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NC HOUSE · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. House Of Representatives District 097
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
38,035 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 23/231 choice allowed
Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Heather RhyneRepublican25,49067.02%9,52215,7232450
Greg McBrydeDemocratic12,54532.98%2,8739,2594130

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 097 — whole-contest votes. Heather Rhyne leads the published count. Vote gap: 12,945; margin: 34.03 percentage points. 38,035 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (23/23). 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-097--1265/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY

Where these votes were reported.

CountyLeading candidate / choiceVote totalED precinctsCandidate detail
LincolnHeather Rhyne38,035100% ED precincts (23/23)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Heather RhyneRepublican25,49067.02%9,52215,7232450
Greg McBrydeDemocratic12,54532.98%2,8739,2594130
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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: 1265.

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