LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Jones County Board Of Commissioners District 03
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Jones 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. (Jack) Bender III | Unaffiliated | 366 | 58.84% | 153 | 204 | 9 | 0 |
| Fernanda Copeland | Unaffiliated | 152 | 24.44% | 42 | 107 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard Avery, Jr. | Unaffiliated | 104 | 16.72% | 51 | 51 | 2 | 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.
Jones County Board Of Commissioners District 03 — whole-contest votes. John H. (Jack) Bender III leads the published count. Vote gap: 214; margin: 34.41 percentage points. 622 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (1/1). 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/jones-county-board-of-commissioners-district-03--county-52-3/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jones | John H. (Jack) Bender III | 622 | 100% ED precincts (1/1) | 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:52:3.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/jones-county-board-of-commissioners-district-03--county-52-3/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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