Gaston reports all precincts in unofficial Nov. 3 results; Senate race 20 votes apart in county file
83,171 ballots cast (49.97% turnout); Board of Education Riverbend Township also among closest local races
MOUNT HOLLY - Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election show Gaston County reporting all 40 precincts with 83,171 ballots cast, a 49.97% turnout among 166,438 registered voters, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections data last updated Nov. 3 at 10:30 p.m.
In the county file, Republican Michael Whatley led Democrat Roy Cooper 40,447 to 40,427 in the U.S. Senate contest, a 20-vote gap; Libertarian Shannon W. Bray had 1,202 votes and Green Michael Dublin 745. Republican Tim Moore led Democrat Lakesha Womack 43,928 to 38,718 in U.S. House District 14. Those totals are Gaston County only and do not decide statewide contests.
On the Gaston County Board of Education, Republican A.M. Stephens III led Democrat Barbara Walls 41,283 to 39,598 in Riverbend Township. Other Board of Education and Board of Commissioners township races also appear in the county results file. All figures remain unofficial pending the county canvass set for Nov. 12-13.
Source: NCSBE unofficial Gaston results; county.txt; results_36.txt; county Election Results page.
- NC State Board of Elections unofficial election results UI (Gaston County, Nov. 3, 2026)
- NCSBE ENR county.txt (Gaston row: 40 of 40 precincts, 83,171 ballots, last update Nov. 3, 2026 10:30 pm)
- NCSBE ENR results_36.txt (Gaston County contest totals)
- Gaston County Election Results page (links NCSBE unofficial results)