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NC HOUSE · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. House Of Representatives District 005
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.

Vote for 1
30,467 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 31/311 choice allowed
Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Sam Davis IIIDemocratic16,08252.78%4,65011,0873450
Bill WardRepublican14,38547.22%6,7127,5381350

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. House Of Representatives District 005 — whole-contest votes. Sam Davis III leads the published count. Vote gap: 1,697; margin: 5.57 percentage points. 30,467 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (31/31). 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-house-of-representatives-district-005--1173/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 4 COUNTIES

Where these votes were reported.

CountyLeading candidate / choiceVote totalED precinctsCandidate detail
CamdenBill Ward4,508100% ED precincts (3/3)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Bill WardRepublican3,14469.74%1,5161,608200
Sam Davis IIIDemocratic1,36430.26%465857420
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GatesBill Ward4,149100% ED precincts (6/6)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Bill WardRepublican2,28455.05%1,309952230
Sam Davis IIIDemocratic1,86544.95%5761,242470
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HertfordSam Davis III7,024100% ED precincts (13/13)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Sam Davis IIIDemocratic4,75467.68%1,3293,350750
Bill WardRepublican2,27032.32%1,0901,165150
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PasquotankSam Davis III14,786100% ED precincts (9/9)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Sam Davis IIIDemocratic8,09954.77%2,2805,6381810
Bill WardRepublican6,68745.23%2,7973,813770
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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: 1173.

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