U.S. Senate
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Randolph County. The margin is 23.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 16 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Whole district: Richard Ojeda wins. Called.
The leader in Randolph 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, 9:56 AM.
County offices, city and town races, school boards and districts on Randolph 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.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darrell L. Frye R | 33,258 | 70.3% |
| Robin A. Stevens D | 14,047 | 29.7% |
Darrell L. Frye ahead in Randolph County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David L. Allen R | 37,552 | 100.0% |
David L. Allen is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Duffy Johnson R | 37,315 | 100.0% |
Duffy Johnson is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pam Hill R | 38,162 | 100.0% |
Pam Hill is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Krista M. Lowe R | 38,052 | 100.0% |
Krista M. Lowe is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Seabolt R | 37,655 | 100.0% |
Greg Seabolt is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Richard McNabb | 1,208 | 50.2% |
| Jeff Mullins | 788 | 32.8% |
| Jack Carico | 381 | 15.8% |
| Write-In | 27 | 1.1% |
Richard McNabb ahead in Randolph County. Trinity's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Eaton | 1,609 | 67.9% |
| Ed Lohr | 745 | 31.5% |
| Write-In | 14 | 0.6% |
Eddie Eaton ahead in Randolph County. Trinity's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Walker | 1,531 | 64.4% |
| Lori C. Bass | 836 | 35.1% |
| Write-In | 12 | 0.5% |
Robbie Walker ahead in Randolph County. Trinity's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis W. Dorsett | 2,947 | 97.4% |
| Write-In | 78 | 2.6% |
Lewis W. Dorsett is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Lewis W. Dorsett 3,044 (97.4%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Grooms | 2,831 | 98.2% |
| Write-In | 52 | 1.8% |
Kelly Grooms is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Kelly Grooms 2,928 (98.2%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Herb Andrews | 2,852 | 98.7% |
| Write-In | 39 | 1.3% |
Herb Andrews is unopposed. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Herb Andrews 2,946 (98.6%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| John A. Glass | 2,023 | 62.7% |
| Laura Heflin | 1,186 | 36.8% |
| Write-In | 15 | 0.5% |
John A. Glass ahead in Randolph County. Archdale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: John A. Glass 2,066 (61.9%), Laura Heflin 1,254 (37.6%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Brown R | 3,804 | 27.3% |
| Brad Thomas R | 3,776 | 27.1% |
| Hilda DeCortez | 3,278 | 23.5% |
| Mikayla Cassidy | 3,086 | 22.1% |
Mike Brown and Brad Thomas ahead in Randolph County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Craven Whitaker | 19,797 | 24.5% |
| Fred Burgess | 18,948 | 23.5% |
| Phillip Lanier | 15,972 | 19.8% |
| Hollie Smith | 10,672 | 13.2% |
| Eric Welch | 7,582 | 9.4% |
| Ernie Thalasinos | 5,950 | 7.4% |
| Write-In | 1,738 | 2.2% |
Shannon Craven Whitaker, Fred Burgess and Phillip Lanier ahead in Randolph County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Austin | 26,758 | 40.2% |
| Carrie Guess-Slatosky | 22,885 | 34.4% |
| Kristina Hare | 16,286 | 24.5% |
| Write-In | 563 | 0.8% |
Jason Austin and Carrie Guess-Slatosky ahead in Randolph County.
North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.
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.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 21.0% | Donald Trump | 78.1% | R +57.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 21.3% | Donald Trump | 77.6% | R +56.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 20.4% | Donald Trump | 76.5% | R +56.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 24.3% | Mitt Romney | 74.4% | R +50.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 28.2% | John McCain | 70.5% | R +42.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 25.5% | George W. Bush | 74.2% | R +48.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 26.6% | George W. Bush | 72.5% | R +45.9 |
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 R +11.2.
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.