2026 COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS

Gates County.
Every reported contest.

Unofficial 2026 election results for Gates 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 reported4,212Ballots, not summed candidate votes

ED precincts reported100%6 of 6

Reported contests23Offices and ballot measures

Registered voters · source8,310Count supplied in county metadata

County source timing.

Last county upload · official text, Eastern: November 3, 2026 8:57 pm
Last county submit · official text, Eastern: November 3, 2026 8:57 pm
County detail fetched by this collector: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST

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Election Day precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted. These reported results remain unofficial; this site does not call races or certify outcomes.

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U.S. Senate 1 contests

U.S. SenateMichael Whatley4,177 choice votes100% ED precincts (6/6)

View Gates County candidate results

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail
Michael Whatley	Republican	2,125	50.87%	1,228	877	20
Roy Cooper	Democratic	1,956	46.83%	614	1,294	48
Shannon W. Bray	Libertarian	61	1.46%	37	23	1
Michael Dublin	Green	35	0.84%	21	14	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail
Laurie Buckhout	Republican	2,095	50.34%	1,202	875	18
Don Davis	Democratic	1,930	46.37%	601	1,280	49
Tom Bailey	Libertarian	137	3.29%	86	49	2

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Bill Ward	Republican	2,284	55.05%	1,309	952	23	0
Sam Davis III	Democratic	1,865	44.95%	576	1,242	47	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Jerry Tillett	Republican	2,256	54.31%	1,290	941	25	0
Melissa Zehner	Democratic	1,898	45.69%	595	1,257	46	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,180	52.81%	1,255	902	23	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,948	47.19%	612	1,290	46	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,221	53.76%	1,274	925	22	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,910	46.24%	595	1,268	47	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
George Cooper Bell	Republican	2,228	54.00%	1,279	927	22	0
Tobias (Toby) Hampson	Democratic	1,898	46.00%	586	1,264	48	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Craig Collins	Republican	2,192	53.29%	1,262	910	20	0
Christine Marie Walczyk	Democratic	1,921	46.71%	600	1,272	49	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Robert Trivette	Republican	2,177	52.62%	1,251	904	22	0
Eula Reid	Democratic	1,960	47.38%	627	1,285	48	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Kyle Jones	Republican	2,175	52.98%	1,248	905	22	0
Jennifer (Jenny) Wells	Democratic	1,930	47.02%	616	1,268	46	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
For	Nonpartisan / choice	3,155	78.23%	1,654	1,453	48	0
Against	Nonpartisan / choice	878	21.77%	186	670	22	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Jay Peay	Republican	2,038	53.03%	1,159	854	25	0
Larry (Scooter) Williams	Unaffiliated	1,805	46.97%	616	1,155	34	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Joshua (Josh) Miller	Unaffiliated	2,116	52.26%	1,225	873	18	0
Brian Keith Rountree	Democratic	1,933	47.74%	598	1,289	46	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
For	Nonpartisan / choice	3,127	77.86%	1,588	1,491	48	0
Against	Nonpartisan / choice	889	22.14%	244	624	21	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
For	Nonpartisan / choice	2,943	73.39%	1,505	1,391	47	0
Against	Nonpartisan / choice	1,067	26.61%	331	714	22	0

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail
Robert (Ed) Miller	Nonpartisan / choice	2,562	51.05%	1,150	1,368	44
Richard (Rick) Morgan	Nonpartisan / choice	2,387	47.56%	1,042	1,299	46
Write-In (Miscellaneous)	Nonpartisan / choice	70	1.39%	35	31	4

Gates County.Every reported contest.

County source timing.

U.S. Senate 1 contests

U.S. House 1 contests

NC House 1 contests

NC Senate 1 contests

Courts 11 contests

Ballot measures 3 contests

Local offices 5 contests

Gates County.
Every reported contest.