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Northampton County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote in Northampton County. The margin is 13.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Northampton County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
62.8%4,410
Michael Whatley
35.5%2,493
Shannon Bray
1.1%78
Michael Dublin
0.6%39
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Northampton 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, 11:04 AM.

6 local contests in Northampton County

County offices and districts on Northampton 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

Northampton County Board of Commissioners District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Ed Martin D4,48268.7%
Earl Daniels2,04531.3%

Ed Martin ahead in Northampton County.

Northampton County Board of Commissioners District 04

CandidateVotesShare
Melvetta Broadnax Taylor D5,091100.0%

Melvetta Broadnax Taylor is unopposed.

Northampton County Board of Commissioners District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Kelvin Edwards D5,141100.0%

Kelvin Edwards is unopposed.

Northampton County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Laquitta Cooper Chambers D5,219100.0%

Laquitta Cooper Chambers is unopposed.

Northampton County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Jack E. Smith D4,35363.6%
Tony Burnette2,48636.4%

Jack E. Smith ahead in Northampton County.

Districts

Northampton Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Mark McGee4,84154.2%
Gregory Lewis Harris, Sr.4,03045.1%
Write-In660.7%

Mark McGee and Gregory Lewis Harris, Sr. are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateD +27.8D +14.6D +13.2
NC-01D +29.0D +14.5D +14.4

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 Northampton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris56.9%Donald Trump42.4%D +14.59,217
2020Joe Biden60.0%Donald Trump39.5%D +20.510,121
2016Hillary Clinton62.4%Donald Trump36.4%D +26.09,848
2012Barack Obama67.2%Mitt Romney32.4%D +34.910,756
2008Barack Obama65.0%John McCain34.6%D +30.410,618
2004John Kerry63.7%George W. Bush36.2%D +27.58,770
2000Al Gore67.2%George W. Bush32.5%D +34.78,200

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 +20.2.

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.