LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Buncombe County Sheriff
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Buncombe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Miller | Democratic | 90,324 | 69.85% | 15,942 | 70,824 | 3,558 | 0 |
| Gary Parris | Republican | 38,995 | 30.15% | 13,467 | 24,699 | 829 | 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.
Buncombe County Sheriff — whole-contest votes. Quentin Miller leads the published count. Vote gap: 51,329; margin: 39.69 percentage points. 129,319 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (80/80). 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/buncombe-county-sheriff--county-11-5/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | Quentin Miller | 129,319 | 100% ED precincts (80/80) | 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:11:5.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/buncombe-county-sheriff--county-11-5/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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