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NC SENATE · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. State Senate District 46
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
75,897 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 68/681 choice allowed
Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Warren DanielRepublican42,61056.14%15,98126,1624670
Kyle WhisnantDemocratic33,28743.86%7,13325,1061,0480

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. State Senate District 46 — whole-contest votes. Warren Daniel leads the published count. Vote gap: 9,323; margin: 12.28 percentage points. 75,897 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (68/68). 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-state-senate-district-46--1334/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 3 COUNTIES

Where these votes were reported.

CountyLeading candidate / choiceVote totalED precinctsCandidate detail
BuncombeKyle Whisnant29,668100% ED precincts (20/20)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Kyle WhisnantDemocratic16,51555.67%2,99412,9935280
Warren DanielRepublican13,15344.33%4,9268,0321950
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BurkeWarren Daniel29,987100% ED precincts (31/31)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Warren DanielRepublican18,70862.39%6,99311,5371780
Kyle WhisnantDemocratic11,27937.61%2,7378,1773650
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McDowellWarren Daniel16,242100% ED precincts (17/17)
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Candidate / choicePartyVotesShareElection DayEarly in personMailProvisional
Warren DanielRepublican10,74966.18%4,0626,593940
Kyle WhisnantDemocratic5,49333.82%1,4023,9361550
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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: 1334.

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