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2026 COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS

Buncombe County.
Every reported contest.

Unofficial 2026 election results for Buncombe County, North Carolina. Candidate totals below cover votes cast in the eligible parts of this county; voters are not eligible for every listed contest.

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County ballots reported131,897Ballots, not summed candidate votes
ED precincts reported100%80 of 80
Reported contests39Offices and ballot measures
Registered voters · source220,246Count supplied in county metadata

County source timing.

Last county upload · official text, Eastern
November 3, 2026 10:42 pm
Last county submit · official text, Eastern
November 3, 2026 10:48 pm
County detail fetched by this collector
Nov 5, 2026, 12:52 PM EST
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U.S. Senate 1 contests

U.S. SenateRoy Cooper131,206 choice votes100% ED precincts (80/80)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Roy CooperDemocratic94,34671.91%17,07973,5533,7140
Michael WhatleyRepublican33,67525.67%11,75421,2276940
Shannon W. BrayLibertarian1,6451.25%754843480
Michael DublinGreen1,5401.17%551924650
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U.S. House 1 contests

NC House 3 contests

NC Senate 2 contests

Courts 12 contests

Ballot measures 5 contests

Local offices 15 contests

Buncombe Soil And Water Conservation District SupervisorSara Nichols177,581 choice votes100% ED precincts (80/80)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Sara NicholsNonpartisan / choice78,93944.45%15,69360,2612,9850
Anthony D. ColeNonpartisan / choice59,32533.41%11,42845,8282,0690
Trent DuncanNonpartisan / choice24,83013.98%7,16917,0486130
Alan DitmoreNonpartisan / choice13,6947.71%3,6189,5774990
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice7930.45%385387210
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City Of Asheville MayorKim Roney44,362 choice votes100% ED precincts (40/40)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Kim RoneyNonpartisan / choice25,67657.88%5,69019,0669200
Esther ManheimerNonpartisan / choice18,37541.42%3,25414,1649570
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice3110.70%117184100
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City Of Asheville City CouncilDrew Ball112,119 choice votes100% ED precincts (40/40)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Drew BallNonpartisan / choice25,58622.82%4,77419,7511,0610
Maggie Ullman BerthiaumeNonpartisan / choice23,34420.82%4,14718,0911,1060
S. Antanette MosleyNonpartisan / choice19,82117.68%3,67815,2618820
Jeffrey BurroughsNonpartisan / choice17,27715.41%3,35413,2806430
Keith YoungNonpartisan / choice14,12012.59%3,04710,4815920
Sheneika E. SmithNonpartisan / choice11,53910.29%2,6108,4065230
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice4320.39%192223170
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Asheville City Schools Board Of EducationGordon Grant65,947 choice votes100% ED precincts (23/23)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Gordon GrantNonpartisan / choice13,66820.73%2,53310,5755600
Liza English-KellyNonpartisan / choice13,61020.64%2,58710,4345890
Sarah ThornburgNonpartisan / choice12,23518.55%2,3169,3485710
Rebecca StrimerNonpartisan / choice12,04418.26%2,2829,2295330
Daniel ShetleyNonpartisan / choice10,49915.92%2,0098,0804100
Daria DatnoffNonpartisan / choice3,7315.66%9052,6851410
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice1600.24%8070100
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Town Of Black Mountain Town CouncilBrittany W. Williams7,960 choice votes100% ED precincts (6/6)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Brittany W. WilliamsNonpartisan / choice3,04738.28%5192,4221060
John RichardsonNonpartisan / choice1,66620.93%3161,294560
C. Michael SobolNonpartisan / choice1,64520.67%3411,256480
Michael RobertsNonpartisan / choice1,55519.54%3161,192470
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice470.59%192710
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Town Of Montreat CommissionerClay Hamilton729 choice votes100% ED precincts (1/1)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Clay HamiltonNonpartisan / choice25635.12%4120690
Mason BlakeNonpartisan / choice24032.92%3619590
Danny SharpeNonpartisan / choice22530.86%3518190
Write-In (Miscellaneous)Nonpartisan / choice81.10%2600
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