bronson Gill, Gwendolyn Robinson and Angela Southerland ahead in Hoke County.

Local measures

Hoke County Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum

ChoiceVotesShare
Against11,18274.0%
For3,93126.0%

Against ahead with 74.0% in Hoke County.

Districts

Hoke Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Neill McKenzie7,91048.2%
Pat Lyons7,27844.4%
Write-In1,2197.4%

Neill McKenzie and Pat Lyons are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateD +34.2D +6.0D +28.1
NC-09D +29.6D +6.0D +23.6

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 Hoke County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris52.3%Donald Trump46.3%D +5.922,772
2020Joe Biden54.6%Donald Trump43.7%D +10.921,658
2016Hillary Clinton53.4%Donald Trump42.6%D +10.818,230
2012Barack Obama59.0%Mitt Romney39.9%D +19.117,089
2008Barack Obama59.0%John McCain40.3%D +18.815,627
2004John Kerry52.3%George W. Bush47.4%D +4.811,088
2000Al Gore58.5%George W. Bush40.1%D +18.48,582

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 +12.5.

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.