2026 results · North Carolina · county

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Rutherford County by 27.6 points in the Senate race, 20.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+47.8). 2 races have votes counted here.

Rutherford County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 22,993; 66% of the 34,600 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+27.6
2024 president: R+47.8
Shift from 2024: 20.3 pts → D
In North Carolina: 84th of 100; The 84th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 87th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
34.9% Roy Cooper62.5% Michael Whatley
R+27.622,993 votes
20.3 pts → D2024 R+47.8

The House

North Carolina 14th DistrictRutherford County's part of the district · Lakesha Womack won · D+2.3 across the district
32.8% Lakesha Womack67.2% Tim Moore
R+34.422,955 votes
12.5 pts → D2024 R+46.9

Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.