COURTS · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Mcdowell County Clerk Of Superior Court
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in McDowell 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Holland Adams | Republican | 12,093 | 92.86% | 4,422 | 7,532 | 139 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 930 | 7.14% | 302 | 620 | 8 | 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.
Mcdowell County Clerk Of Superior Court — whole-contest votes. Melissa Holland Adams leads the published count. Vote gap: 11,163; margin: 85.72 percentage points. 13,023 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (17/17). 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/mcdowell-county-clerk-of-superior-court--county-59-6/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| McDowell | Melissa Holland Adams | 13,023 | 100% ED precincts (17/17) | 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:59:6.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/mcdowell-county-clerk-of-superior-court--county-59-6/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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