U.S. Senate
Michael Whatley
52.2%9,670
Roy Cooper
46.2%8,559
Shannon Bray
1.0%194
Michael Dublin
0.6%110
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Sampson County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Sampson County. The margin is 23.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Sampson County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Sampson County
U.S. House: North Carolina 3rd District
Gregory Murphy
50.4%7,171
Raymond Smith
48.5%6,902
Daniel Cavender
1.0%145
Only part of Sampson County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Raymond Smith leads.
U.S. House: North Carolina 7th District
David Rouzer
75.1%3,193
Kimberly Hardy
24.4%1,039
Maad Abu-Ghazalah
0.5%22
Only part of Sampson County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; David Rouzer leads.
The leader in Sampson 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, 12:43 PM.
7 local contests in Sampson County
County offices, local measures and districts on Sampson 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
Sampson County Board of Commissioners District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allen McLamb R | 2,972 | 100.0% |
Allen McLamb is unopposed.
Sampson County Board of Commissioners District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chip Crumpler R | 2,664 | 100.0% |
Chip Crumpler is unopposed.
Sampson County Board of Commissioners District 05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Godwin, Sr. D | 2,398 | 100.0% |
Thaddeus Godwin, Sr. is unopposed.
Sampson County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tammy Grady R | 12,114 | 100.0% |
Tammy Grady is unopposed.
Sampson County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Thornton R | 10,610 | 57.9% |
| Donald Earl Edwards D | 7,719 | 42.1% |
Jimmy Thornton ahead in Sampson County.
Local measures
Sampson County Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 10,951 | 61.6% |
| Against | 6,836 | 38.4% |
For ahead with 61.6% in Sampson County.
Districts
Sampson Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eric L. Johnson | 7,507 | 38.0% |
| Henry E. Moore III | 7,208 | 36.5% |
| Brandon Wooldridge | 4,686 | 23.7% |
| Mike Wilson | 99 | 0.5% |
| Steven Hulen | 12 | 0.1% |
| Holli Thornton | 10 | 0.1% |
| Henry Moore lll | 5 | 0.0% |
| Write-In | 246 | 1.2% |
Eric L. Johnson and Henry E. Moore III ahead in Sampson County.
North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Senate | R +6.1 | R +30.0 | D +23.9 |
| NC-03 part of the county | R +1.9 | R +18.4 | D +16.5 |
| NC-07 part of the county | R +50.9 | R +62.9 | D +12.0 |
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 Sampson County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 34.7% | Donald Trump | 64.5% | R +29.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 38.3% | Donald Trump | 60.8% | R +22.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 40.7% | Donald Trump | 57.2% | R +16.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 44.2% | Mitt Romney | 55.1% | R +10.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 45.5% | John McCain | 53.9% | R +8.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 43.3% | George W. Bush | 56.5% | R +13.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 45.6% | George W. Bush | 54.1% | R +8.5 |
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 +21.2.
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.