Election Day, Nov 3 11 daysSenate D 81%House D 92%Governors D 88%Forecast updated Oct 23
Election night · November 3, 2026

North Carolina election results

Live North Carolina election results for November 3, 2026: the Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley, plus 14 House seats, 1 statewide office and 3 ballot measures. All polls in North Carolina close by 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Until votes are counted each race shows the On Point forecast; returns fill in as counties report.

Senate 1

House 14

Statewide offices 1

Ballot measures 3

State legislatures 2

Courts and local 1

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When do polls close in North Carolina?

All polls in North Carolina close by 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Results begin to appear here as soon as the first counties report.

Who is favored in the North Carolina Senate race?

Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley. Roy Cooper leads the On Point forecast by 11.7 points and wins 99 percent of the model's simulated elections.

Where can I see North Carolina results by county?

Open any race on this page for its county by county count, the share of the expected vote in, and an estimate of the final margin from the counties still out.

How often do these results update?

The page reads the live count from civicAPI, which gathers it from state and county election offices, about once a minute on election night.