U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
57.3%23,538
Michael Whatley
41.2%16,934
Shannon Bray
0.9%382
Michael Dublin
0.5%207
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Nash County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Nash County. The margin is 18.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Nash County
U.S. House: North Carolina 1st District
Don Davis
55.9%22,904
Laurie Buckhout
41.6%17,018
Tom Bailey
2.5%1,030
Whole district: Don Davis wins. Called.
The leader in Nash 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, 10:57 AM.
11 local contests in Nash County
County offices, school boards and districts on Nash 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
Nash County Board of Commissioners District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin T. Sumner D | 3,476 | 100.0% |
Quentin T. Sumner is unopposed.
Nash County Board of Commissioners District 05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DeLeon Parker R | 3,853 | 60.5% |
| Erica Mitchell D | 2,518 | 39.5% |
DeLeon Parker ahead in Nash County.
Nash County Board of Commissioners District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gwen Wilkins D | 4,331 | 100.0% |
Gwen Wilkins is unopposed.
Nash County Board of Commissioners District 07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Barnes R | 4,484 | 100.0% |
Jerry Barnes is unopposed.
Nash County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy D. Blount D | 21,734 | 53.3% |
| Linda Thorne R | 19,006 | 46.7% |
Nancy D. Blount ahead in Nash County.
Nash County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Stone R | 22,612 | 55.2% |
| David Brake D | 18,381 | 44.8% |
Keith Stone ahead in Nash County.
Schools
Nash County Board of Education District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jamon Whitfield | 3,052 | 97.9% |
| Write-In | 65 | 2.1% |
Jamon Whitfield is unopposed.
Nash County Board of Education District 05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Linwood Weeks | 4,036 | 95.5% |
| Erica Mitchell | 10 | 0.2% |
| Write-In | 181 | 4.3% |
Linwood Weeks ahead in Nash County.
Nash County Board of Education District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LaShawnda Washington | 4,056 | 97.5% |
| Write-In | 102 | 2.5% |
LaShawnda Washington is unopposed.
Nash County Board of Education District 07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky D. Jenkins | 4,358 | 95.7% |
| Write-In | 197 | 4.3% |
Ricky D. Jenkins is unopposed.
Districts
Nash Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Dwight Lucas | 24,544 | 54.9% |
| Betty P. Brown | 19,421 | 43.4% |
| Jamon Whitfiled | 58 | 0.1% |
| LaShawnda Washington | 22 | 0.0% |
| Linwood Weeks | 10 | 0.0% |
| Travis Camp | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ricky Jenkins | 6 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 640 | 1.4% |
Shawn Dwight Lucas and Betty P. Brown ahead in Nash 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 Nash County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 48.6% | Donald Trump | 50.4% | R +1.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 49.6% | Donald Trump | 49.4% | D +0.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 48.7% | Donald Trump | 48.9% | R +0.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.1% | Mitt Romney | 49.2% | D +1.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 49.0% | John McCain | 50.4% | R +1.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 41.7% | George W. Bush | 58.1% | R +16.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 40.6% | George W. Bush | 59.0% | R +18.4 |
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 +16.7.
Other counties in North Carolina
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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.