U.S. Senate
Roy Cooper
64.5%9,518
Michael Whatley
33.9%5,011
Shannon Bray
1.0%155
Michael Dublin
0.6%82
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Vance County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Vance County. The margin is 17.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Vance County
U.S. House: North Carolina 1st District
Don Davis
62.1%9,116
Laurie Buckhout
35.1%5,149
Tom Bailey
2.8%415
Whole district: Don Davis wins. Called.
The leader in Vance 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 10, 1:31 PM.
11 local contests in Vance County
County offices, school boards and districts on Vance 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
Vance County Board of Commissioners District 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Charisse Meadows Fain D | 945 | 48.7% |
| Angie Ryan R | 636 | 32.8% |
| Gordon Wilder | 190 | 9.8% |
| Charles Turrentine, Jr. | 169 | 8.7% |
Charisse Meadows Fain ahead in Vance County.
Vance County Board of Commissioners District 04
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kelley Wade Perdue R | 1,290 | 54.6% |
| June Lewis III D | 1,073 | 45.4% |
Kelley Wade Perdue ahead in Vance County.
Vance County Board of Commissioners District 07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Evans D | 1,535 | 55.8% |
| Joseph Falkner R | 1,217 | 44.2% |
Joanne Evans ahead in Vance County.
Vance County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Burwell D | 9,325 | 71.1% |
| Brian Hobgood | 3,685 | 28.1% |
| Write-In | 112 | 0.9% |
Eric Burwell ahead in Vance County.
Vance County Register of Deeds
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cassandra D. Neal D | 10,957 | 100.0% |
Cassandra D. Neal is unopposed.
Vance County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Brame D | 11,295 | 100.0% |
Curtis Brame is unopposed.
Schools
Vance County Board of Education District 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gloria Jefferson White D | 1,826 | 100.0% |
Gloria Jefferson White is unopposed.
Vance County Board of Education District 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Oxendine D | 1,484 | 100.0% |
Randy Oxendine is unopposed.
Vance County Board of Education District 06
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Omega T. Perry D | 1,180 | 100.0% |
Omega T. Perry is unopposed.
Vance County Board of Education District 07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Cooper Lyons D | 1,683 | 61.9% |
| Hailey Breeze Macklin R | 1,036 | 38.1% |
Angela Cooper Lyons ahead in Vance County.
Districts
Vance Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ardis Crews | 7,001 | 51.4% |
| Thomas Farmer | 6,392 | 47.0% |
| Write-In | 219 | 1.6% |
Ardis Crews and Thomas Farmer are unopposed.
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 Vance County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 56.2% | Donald Trump | 42.9% | D +13.3 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 59.2% | Donald Trump | 40.0% | D +19.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 61.2% | Donald Trump | 36.7% | D +24.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 63.9% | Mitt Romney | 35.6% | D +28.3 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 63.1% | John McCain | 36.4% | D +26.6 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 55.9% | George W. Bush | 43.9% | D +12.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 55.8% | George W. Bush | 43.8% | D +12.0 |
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 +1.3.
Other counties in North Carolina
North Carolina results- Alamance County
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Anson County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Camden County
- Carteret County
- Caswell County
- Catawba County
- Chatham County
- Cherokee County
- Chowan County
- Clay County
- Cleveland County
- Columbus County
- Craven County
- Cumberland County
- Currituck County
- Dare County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Duplin County
- Durham County
- Edgecombe County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gaston County
- Gates County
- Graham County
- Granville County
- Greene County
- Guilford County
- Halifax County
- Harnett County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Hertford County
- Hoke County
- Hyde County
- Iredell County
- Jackson County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lee County
- Lenoir County
- Lincoln County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Martin County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Mitchell County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Nash County
- New Hanover County
- Northampton County
- Onslow County
- Orange County
- Pamlico County
- Pasquotank County
- Pender County
- Perquimans County
- Person County
- Pitt County
- Polk County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Rutherford County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Tyrrell County
- Union County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Watauga County
- Wayne County
- Wilkes County
- Wilson County
- Yadkin County
- Yancey County
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.