U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
83.2%60,186
Michael Whatley
15.2%11,013
Shannon Bray
0.9%615
Michael Dublin
0.7%517
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Orange County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 83% of the U.S. Senate vote in Orange County. The margin is 17.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Orange County
U.S. House: North Carolina 4th District
Valerie Foushee
81.7%58,705
Mahesh Ganorkar
16.3%11,719
Guy Meilleur
2.0%1,422
Whole district: Valerie Foushee wins. Called.
The leader in Orange 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, 10:52 AM.
7 local contests in Orange County
County offices and districts on Orange 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
Orange County Board of Commissioners At-Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Stegman D | 58,084 | 81.5% |
| Jeffrey Hoagland R | 13,199 | 18.5% |
Karen Stegman ahead in Orange County.
Orange County Board of Commissioners District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rani Dasi D | 59,988 | 100.0% |
Rani Dasi is unopposed.
Orange County Board of Commissioners District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Bronson D | 58,352 | 81.9% |
| Louis D. Capitanio R | 12,926 | 18.1% |
Beth Bronson ahead in Orange County.
Orange County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kleinschmidt D | 60,435 | 100.0% |
Mark Kleinschmidt is unopposed.
Orange County Register of Deeds
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Jo McLamb D | 60,853 | 100.0% |
Amy Jo McLamb is unopposed.
Orange County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Blackwood D | 62,448 | 100.0% |
Charles Blackwood is unopposed.
Districts
Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| W. Chris Hogan | 31,652 | 36.9% |
| Richal Vanhook | 29,833 | 34.8% |
| K. Alexander Foreman | 22,949 | 26.8% |
| Heather Main | 7 | 0.0% |
| Alexander Pearman | 6 | 0.0% |
| David Sorrell | 6 | 0.0% |
| Marty Boles | 6 | 0.0% |
| Andrew Baker | 5 | 0.0% |
| John Jones | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jon Fish | 5 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 1,255 | 1.5% |
W. Chris Hogan and Richal Vanhook ahead in Orange 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 Orange County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 74.5% | Donald Trump | 23.7% | D +50.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 74.8% | Donald Trump | 23.7% | D +51.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 72.8% | Donald Trump | 22.5% | D +50.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 70.2% | Mitt Romney | 28.1% | D +42.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 71.8% | John McCain | 27.1% | D +44.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 66.9% | George W. Bush | 32.4% | D +34.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 62.7% | George W. Bush | 36.3% | D +26.3 |
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 +24.5.
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.