LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
City Of Hendersonville Mayor
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Henderson 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Smith, Jr. | Nonpartisan / choice | 3,725 | 54.06% | 845 | 2,714 | 166 | 0 |
| Jennifer Hensley | Nonpartisan / choice | 3,153 | 45.76% | 876 | 2,135 | 142 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 13 | 0.19% | 8 | 5 | 0 | 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 Hendersonville Mayor — whole-contest votes. Jerry Smith, Jr. leads the published count. Vote gap: 572; margin: 8.30 percentage points. 6,891 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (14/14). 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-hendersonville-mayor--county-45-14/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Henderson | Jerry Smith, Jr. | 6,891 | 100% ED precincts (14/14) | 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:45:14.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/city-of-hendersonville-mayor--county-45-14/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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