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NC HOUSE · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. House Of Representatives District 016
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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35,032 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 16/161 choice allowed
Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Carson SmithRepublican21,92162.57%8,15313,4832850
Jim HarrisDemocratic13,11137.43%3,7518,8415190

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 016 — whole-contest votes. Carson Smith leads the published count. Vote gap: 8,810; margin: 25.15 percentage points. 35,032 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (16/16). 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-016--1184/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 2 COUNTIES

Where these votes were reported.

CountyLeading candidate / choiceVote totalED precinctsCandidate detail
OnslowCarson Smith9,551100% ED precincts (4/4)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Carson SmithRepublican6,54668.54%2,7733,693800
Jim HarrisDemocratic3,00531.46%9221,9351480
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PenderCarson Smith25,481100% ED precincts (12/12)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Carson SmithRepublican15,37560.34%5,3809,7902050
Jim HarrisDemocratic10,10639.66%2,8296,9063710
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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: 1184.

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