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Mitchell County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Mitchell County. The margin is 22.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Mitchell County

U.S. Senate

Michael Whatley
64.7%4,063
Roy Cooper
32.2%2,022
Shannon Bray
2.0%126
Michael Dublin
1.1%70
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Mitchell 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, 6:04 AM.

5 local contests in Mitchell County

County offices, school boards and districts on Mitchell 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

Mitchell County Board of Commissioners 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Vic Burleson R3,73125.5%
Steve Pitman R3,70625.3%
Harley Masters R3,63324.8%
Chelsea Wilson Thayer1,84912.6%
Jeremy Boston Wise D1,73311.8%

Vic Burleson, Steve Pitman and Harley Masters ahead in Mitchell County.

Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Shana W. Buchanan R5,122100.0%

Shana W. Buchanan is unopposed.

Mitchell County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Shane Vance R4,985100.0%

Shane Vance is unopposed.

Schools

Mitchell County Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Alan English R4,28635.0%
Brandon Pitman R4,06533.2%
Pam Pitman R3,90931.9%

Alan English, Brandon Pitman and Pam Pitman are unopposed.

Districts

Mitchell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Wilson4,21252.2%
Sam Silver3,77546.8%
Write-In760.9%

Steve Wilson and Sam Silver are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateR +33.5R +56.3D +22.7
NC-11R +31.5R +56.3D +24.8

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 Mitchell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.7%Donald Trump77.4%R +55.78,848
2020Joe Biden20.6%Donald Trump78.4%R +57.89,032
2016Hillary Clinton19.7%Donald Trump77.6%R +57.98,096
2012Barack Obama23.7%Mitt Romney74.8%R +51.17,765
2008Barack Obama28.5%John McCain70.1%R +41.67,846
2004John Kerry26.7%George W. Bush72.9%R +46.27,798
2000Al Gore23.3%George W. Bush75.5%R +52.36,600

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 +3.4.

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.