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North Carolina NC Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 1

2026 results by county, from North Carolina's official results file. John S. Arrowood 56.8%, Michael C. Byrne 43.2% statewide.

Statewide

John S. Arrowood
56.8%2,374,490
Michael C. Byrne
43.2%1,805,258

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

100 counties: John S. Arrowood has the most votes in 34, Michael C. Byrne has the most votes in 66. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyJohn S. ArrowoodMichael C. ByrneVotes
Alamance County53.7%46.3%67,404
Alexander County25.8%74.2%13,447
Alleghany County30.0%70.0%4,620
Anson County54.0%46.0%8,032
Ashe County34.9%65.1%11,618
Avery County29.6%70.4%6,695
Beaufort County38.3%61.7%19,650
Bertie County61.9%38.1%6,640
Bladen County45.2%54.8%11,828
Brunswick County42.9%57.1%86,216
Buncombe County71.2%28.8%129,949
Burke County38.4%61.6%29,973
Cabarrus County56.1%43.9%86,392
Caldwell County31.4%68.6%27,176
Camden County30.4%69.6%4,460
Carteret County32.0%68.0%34,839
Caswell County44.5%55.5%8,602
Catawba County39.5%60.5%59,515
Chatham County63.3%36.7%42,788
Cherokee County26.9%73.1%12,260
Chowan County42.1%57.9%5,838
Clay County31.5%68.5%5,687
Cleveland County40.9%59.1%34,293
Columbus County40.8%59.2%16,854
Craven County44.9%55.1%41,614
Cumberland County65.7%34.3%94,841
Currituck County31.2%68.8%12,621
Dare County46.3%53.7%18,820
Davidson County35.1%64.9%60,676
Davie County32.7%67.3%18,393
Duplin County42.3%57.7%15,933
Durham County85.8%14.2%150,403
Edgecombe County67.6%32.4%17,931
Forsyth County64.2%35.8%151,731
Franklin County49.9%50.1%32,940
Gaston County47.7%52.3%82,406
Gates County46.4%53.6%4,164
Graham County24.6%75.4%3,524
Granville County51.4%48.6%24,384
Greene County48.3%51.7%6,215
Guilford County68.0%32.0%215,535
Halifax County63.4%36.6%17,569
Harnett County47.3%52.7%45,235
Haywood County46.7%53.3%27,765
Henderson County49.7%50.3%56,554
Hertford County68.6%31.4%7,039
Hoke County64.3%35.7%15,746
Hyde County44.2%55.8%1,883
Iredell County41.8%58.2%75,401
Jackson County56.3%43.7%16,013
Johnston County49.9%50.1%88,438
Jones County42.6%57.4%3,894
Lee County51.7%48.3%21,050
Lenoir County52.2%47.8%19,489
Lincoln County33.9%66.1%38,097
Macon County38.1%61.9%16,035
Madison County49.3%50.7%10,401
Martin County50.0%50.0%9,041
McDowell County33.8%66.2%16,257
Mecklenburg County74.2%25.8%439,505
Mitchell County30.2%69.8%6,175
Montgomery County39.9%60.1%8,972
Moore County41.0%59.0%44,381
Nash County54.7%45.3%40,713
New Hanover County57.3%42.7%101,854
Northampton County61.6%38.4%6,912
Onslow County41.2%58.8%49,967
Orange County81.7%18.3%71,732
Pamlico County38.5%61.5%6,048
Pasquotank County54.8%45.2%14,781
Pender County40.6%59.4%25,487
Perquimans County34.1%65.9%5,580
Person County44.5%55.5%15,577
Pitt County59.9%40.1%62,653
Polk County45.2%54.8%10,022
Randolph County29.5%70.5%47,389
Richmond County48.3%51.7%13,291
Robeson County47.5%52.5%28,987
Rockingham County38.5%61.5%33,879
Rowan County40.8%59.2%50,528
Rutherford County34.0%66.0%22,787
Sampson County43.7%56.3%18,301
Scotland County54.1%45.9%10,261
Stanly County31.6%68.4%24,318
Stokes County27.3%72.7%17,330
Surry County31.9%68.1%23,966
Swain County46.7%53.3%5,015
Transylvania County51.9%48.1%16,088
Tyrrell County42.2%57.8%1,315
Union County45.6%54.4%100,045
Vance County61.8%38.2%14,561
Wake County69.9%30.1%519,716
Warren County63.1%36.9%8,048
Washington County58.5%41.5%4,513
Watauga County61.4%38.6%23,698
Wayne County48.9%51.1%38,505
Wilkes County26.5%73.5%23,373
Wilson County56.7%43.3%28,987
Yadkin County25.4%74.6%13,434
Yancey County44.3%55.7%8,240

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified. North Carolina's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.