LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Watauga County Board Of Education District 04
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Watauga County. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.
WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS
Every candidate. Exact counts.
| Candidate / choice | Party | Votes | Share | Election Day | Early in person | Provisional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Cole | Nonpartisan / choice | 2,610 | 57.60% | 1,005 | 1,564 | 41 | 0 |
| Megan (Chayyim) Kornhauser | Nonpartisan / choice | 1,881 | 41.51% | 408 | 1,408 | 65 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 40 | 0.88% | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Watauga County Board Of Education District 04 — whole-contest votes. Chad Cole leads the published count. Vote gap: 729; margin: 16.09 percentage points. 4,531 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (6/6). 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/watauga-county-board-of-education-district-04--county-95-6/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Watauga | Chad Cole | 4,531 | 100% ED precincts (6/6) | All candidates & methods
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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.
Inspectable sources.
Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: county:95:6.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/watauga-county-board-of-education-district-04--county-95-6/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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