U.S. Senate
Michael Whatley
67.4%15,929
Roy Cooper
29.5%6,963
Shannon Bray
1.9%446
Michael Dublin
1.2%291
Statewide: Roy Cooper wins. Called.
Wilkes County, North Carolina
2026 election results. Michael Whatley (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wilkes County. The margin is 20.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Wilkes County
U.S. House: North Carolina 5th District
Virginia Foxx
69.6%16,471
Charles Hubbard
26.8%6,336
Robert Luffman
3.6%861
Whole district: not called; Charles Hubbard leads.
The leader in Wilkes 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, 10:03 AM.
8 local contests in Wilkes County
County offices, city and town races and districts on Wilkes 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
Wilkes County Board of Commissioners 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G. Keith Elmore R | 15,231 | 41.9% |
| H. S. Greene R | 13,812 | 38.0% |
| Joe Woodie D | 7,298 | 20.1% |
G. Keith Elmore and H. S. Greene ahead in Wilkes County.
Wilkes County Clerk of Superior Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regina C. Billings R | 19,184 | 100.0% |
Regina C. Billings is unopposed.
Wilkes County Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Shew R | 18,816 | 100.0% |
Chris Shew is unopposed.
Cities & towns
Town of Ronda Mayor (Unexpired)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chadley G. Blackburn | 78 | 72.9% |
| Jennifer Strickland | 7 | 6.5% |
| Write-In | 22 | 20.6% |
Chadley G. Blackburn ahead in Wilkes County. Ronda's page.
Town of Ronda Board of Commissioners 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Varela | 59 | 23.7% |
| Kevin Reece | 57 | 22.9% |
| Chris Nelson | 52 | 20.9% |
| Manuel Wood | 20 | 8.0% |
| Luke Brown | 10 | 4.0% |
| Write-In | 51 | 20.5% |
Victor Varela, Kevin Reece and Chris Nelson ahead in Wilkes County. Ronda's page.
Town of Ronda Board of Commissioners (Unexpired)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Combs | 73 | 70.9% |
| Gerald Masterson | 22 | 21.4% |
| Write-In | 8 | 7.8% |
Doug Combs ahead in Wilkes County. Ronda's page.
Town of Elkin Commissioner 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Bovender | 9 | 27.3% |
| Cicely McCulloch | 8 | 24.2% |
| Jeffrey C. Eidson | 7 | 21.2% |
| Graham Ray | 4 | 12.1% |
| Deryal Walker | 3 | 9.1% |
| Write-In | 2 | 6.1% |
Mike Bovender, Cicely McCulloch and Jeffrey C. Eidson ahead in Wilkes County. Elkin's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mike Bovender 869 (25.3%), Jeffrey C. Eidson 822 (23.9%), Cicely McCulloch 814 (23.7%).
Districts
Wilkes Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Shew, Jr. | 15,669 | 52.7% |
| Brian Lee Parker | 13,608 | 45.8% |
| Write-In | 449 | 1.5% |
Claude Shew, Jr. and Brian Lee Parker 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 Wilkes County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 19.8% | Donald Trump | 79.3% | R +59.5 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 21.2% | Donald Trump | 77.8% | R +56.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 21.2% | Donald Trump | 75.9% | R +54.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 28.0% | Mitt Romney | 70.4% | R +42.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 30.1% | John McCain | 68.3% | R +38.2 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 29.0% | George W. Bush | 70.7% | R +41.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 29.7% | George W. Bush | 69.2% | R +39.5 |
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 +20.0.
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.