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Washington County, North Carolina

2026 election results. Roy Cooper (D) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote in Washington County. The margin is 15.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Washington County

U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper
59.8%2,720
Michael Whatley
38.3%1,742
Shannon Bray
1.2%53
Michael Dublin
0.7%32
100% counted

Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.

The leader in Washington 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, 11:46 AM.

9 local contests in Washington County

County offices, school boards and districts on Washington 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

Washington County Board of Commissioners At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Melinda Porter D2,82362.4%
Jonathan B. Sawyer IV R1,70137.6%

Melinda Porter ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Board of Commissioners District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Julius Walker, Jr. D972100.0%

Julius Walker, Jr. is unopposed.

Washington County Board of Commissioners District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Tracey A. Johnson D943100.0%

Tracey A. Johnson is unopposed.

Washington County Clerk of Superior Court

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Keith Phelps D3,823100.0%

Brian Keith Phelps is unopposed.

Washington County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Arlo Norman D3,772100.0%

Arlo Norman is unopposed.

Schools

Washington County Board of Education At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Carlos Riddick D3,354100.0%

Carlos Riddick is unopposed.

Washington County Board of Education District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Sherri Blount Gilliam D3,355100.0%

Sherri Blount Gilliam is unopposed.

Washington County Board of Education District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Lois Clark D3,319100.0%

Lois Clark is unopposed.

Districts

Washington Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Colby Davenport2,66049.9%
Gerda Rhodes2,62449.2%
Write-In490.9%

Colby Davenport and Gerda Rhodes are unopposed.

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NC SenateD +21.9D +6.3D +15.7
NC-01D +22.1D +6.3D +15.8

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 Washington County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris52.8%Donald Trump46.6%D +6.25,945
2020Joe Biden54.7%Donald Trump44.8%D +9.96,201
2016Hillary Clinton56.9%Donald Trump41.6%D +15.36,165
2012Barack Obama59.0%Mitt Romney40.3%D +18.66,499
2008Barack Obama58.1%John McCain41.4%D +16.76,454
2004John Kerry54.3%George W. Bush45.4%D +8.95,471
2000Al Gore55.3%George W. Bush44.4%D +10.94,890

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 +4.7.

Other counties in North Carolina

North Carolina results

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.