LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
City Of Asheville Mayor
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Roney | Nonpartisan / choice | 25,676 | 57.88% | 5,690 | 19,066 | 920 | 0 |
| Esther Manheimer | Nonpartisan / choice | 18,375 | 41.42% | 3,254 | 14,164 | 957 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 311 | 0.70% | 117 | 184 | 10 | 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.
City Of Asheville Mayor — whole-contest votes. Kim Roney leads the published count. Vote gap: 7,301; margin: 16.46 percentage points. 44,362 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (40/40). 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/city-of-asheville-mayor--county-11-9/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Buncombe | Kim Roney | 44,362 | 100% ED precincts (40/40) | 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:11:9.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/city-of-asheville-mayor--county-11-9/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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