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Lake Lure, North Carolina

2026 election results. 2 contests on Lake Lure's ballot in North Carolina's official results. Mayor: Carol Pritchett ahead. Commissioner: Jim Proctor and Dave Lusk ahead.

2 contests on Lake Lure's ballot

From North Carolina's official results file, where the contest's name gives Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Carol Pritchett43460.2%
Kathy Tanner25335.1%
John Kozma243.3%
Write-In101.4%

Carol Pritchett ahead.

Town of Lake Lure Commissioner 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jim Proctor43132.3%
Dave Lusk38428.7%
Friedrich Jaeger-Faber25419.0%
Richard Sayles25318.9%
Write-In141.0%

Jim Proctor and Dave Lusk 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 Lake Lure's. Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

Results for Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure as their place; other contests on Lake Lure voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Rutherford County's page.