North Carolina official results
Counts exactly as North Carolina State Board of Elections reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Results: see North Carolina State Board of Elections official results page
Counts will appear here when the state reports them (checked Oct 5, 2026). North Carolina publishes its counts on its own results site. We will show them once the state reports the November 3 results.
Certification and canvass: North Carolina
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: Nov 13, 2026 (11 a.m.). (G.S. § 163-182.5 (per NCSBE Candidate Guide): official text) The statute: “November General Election November 13, 2026, at 11 a.m.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Nov 24, 2026 (11 a.m.). (G.S. § 163-182.5(c) (per NCSBE Candidate Guide): official text) The statute: “The date of the state canvass for the November general election is Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: County-board contests: Nov 16, 2026 (5 p.m.); State-board contests: Nov 17, 2026 (12 noon). (G.S. § 163-182.7(b), (c) (per NCSBE): official text 1 · official text 2) The statute: “½ of 1% (0.5%) of the votes cast in the ballot item, or 10,000 votes, whichever is less” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: Vote-count/tabulation protest: before 11 a.m. Nov 13, 2026; other protests: Nov 17, 2026. (G.S. § 163-182.9 (per NCSBE Candidate Guide): official text) The statute: “Before the beginning of the county canvass meeting” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Civilian absentee: Nov 3, 2026 (7:30 p.m.); military/overseas by mail: Nov 12, 2026 (5 p.m.). (G.S. § 163-231; G.S. ch. 163 art. 21A (per NCSBE): official text 1 · official text 2) The statute: “by 5 p.m. ET on the last business day before the county canvass, which occurs 10 days after each election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states