LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Cumberland County Sheriff
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Cumberland 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A. McDuffie | Democratic | 62,828 | 66.96% | 18,756 | 42,388 | 1,684 | 0 |
| LaRue Windham | Republican | 30,999 | 33.04% | 13,857 | 16,630 | 512 | 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.
Cumberland County Sheriff — whole-contest votes. Troy A. McDuffie leads the published count. Vote gap: 31,829; margin: 33.92 percentage points. 93,827 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (77/77). 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/cumberland-county-sheriff--county-26-4/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | Troy A. McDuffie | 93,827 | 100% ED precincts (77/77) | 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:26:4.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/cumberland-county-sheriff--county-26-4/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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