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Forest City, North Carolina

2026 election results. 2 contests on Forest City's ballot in North Carolina's official results. Mayor: Steve Holland ahead. Commissioner: John Mark Bennett and Carl Ramsey ahead.

2 contests on Forest City's ballot

From North Carolina's official results file, where the contest's name gives Forest City as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

Town of Forest City Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Holland1,38969.8%
Kimberly McCurry59329.8%
Write-In80.4%

Steve Holland ahead.

Town of Forest City Commissioner 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
John Mark Bennett97132.9%
Carl Ramsey80527.3%
Marc Duncan59120.0%
Anastasia Haulk56919.3%
Write-In170.6%

John Mark Bennett and Carl Ramsey ahead.

Statewide races in Rutherford County

U.S. Senate

Michael Whatley
62.5%14,371
Roy Cooper
34.9%8,035
Shannon Bray
1.6%358
100% counted

These are Rutherford County's votes, which include Forest City's. Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

Results for Forest City alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Rutherford County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Forest City as their place; other contests on Forest City voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Rutherford County's page.