BALLOT MEASURES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Columbus County Local Sales And Use Tax Referendum
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Columbus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | Nonpartisan / choice | 9,467 | 58.49% | 3,908 | 5,406 | 153 | 0 |
| For | Nonpartisan / choice | 6,719 | 41.51% | 2,837 | 3,810 | 72 | 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.
Columbus County Local Sales And Use Tax Referendum — whole-contest votes. Against leads the published count. Vote gap: 2,748; margin: 16.98 percentage points. 16,186 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (16/16). 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/columbus-county-local-sales-and-use-tax-referendum--county-24-16/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Columbus | Against | 16,186 | 100% ED precincts (16/16) | 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:24:16.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/columbus-county-local-sales-and-use-tax-referendum--county-24-16/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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