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LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Gaston County Board Of Commissioners Dallas Twp
2026 election results.

Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Gaston County. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.

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WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS

Every candidate. Exact counts.

Vote for 1
81,521 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 40/401 choice allowed
Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Cathy CloningerRepublican43,12452.90%16,70025,7956290
Matt BuchananDemocratic38,39747.10%10,56326,7221,1120

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.

Gaston County Board Of Commissioners Dallas Twp — whole-contest votes. Cathy Cloninger leads the published count. Vote gap: 4,727; margin: 5.80 percentage points. 81,521 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/gaston-county-board-of-commissioners-dallas-twp--county-36-1/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY

Where these votes were reported.

CountyLeading candidate / choiceVote totalED precinctsCandidate detail
GastonCathy Cloninger81,521100% ED precincts (40/40)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Cathy CloningerRepublican43,12452.90%16,70025,7956290
Matt BuchananDemocratic38,39747.10%10,56326,7221,1120
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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.

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Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: county:36:1.

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