Liveblog: Election Results for the 2026 Midterms
Election results will be shared here in reverse chronological order. Release of results will be delayed to 8.15pm per the State Board of Elections. A copy of their notice is posted below:
“After meeting in an emergency session, the NCSBE board voted to grant a 45-minute voting extension at the Tabor City Courthouse in Columbus County, and shorter extensions in Lenoir, Wilson, and Hertford counties. Due to the extended voting times at these locations, website posting of statewide results will be delayed by 45 minutes.
EARLY VOTING and ABSENTEE BY MAIL
TIME: 8.21pm
RESULTS:
US Senate Early: Whatley 5,637 (53.3%), Cooper 4,689 (44.4%), Bray 152 (1.4%), Dublin 92 (0.9%) Mail: Whatley 149 (34.3%), Cooper 276 (63.6%), Bray 6 (1.4%), Dublin 3 (0.7%) Cumulative: Whatley 5,786 (52.6%), Cooper 4,965 (45.1%), Bray 158 (1.4%), Dublin 95 (0.9%). Total 11,004
US House NC-11 Early: Balkcom 5,667 (53.7%), Ager 4,737 (44.9%), Groo 144 (1.4%) Mail: Balkcom 158 (36.5%), Ager 272 (62.8%), Groo 3 (0.7%) Cumulative: Balkcom 5,825 (53.0%), Ager 5,009 (45.6%), Groo 147 (1.3%). Total 10,981
NC Senate 50 Early: Corbin 6,539 (62.0%), Downing 4,012 (38.0%) Mail: Corbin 182 (42.2%), Downing 249 (57.8%) Cumulative: Corbin 6,721 (61.2%), Downing 4,261 (38.8%). Total 10,982
NC House 120 Early: Gillespie 6,093 (57.9%), Brown 4,433 (42.1%) Mail: Gillespie 173 (40.0%), Brown 260 (60.0%) Cumulative: Gillespie 6,266 (57.2%), Brown 4,693 (42.8%). Total 10,959
County Commissioner D1 Early: Shearl 5,320 (51.4%), Lunn 5,027 (48.6%) Mail: Shearl 164 (38.5%), Lunn 262 (61.5%) Cumulative: Shearl 5,484 (50.9%), Lunn 5,289 (49.1%). Total 10,773
County Commissioner D2 (vote for 2) Early: Burns 5,161 (27.5%), Castle 5,096 (27.1%), Bell 4,496 (23.9%), Greene 4,036 (21.5%) Mail: Burns 157 (20.3%), Castle 146 (18.9%), Bell 234 (30.2%), Greene 237 (30.6%) Cumulative: Burns 5,318 (27.2%), Castle 5,242 (26.8%), Bell 4,730 (24.2%), Greene 4,273 (21.8%). Total 19,563
Education D02 Early: Shields 4,166 (44.7%), Laseter 2,602 (27.9%), Messer 2,545 (27.3%) Mail: Shields 174 (50.0%), Laseter 126 (36.2%), Messer 48 (13.8%) Cumulative: Shields 4,340 (44.9%), Laseter 2,728 (28.2%), Messer 2,593 (26.8%). Total 9,661
Education D04 Early: Breeden 5,794 (65.9%), Perkins 3,000 (34.1%) Mail: Breeden 189 (58.2%), Perkins 136 (41.8%) Cumulative: Breeden 5,983 (65.6%), Perkins 3,136 (34.4%). Total 9,119
Soil and Water (vote for 2) Early: Bell 5,512 (44.4%), Reynolds 4,441 (35.7%), Zickgraf 2,475 (19.9%) Mail: Bell 202 (41.3%), Reynolds 193 (39.5%), Zickgraf 94 (19.2%) Cumulative: Bell 5,714 (44.2%), Reynolds 4,634 (35.9%), Zickgraf 2,569 (19.9%). Total 12,917
Amendment: Photo ID Early: For 7,493 (71.9%), Against 2,929 (28.1%) Mail: For 263 (60.5%), Against 172 (39.5%) Cumulative: For 7,756 (71.4%), Against 3,101 (28.6%). Total 10,857
Amendment: 3.5% income tax cap Early: For 7,378 (71.2%), Against 2,986 (28.8%) Mail: For 300 (69.8%), Against 130 (30.2%) Cumulative: For 7,678 (71.1%), Against 3,116 (28.9%). Total 10,794
Amendment: Property tax levy limit Early: For 7,277 (70.3%), Against 3,067 (29.7%) Mail: For 313 (72.6%), Against 118 (27.4%) Cumulative: For 7,590 (70.4%), Against 3,185 (29.6%). Total 10,775
Malt beverage Early: For 7,141 (71.4%), Against 2,863 (28.6%) Mail: For 267 (67.1%), Against 131 (32.9%) Cumulative: For 7,408 (71.2%), Against 2,994 (28.8%). Total 10,402
Unfortified wine Early: For 7,109 (71.5%), Against 2,834 (28.5%) Mail: For 276 (69.3%), Against 122 (30.7%) Cumulative: For 7,385 (71.4%), Against 2,956 (28.6%). Total 10,341
Local sales tax Early: For 5,295 (51.6%), Against 4,962 (48.4%) Mail: For 196 (46.4%), Against 226 (53.6%) Cumulative: For 5,491 (51.4%), Against 5,188 (48.6%). Total 10,679
8.34pm 5 precinct is
North Franklin US Senate: Whatley 675 (50.3%), Cooper 630 (47.0%), Bray 21, Dublin 15 NC-11: Balkcom 693 (51.6%), Ager 617 (45.9%), Groo 33 NC Senate 50: Corbin 834 (62.3%), Downing 505 (37.7%) NC House 120: Gillespie 788 (58.7%), Brown 554 (41.3%) Comm D1: Lunn 679 (51.7%), Shearl 634 (48.3%) Comm D2: Bell 631, Burns 612, Castle 570, Greene 554 Educ D02: Shields 626 (50.8%), Laseter 352 (28.6%), Messer 254 (20.6%) Educ D04: Breeden 770 (67.0%), Perkins 380 (33.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 696, Reynolds 619, Zickgraf 293 Photo ID: For 992 (74.8%), Against 334 · Income tax cap: For 938 (71.3%), Against 377 · Levy limit: For 919 (70.4%), Against 386 Malt beverage: For 891 (70.3%), Against 377 · Wine: For 882 (70.1%), Against 376 · Sales tax: For 730 (55.6%), Against 583
Iotla US Senate: Whatley 502 (54.1%), Cooper 396 (42.7%), Bray 17, Dublin 13 NC-11: Balkcom 502 (54.3%), Ager 407 (44.0%), Groo 16 NC Senate 50: Corbin 609 (65.6%), Downing 319 (34.4%) NC House 120: Gillespie 561 (60.8%), Brown 361 (39.2%) Comm D1: Shearl 471 (52.6%), Lunn 424 (47.4%) Comm D2: Burns 463, Castle 452, Bell 417, Greene 336 Educ D02: Shields 429 (51.0%), Laseter 233 (27.7%), Messer 180 (21.4%) Educ D04: Breeden 533 (69.0%), Perkins 239 (31.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 485, Reynolds 405, Zickgraf 219 Photo ID: For 709 (77.7%), Against 204 · Income tax cap: For 698 (77.1%), Against 207 · Levy limit: For 685 (75.8%), Against 219 Malt beverage: For 604 (69.3%), Against 267 · Wine: For 588 (67.9%), Against 278 · Sales tax: For 481 (53.2%), Against 423
Sugarfork US Senate: Whatley 193 (62.5%), Cooper 110 (35.6%), Bray 5, Dublin 1 NC-11: Balkcom 197 (64.0%), Ager 105 (34.1%), Groo 6 NC Senate 50: Corbin 213 (69.8%), Downing 92 (30.2%) NC House 120: Gillespie 197 (64.4%), Brown 109 (35.6%) Comm D1: Shearl 190 (62.3%), Lunn 115 (37.7%) Comm D2: Burns 177, Castle 162, Bell 106, Greene 92 Educ D02: Shields 115 (42.8%), Messer 78 (29.0%), Laseter 76 (28.3%) Educ D04: Breeden 167 (69.9%), Perkins 72 (30.1%) Soil and Water: Bell 152, Reynolds 108, Zickgraf 63 Photo ID: For 237 (77.7%), Against 68 · Income tax cap: For 238 (78.8%), Against 64 · Levy limit: For 231 (77.0%), Against 69 Malt beverage: For 201 (70.8%), Against 83 · Wine: For 203 (71.5%), Against 81 · Sales tax: Against 156 (52.2%), For 143
Smithbridge US Senate: Whatley 1,116 (61.5%), Cooper 644 (35.5%), Bray 37, Dublin 18 NC-11: Balkcom 1,095 (60.4%), Ager 665 (36.7%), Groo 52 NC Senate 50: Corbin 1,253 (69.5%), Downing 550 (30.5%) NC House 120: Gillespie 1,188 (66.0%), Brown 612 (34.0%) Comm D1: Shearl 1,069 (60.5%), Lunn 699 (39.5%) Comm D2: Burns 1,022, Castle 1,007, Bell 661, Greene 539 Educ D02: Shields 732 (45.8%), Messer 469 (29.3%), Laseter 398 (24.9%) Educ D04: Breeden 1,050 (69.0%), Perkins 471 (31.0%) Soil and Water: Bell 868, Reynolds 756, Zickgraf 447 Photo ID: For 1,430 (79.7%), Against 364 · Income tax cap: For 1,386 (77.8%), Against 395 · Levy limit: For 1,370 (77.3%), Against 403 Malt beverage: For 1,202 (70.6%), Against 501 · Wine: For 1,193 (70.1%), Against 509 · Sales tax: Against 954 (54.5%), For 797
Burningtown US Senate: Whatley 334 (66.8%), Cooper 149 (29.8%), Bray 12, Dublin 5 NC-11: Balkcom 334 (66.8%), Ager 157 (31.4%), Groo 9 NC Senate 50: Corbin 372 (74.8%), Downing 125 (25.2%) NC House 120: Gillespie 353 (70.9%), Brown 145 (29.1%) Comm D1: Shearl 289 (59.8%), Lunn 194 (40.2%) Comm D2: Burns 302, Castle 287, Bell 154, Greene 127 Educ D02: Shields 226 (51.4%), Messer 115 (26.1%), Laseter 99 (22.5%) Educ D04: Breeden 269 (66.9%), Perkins 133 (33.1%) Soil and Water: Reynolds 233, Bell 229, Zickgraf 118 Photo ID: For 398 (81.2%), Against 92 · Income tax cap: For 380 (78.4%), Against 105 · Levy limit: For 377 (77.7%), Against 108 Malt beverage: For 343 (73.0%), Against 127 · Wine: For 340 (73.0%), Against 126 · Sales tax: Against 249 (51.4%), For 235
Cumulative for the 5 reported precincts US Senate: Whatley 2,820 (57.6%), Cooper 1,929 (39.4%), Bray 92 (1.9%), Dublin 52 (1.1%) NC-11: Balkcom 2,821 (57.7%), Ager 1,951 (39.9%), Groo 116 (2.4%) NC Senate 50: Corbin 3,281 (67.3%), Downing 1,591 (32.7%) NC House 120: Gillespie 3,087 (63.4%), Brown 1,781 (36.6%) Comm D1: Shearl 2,653 (55.7%), Lunn 2,111 (44.3%) Comm D2: Burns 2,576 (29.7%), Castle 2,478 (28.6%), Bell 1,969 (22.7%), Greene 1,648 (19.0%) Educ D02: Shields 2,128 (48.6%), Laseter 1,158 (26.4%), Messer 1,096 (25.0%) Educ D04: Breeden 2,789 (68.3%), Perkins 1,295 (31.7%) Soil and Water: Bell 2,430 (42.7%), Reynolds 2,121 (37.3%), Zickgraf 1,140 (20.0%) Photo ID: For 3,766 (78.0%), Against 1,062 (22.0%) Income tax cap: For 3,640 (76.0%), Against 1,148 (24.0%) Levy limit: For 3,582 (75.1%), Against 1,185 (24.9%) Malt beverage: For 3,241 (70.5%), Against 1,355 (29.5%) Wine: For 3,206 (70.1%), Against 1,370 (29.9%) Sales tax: For 2,386 (50.2%), Against 2,365 (49.8%), only 21 votes apart
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2026/11/results2026110300.html
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