COURTS · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 01
2026 election results.

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

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WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS

Every candidate. Exact counts.

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4,160,960 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 2,626/2,6261 choice allowed

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,362,158	56.77%	613,753	1,669,595	78,748	62
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	1,798,802	43.23%	745,700	1,025,656	27,420	26

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.

N.C. Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 01 — whole-contest votes. John S. Arrowood leads the published count. Vote gap: 563,356; margin: 13.54 percentage points. 4,160,960 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (2,626/2,626). 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/nc-court-of-appeals-judge-seat-01--1040/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 100 COUNTIES

Where these votes were reported.

County

Leading candidate / choice

Vote total

ED precincts

Candidate detail

John S. Arrowood

67,066

100% ED precincts (39/39)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	35,972	53.64%	9,325	25,529	1,118	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	31,094	46.36%	12,536	18,067	491	0

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Michael C. Byrne

13,411

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,955	74.23%	3,950	5,957	48	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,456	25.77%	892	2,482	82	0

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Michael C. Byrne

4,611

100% ED precincts (4/4)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,225	69.94%	1,191	1,992	42	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,386	30.06%	293	1,048	45	0

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John S. Arrowood

7,940

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,282	53.93%	1,465	2,775	42	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,658	46.07%	2,069	1,574	15	0

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Michael C. Byrne

11,579

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	7,547	65.18%	3,643	3,842	62	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,032	34.82%	1,132	2,762	138	0

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Michael C. Byrne

6,584

100% ED precincts (19/19)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,620	70.17%	2,782	1,786	52	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,964	29.83%	685	1,237	42	0

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Michael C. Byrne

19,562

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	12,087	61.79%	4,908	7,077	102	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	7,475	38.21%	1,900	5,413	162	0

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John S. Arrowood

6,598

100% ED precincts (12/12)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,074	61.75%	1,176	2,852	46	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,524	38.25%	1,258	1,262	4	0

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Michael C. Byrne

11,780

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	6,462	54.86%	3,098	3,319	45	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,318	45.14%	1,696	3,510	112	0

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Michael C. Byrne

85,931

100% ED precincts (27/27)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	49,060	57.09%	16,290	31,786	984	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	36,871	42.91%	7,592	27,573	1,706	0

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John S. Arrowood

129,447

100% ED precincts (80/80)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	92,222	71.24%	16,489	72,101	3,632	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	37,225	28.76%	13,175	23,242	808	0

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Michael C. Byrne

29,880

100% ED precincts (31/31)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	18,430	61.68%	6,883	11,379	168	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	11,450	38.32%	2,793	8,284	373	0

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John S. Arrowood

85,997

100% ED precincts (38/38)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	48,190	56.04%	15,119	31,264	1,807	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	37,807	43.96%	18,338	18,801	668	0

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Michael C. Byrne

27,057

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	18,547	68.55%	6,530	11,809	208	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,510	31.45%	1,973	6,287	250	0

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Michael C. Byrne

4,452

100% ED precincts (3/3)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,097	69.56%	1,511	1,565	21	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,355	30.44%	451	863	41	0

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Michael C. Byrne

34,724

100% ED precincts (26/26)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	23,593	67.94%	8,243	15,077	273	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	11,131	32.06%	2,772	7,956	403	0

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Michael C. Byrne

8,585

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,765	55.50%	2,426	2,291	48	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,820	44.50%	1,173	2,574	73	0

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Michael C. Byrne

59,366

100% ED precincts (40/40)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	35,956	60.57%	13,430	22,071	437	18
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	23,410	39.43%	5,911	16,650	804	45

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John S. Arrowood

42,632

100% ED precincts (18/18)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	26,992	63.31%	3,656	22,100	1,236	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	15,640	36.69%	5,321	9,994	325	0

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Michael C. Byrne

12,248

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	8,953	73.10%	4,203	4,645	105	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,295	26.90%	1,120	2,019	156	0

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Michael C. Byrne

5,812

100% ED precincts (6/6)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,371	58.00%	1,169	2,167	35	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,441	42.00%	535	1,849	57	0

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Michael C. Byrne

5,672

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,891	68.60%	1,610	2,245	36	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,781	31.40%	404	1,316	61	0

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Michael C. Byrne

34,137

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	20,211	59.21%	9,478	10,515	218	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	13,926	40.79%	4,005	9,569	352	0

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Michael C. Byrne

16,792

100% ED precincts (16/16)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,944	59.22%	4,910	4,951	83	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,848	40.78%	2,153	4,557	138	0

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Michael C. Byrne

41,459

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	22,896	55.23%	8,412	14,130	354	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	18,563	44.77%	4,820	13,047	696	0

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John S. Arrowood

94,289

100% ED precincts (77/77)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	61,927	65.68%	18,295	41,937	1,695	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	32,362	34.32%	14,496	17,344	522	0

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Michael C. Byrne

12,556

100% ED precincts (11/11)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	8,636	68.78%	4,971	3,555	110	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,920	31.22%	1,808	1,970	142	0

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Michael C. Byrne

18,776

100% ED precincts (16/16)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	10,087	53.72%	4,135	5,793	159	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,689	46.28%	2,205	6,159	325	0

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Michael C. Byrne

60,422

100% ED precincts (43/43)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	39,266	64.99%	16,033	22,686	547	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	21,156	35.01%	6,681	13,565	910	0

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Michael C. Byrne

18,362

100% ED precincts (14/14)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	12,365	67.34%	5,410	6,815	140	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,997	32.66%	1,583	4,208	206	0

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Michael C. Byrne

15,844

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,162	57.83%	4,771	4,321	70	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,682	42.17%	2,210	4,335	137	0

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John S. Arrowood

149,317

100% ED precincts (58/58)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	128,159	85.83%	25,747	98,485	3,927	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	21,158	14.17%	7,189	13,497	472	0

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John S. Arrowood

17,856

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	12,062	67.55%	3,084	8,860	118	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,794	32.45%	2,526	3,236	32	0

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John S. Arrowood

150,554

100% ED precincts (108/108)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	96,579	64.15%	23,047	70,190	3,342	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	53,975	35.85%	20,279	32,526	1,170	0

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Michael C. Byrne

32,826

100% ED precincts (18/18)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	16,470	50.17%	6,247	10,033	190	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	16,356	49.83%	3,651	12,200	505	0

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Michael C. Byrne

82,104

100% ED precincts (40/40)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	43,008	52.38%	16,760	25,626	622	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	39,096	47.62%	10,715	27,251	1,130	0

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Michael C. Byrne

4,131

100% ED precincts (6/6)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,221	53.76%	1,274	925	22	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,910	46.24%	595	1,268	47	0

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Michael C. Byrne

3,516

100% ED precincts (4/4)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,653	75.46%	1,221	1,390	42	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	863	24.54%	284	539	40	0

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John S. Arrowood

24,237

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	12,437	51.31%	2,574	9,573	290	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	11,800	48.69%	3,495	8,166	139	0

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Michael C. Byrne

6,179

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,201	51.80%	1,468	1,718	15	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,978	48.20%	844	2,028	106	0

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John S. Arrowood

214,808

100% ED precincts (165/165)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	145,916	67.93%	42,007	100,460	3,449	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	68,892	32.07%	28,298	39,513	1,081	0

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John S. Arrowood

17,486

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	11,084	63.39%	3,488	7,445	151	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	6,402	36.61%	3,053	3,299	50	0

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Michael C. Byrne

44,746

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	23,599	52.74%	9,282	13,913	404	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	21,147	47.26%	5,648	14,702	797	0

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Michael C. Byrne

27,740

100% ED precincts (29/29)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	14,795	53.33%	6,063	8,529	203	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	12,945	46.67%	3,043	9,448	454	0

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Michael C. Byrne

56,517

100% ED precincts (35/35)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	28,417	50.28%	9,852	18,040	525	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	28,100	49.72%	5,594	21,091	1,415	0

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John S. Arrowood

6,973

100% ED precincts (13/13)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,776	68.49%	1,335	3,370	71	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,197	31.51%	1,058	1,123	16	0

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John S. Arrowood

15,686

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	10,079	64.25%	2,498	7,400	181	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,607	35.75%	2,283	3,264	60	0

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Michael C. Byrne

1,871

100% ED precincts (7/7)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	1,042	55.69%	679	358	5	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	829	44.31%	361	432	36	0

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Michael C. Byrne

75,180

100% ED precincts (30/30)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	43,736	58.18%	18,217	24,848	671	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	31,444	41.82%	8,504	21,680	1,260	0

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John S. Arrowood

15,920

100% ED precincts (13/13)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,964	56.31%	1,904	6,812	248	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	6,956	43.69%	2,640	4,224	92	0

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Michael C. Byrne

88,017

100% ED precincts (34/34)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	44,179	50.19%	20,092	23,550	537	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	43,838	49.81%	12,397	30,172	1,269	0

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Michael C. Byrne

3,875

100% ED precincts (7/7)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,226	57.45%	1,167	1,044	15	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,649	42.55%	630	995	24	0

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John S. Arrowood

20,965

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	10,820	51.61%	2,844	7,645	331	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	10,145	48.39%	3,703	6,310	132	0

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John S. Arrowood

19,372

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	10,105	52.16%	2,700	7,180	225	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,267	47.84%	3,586	5,603	78	0

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Michael C. Byrne

37,993

100% ED precincts (23/23)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	25,110	66.09%	9,383	15,489	238	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	12,883	33.91%	2,983	9,476	424	0

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Michael C. Byrne

15,973

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,884	61.88%	3,744	5,973	167	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,089	38.12%	1,367	4,461	261	0

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Michael C. Byrne

10,369

100% ED precincts (12/12)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,249	50.62%	2,148	3,059	42	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,120	49.38%	1,282	3,703	135	0

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Michael C. Byrne

9,005

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,509	50.07%	2,408	2,069	32	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,496	49.93%	1,462	2,962	72	0

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Michael C. Byrne

16,217

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	10,732	66.18%	4,067	6,572	93	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,485	33.82%	1,388	3,940	157	0

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John S. Arrowood

437,841

100% ED precincts (195/195)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	324,908	74.21%	88,415	226,105	10,388	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	112,933	25.79%	49,722	60,454	2,757	0

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Michael C. Byrne

6,149

100% ED precincts (8/8)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,299	69.91%	1,689	2,575	35	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,850	30.09%	402	1,400	48	0

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Michael C. Byrne

8,937

100% ED precincts (14/14)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,376	60.15%	2,789	2,536	51	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,561	39.85%	1,279	2,202	80	0

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Michael C. Byrne

44,169

100% ED precincts (26/26)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	26,073	59.03%	11,108	14,397	568	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	18,096	40.97%	4,853	12,241	1,002	0

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John S. Arrowood

40,495

100% ED precincts (24/24)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	22,128	54.64%	5,341	16,391	396	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	18,367	45.36%	6,678	11,550	139	0

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John S. Arrowood

101,264

100% ED precincts (41/41)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	58,029	57.30%	15,442	40,333	2,254	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	43,235	42.70%	16,499	25,944	792	0

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John S. Arrowood

6,878

100% ED precincts (13/13)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,235	61.57%	1,378	2,808	49	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,643	38.43%	1,348	1,274	21	0

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Michael C. Byrne

49,730

100% ED precincts (24/24)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	29,268	58.85%	12,026	16,835	407	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	20,462	41.15%	5,526	14,050	886	0

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John S. Arrowood

71,555

100% ED precincts (40/40)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	58,462	81.70%	10,889	44,772	2,801	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	13,093	18.30%	5,316	7,518	259	0

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Michael C. Byrne

6,011

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,691	61.40%	1,409	2,248	34	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,320	38.60%	528	1,696	96	0

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John S. Arrowood

14,706

100% ED precincts (9/9)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,043	54.69%	2,227	5,637	179	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	6,663	45.31%	2,819	3,766	78	0

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Michael C. Byrne

25,352

100% ED precincts (12/12)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	15,063	59.42%	5,329	9,536	198	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	10,289	40.58%	2,812	7,096	381	0

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Michael C. Byrne

5,563

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	3,666	65.90%	1,335	2,301	30	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	1,897	34.10%	508	1,323	66	0

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Michael C. Byrne

15,549

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	8,624	55.46%	3,600	4,941	75	8
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,925	44.54%	1,905	4,824	179	17

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John S. Arrowood

61,929

100% ED precincts (40/40)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	36,998	59.74%	10,041	26,305	652	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	24,931	40.26%	10,575	14,148	208	0

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Michael C. Byrne

9,987

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,469	54.76%	1,987	3,390	92	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,518	45.24%	843	3,514	161	0

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Michael C. Byrne

47,185

100% ED precincts (22/22)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	33,272	70.51%	13,138	19,768	366	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	13,913	29.49%	3,985	9,465	463	0

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Michael C. Byrne

13,219

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	6,843	51.77%	2,877	3,927	39	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,376	48.23%	2,238	4,076	62	0

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Michael C. Byrne

28,676

100% ED precincts (39/39)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	15,091	52.63%	7,926	7,088	77	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	13,585	47.37%	4,691	8,733	161	0

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Michael C. Byrne

33,658

100% ED precincts (14/14)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	20,719	61.56%	7,795	12,802	122	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	12,939	38.44%	3,203	9,459	277	0

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Michael C. Byrne

50,377

100% ED precincts (41/41)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	29,856	59.27%	14,000	15,490	366	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	20,521	40.73%	7,149	12,798	574	0

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Michael C. Byrne

22,706

100% ED precincts (17/17)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	14,980	65.97%	6,884	7,937	159	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	7,726	34.03%	2,361	5,146	219	0

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Michael C. Byrne

18,195

100% ED precincts (23/23)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	10,262	56.40%	5,368	4,818	76	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	7,933	43.60%	2,459	5,351	123	0

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John S. Arrowood

10,206

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,513	54.02%	1,444	3,965	104	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,693	45.98%	1,706	2,936	51	0

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Michael C. Byrne

24,159

100% ED precincts (21/21)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	16,521	68.38%	7,909	8,459	153	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	7,638	31.62%	2,532	4,873	233	0

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Michael C. Byrne

17,286

100% ED precincts (18/18)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	12,557	72.64%	5,872	6,559	126	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	4,729	27.36%	1,408	3,173	148	0

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Michael C. Byrne

23,828

100% ED precincts (23/23)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	16,241	68.16%	6,061	9,933	247	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	7,587	31.84%	1,869	5,429	289	0

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Michael C. Byrne

4,984

100% ED precincts (5/5)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,656	53.29%	1,145	1,494	17	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,328	46.71%	678	1,588	62	0

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John S. Arrowood

16,037

100% ED precincts (15/15)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,323	51.90%	1,510	6,481	332	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	7,714	48.10%	3,373	4,227	114	0

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Michael C. Byrne

1,310

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	757	57.79%	340	416	1	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	553	42.21%	207	341	5	0

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Michael C. Byrne

99,613

100% ED precincts (54/54)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	54,256	54.47%	21,094	32,522	640	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	45,357	45.53%	11,261	32,570	1,526	0

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John S. Arrowood

14,471

100% ED precincts (9/9)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	8,928	61.70%	2,300	6,491	137	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	5,543	38.30%	2,103	3,372	68	0

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John S. Arrowood

517,933

100% ED precincts (216/216)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	361,854	69.87%	99,048	247,645	15,161	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	156,079	30.13%	69,266	83,003	3,810	0

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John S. Arrowood

8,024

100% ED precincts (14/14)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	5,060	63.06%	1,458	3,511	91	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	2,964	36.94%	1,498	1,424	42	0

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John S. Arrowood

4,496

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2,626	58.41%	725	1,901	0	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	1,870	41.59%	905	965	0	0

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John S. Arrowood

23,459

100% ED precincts (20/20)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	14,370	61.26%	3,114	10,818	438	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	9,089	38.74%	3,811	5,099	179	0

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Michael C. Byrne

38,270

100% ED precincts (28/28)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	19,585	51.18%	6,984	12,424	177	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	18,685	48.82%	4,463	13,786	436	0

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Michael C. Byrne

23,302

100% ED precincts (25/25)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	17,137	73.54%	9,606	7,306	225	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	6,165	26.46%	2,307	3,627	231	0

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John S. Arrowood

28,831

100% ED precincts (24/24)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	16,338	56.67%	4,627	11,382	329	0
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	12,493	43.33%	5,462	6,894	137	0

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Michael C. Byrne

13,405

100% ED precincts (12/12)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	10,003	74.62%	5,251	4,648	104	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,402	25.38%	1,324	1,957	121	0

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Michael C. Byrne

8,211

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Michael C. Byrne	Republican	4,567	55.62%	1,735	2,777	55	0
John S. Arrowood	Democratic	3,644	44.38%	715	2,773	156	0

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Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: 1040.

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