U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
60.0%61,974
Michael Whatley
37.6%38,871
Shannon Bray
1.5%1,555
Michael Dublin
0.9%937
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
New Hanover County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote in New Hanover County. The margin is 22.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in New Hanover County
U.S. House: North Carolina 7th District
Kimberly Hardy
55.4%57,156
David Rouzer
43.3%44,681
Maad Abu-Ghazalah
1.3%1,354
Whole district: not called; David Rouzer leads.
The leader in New Hanover 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, 11:28 AM.
6 local contests in New Hanover County
County offices, school boards, local measures and districts on New Hanover 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
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Zapple D | 56,540 | 29.0% |
| LeShonda Wallace D | 51,328 | 26.3% |
| LeAnn Pierce R | 42,447 | 21.7% |
| Richard M. Collier R | 39,603 | 20.3% |
| Bob Drach L | 5,338 | 2.7% |
Rob Zapple and LeShonda Wallace ahead in New Hanover County.
New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Thomason D | 57,829 | 56.9% |
| Jan Giacalone Kennedy R | 43,883 | 43.1% |
Jennie Thomason ahead in New Hanover County.
New Hanover County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ed McMahon R | 64,155 | 100.0% |
Ed McMahon is unopposed.
Schools
New Hanover County Board of Education 4 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jones, Jr. D | 54,393 | 14.4% |
| Brittnei LaRue D | 54,353 | 14.4% |
| Margie Gewirtzman D | 52,530 | 13.9% |
| Wendy Dale D | 46,064 | 12.2% |
| Amy Dunning R | 43,139 | 11.4% |
| Chris Sutton R | 42,966 | 11.4% |
| Pat Bradford R | 42,073 | 11.2% |
| Josie Barnhart R | 41,254 | 10.9% |
Jerry Jones, Jr., Brittnei LaRue, Margie Gewirtzman and Wendy Dale ahead in New Hanover County.
Local measures
New Hanover County School Bonds Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 66,043 | 67.8% |
| No | 31,325 | 32.2% |
Yes ahead with 67.8% in New Hanover County.
Districts
New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly McConnell | 52,199 | 37.9% |
| Cate Calson | 41,764 | 30.3% |
| Frank Christopher Meares | 32,371 | 23.5% |
| deAndre Corniffe | 9,705 | 7.0% |
| Lance Capps | 52 | 0.0% |
| Ricky Meeks | 21 | 0.0% |
| Eileen Regan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Malik Shabazz | 6 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 1,569 | 1.1% |
Kelly McConnell and Cate Calson ahead in New Hanover 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 New Hanover County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 49.6% | Donald Trump | 49.0% | D +0.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 50.2% | Donald Trump | 48.0% | D +2.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45.6% | Donald Trump | 49.5% | R +3.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 47.0% | Mitt Romney | 51.5% | R +4.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 48.8% | John McCain | 50.2% | R +1.4 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 43.8% | George W. Bush | 55.8% | R +12.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 44.2% | George W. Bush | 55.0% | R +10.9 |
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 +11.5.
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.