United States / North Carolina / Gubernatorial Election
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| Candidate | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SteinWinnerDemocratic Party | 3,069,496 | 54.9% | |
| Mark RobinsonRepublican Party | 2,241,309 | 40.1% | |
| Mike RossLibertarian Party | 176,392 | 3.1% | |
| Walter Vincent SmithConstitution Party | 54,738 | 1.0% | |
| Wayne TurnerGreen Party | 49,612 | 0.9% |
| County | Leader | Lead | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | Stein | +45.3 | 642,792 |
| Mecklenburg | Stein | +48.7 | 569,417 |
| Guilford | Stein | +39.0 | 279,435 |
| Forsyth | Stein | +32.6 | 200,106 |
| Durham | Stein | +71.5 | 179,167 |
| Buncombe | Stein | +39.5 | 157,655 |
| Cumberland | Stein | +26.6 | 137,910 |
| Union | Robinson | +6.9 | 136,328 |
| New Hanover | Stein | +25.3 | 135,516 |
| Johnston | Robinson | +0.1 | 122,151 |
| County | Leader | Lead | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus | Stein | +10.3 | 117,736 |
| Gaston | Robinson | +5.8 | 116,487 |
| Iredell | Robinson | +11.7 | 108,359 |
| Brunswick | Stein | +2.9 | 106,685 |
| Davidson | Robinson | +23.7 | 92,051 |
| Alamance | Stein | +11.5 | 88,345 |
| Orange | Stein | +63.1 | 86,466 |
| Catawba | Robinson | +18.8 | 85,623 |
| Pitt | Stein | +22.9 | 85,588 |
| Onslow | Robinson | +15.1 | 79,197 |
| Randolph | Robinson | +35.8 | 74,251 |
| Rowan | Robinson | +16.9 | 73,588 |
| Henderson | Stein | +4.3 | 69,009 |
| Harnett | Robinson | +6.3 | 62,678 |
| Moore | Robinson | +6.8 | 60,108 |
| Craven | Robinson | +1.1 | 54,982 |
| Lincoln | Robinson | +24.0 | 54,497 |
| Wayne | Robinson | +2.0 | 53,608 |
| Nash | Stein | +13.9 | 51,491 |
| Chatham | Stein | +29.9 | 51,336 |
| Cleveland | Robinson | +17.1 | 50,529 |
| Rockingham | Robinson | +16.3 | 48,598 |
| Robeson | Robinson | +13.4 | 45,263 |
| Burke | Robinson | +22.9 | 45,029 |
| Carteret | Robinson | +18.5 | 44,688 |
| Caldwell | Robinson | +34.2 | 42,736 |
| Franklin | Stein | +4.8 | 42,077 |
| Wilson | Stein | +16.2 | 39,306 |
| Pender | Robinson | +12.1 | 37,977 |
| Haywood | Robinson | +2.6 | 37,269 |
| Surry | Robinson | +28.1 | 36,756 |
| Stanly | Robinson | +32.1 | 35,969 |
| Wilkes | Robinson | +39.3 | 35,444 |
| Rutherford | Robinson | +29.1 | 33,817 |
| Watauga | Stein | +22.6 | 32,385 |
| Granville | Stein | +7.6 | 31,596 |
| Lee | Stein | +3.7 | 29,432 |
| Sampson | Robinson | +15.0 | 27,547 |
| Lenoir | Stein | +6.7 | 26,933 |
| Stokes | Robinson | +36.3 | 26,646 |
| Davie | Robinson | +22.8 | 26,373 |
| Beaufort | Robinson | +12.2 | 26,051 |
| Columbus | Robinson | +19.6 | 25,831 |
| Dare | Robinson | +6.8 | 24,777 |
| Edgecombe | Stein | +33.4 | 24,075 |
| Halifax | Stein | +28.7 | 23,687 |
| McDowell | Robinson | +31.0 | 23,243 |
| Duplin | Robinson | +16.7 | 22,398 |
| Hoke | Stein | +19.6 | 22,295 |
| Jackson | Stein | +10.0 | 21,599 |
| Macon | Robinson | +17.5 | 21,392 |
| Person | Robinson | +5.7 | 21,344 |
| Transylvania | Stein | +7.1 | 20,432 |
| Alexander | Robinson | +41.7 | 20,347 |
| Pasquotank | Stein | +0.0 | 20,072 |
| Yadkin | Robinson | +38.4 | 19,971 |
| Vance | Stein | +25.0 | 19,718 |
| Richmond | Robinson | +7.7 | 19,396 |
| Currituck | Robinson | +41.2 | 17,745 |
| Cherokee | Robinson | +50.0 | 17,588 |
| Bladen | Robinson | +6.0 | 16,507 |
| Ashe | Robinson | +23.5 | 15,779 |
| Scotland | Stein | +2.8 | 14,292 |
| Madison | Robinson | +2.4 | 13,384 |
| Montgomery | Robinson | +18.9 | 12,949 |
| Polk | Robinson | +9.5 | 12,853 |
| Caswell | Robinson | +10.0 | 11,825 |
| Martin | Stein | +4.9 | 11,808 |
| Yancey | Robinson | +15.5 | 11,114 |
| Anson | Stein | +9.5 | 10,759 |
| Warren | Stein | +32.1 | 9,938 |
| Hertford | Stein | +30.3 | 9,628 |
| Avery | Robinson | +36.9 | 9,227 |
| Northampton | Stein | +25.0 | 9,081 |
| Bertie | Stein | +22.8 | 9,029 |
| Mitchell | Robinson | +42.0 | 8,609 |
| Greene | Robinson | +4.7 | 8,310 |
| Pamlico | Robinson | +14.2 | 7,861 |
| Perquimans | Robinson | +33.3 | 7,600 |
| Clay | Robinson | +42.3 | 7,597 |
| Chowan | Robinson | +12.7 | 7,443 |
| Swain | Robinson | +5.7 | 6,832 |
| Alleghany | Robinson | +25.9 | 6,327 |
| Camden | Robinson | +44.8 | 6,181 |
| Washington | Stein | +16.0 | 5,853 |
| Gates | Robinson | +16.0 | 5,756 |
| Jones | Robinson | +13.2 | 5,380 |
| Graham | Robinson | +46.8 | 4,653 |
| Hyde | Robinson | +8.3 | 2,379 |
| Tyrrell | Robinson | +7.7 | 1,700 |
Each county’s margin (Democrat minus Republican share) against the 2024 presidential race in the same county. Vote-weighted average over the 100 counties reporting in both: 17.9 pts toward D.
| County | 2024 | Now | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | R+24.8 | D+2.9 | 27.7 toward D |
| Alleghany | R+51.8 | R+25.9 | 26.0 toward D |
| Surry | R+53.2 | R+28.1 | 25.1 toward D |
| New Hanover | D+0.6 | D+25.3 | 24.7 toward D |
| Carteret | R+43.0 | R+18.5 | 24.5 toward D |
| Yadkin | R+62.3 | R+38.4 | 23.9 toward D |
| Davie | R+46.2 | R+22.8 | 23.4 toward D |
| Stokes | R+59.5 | R+36.3 | 23.2 toward D |
| Davidson | R+46.9 | R+23.7 | 23.2 toward D |
| Pender | R+34.9 | R+12.1 | 22.8 toward D |
Updated
Each poll as published, with its pollster, fieldwork dates, sample size and a link to the source.
Who is standing, in order of the polling average, then the result.
Who governs North Carolina now.
Josh Stein
Governor of North Carolina