LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Brunswick County Board Of Education District 05
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Brunswick 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gainey | Republican | 48,675 | 56.91% | 16,049 | 31,643 | 983 | 0 |
| Brian D. Rupp | Democratic | 36,849 | 43.09% | 7,722 | 27,450 | 1,677 | 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.
Brunswick County Board Of Education District 05 — whole-contest votes. Steve Gainey leads the published count. Vote gap: 11,826; margin: 13.83 percentage points. 85,524 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (27/27). 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/brunswick-county-board-of-education-district-05--county-10-4/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | Steve Gainey | 85,524 | 100% ED precincts (27/27) | 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:10:4.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/brunswick-county-board-of-education-district-05--county-10-4/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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