LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Beaufort County Board Of Commissioners
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Beaufort County. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.
WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS
Every candidate. Exact counts.
| Candidate / choice | Party | Votes | Share | Election Day | Early in person | Provisional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Booth | Democratic | 7,189 | 36.65% | 1,849 | 5,180 | 160 | 0 |
| John T. Edwards | Republican | 5,958 | 30.37% | 2,333 | 3,575 | 50 | 0 |
| Ashley Woolard | Republican | 3,600 | 18.35% | 1,471 | 2,097 | 32 | 0 |
| Stan Deatherage | Republican | 2,868 | 14.62% | 1,171 | 1,674 | 23 | 0 |
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.
FOR A CLEAR BRIEFING
The count, with its context.
Beaufort County Board Of Commissioners — whole-contest votes. Ed Booth leads the published count. Vote gap: 1,231; margin: 6.28 percentage points. 19,615 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (21/21). Snapshot collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Unofficial reported results; not a race call or certification. Source: NCSBE public feeds. https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/beaufort-county-board-of-commissioners--county-7-1/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Beaufort | Ed Booth | 19,615 | 100% ED precincts (21/21) | All candidates & methods
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County detail and aggregate publications may be fetched at different times. A difference is a synchronization observation, not evidence of an error. Missing county detail is not treated as zero.
Inspectable sources.
Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: county:7:1.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/beaufort-county-board-of-commissioners--county-7-1/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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