2026 results · North Carolina · county

Sampson County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Sampson County by 6.0 points in the Senate race, 23.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+29.8). 3 races have votes counted here.

Sampson County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 18,533; 66% of the 28,138 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+6.0
2024 president: R+29.8
Shift from 2024: 23.8 pts → D
In North Carolina: 57th of 100; The 57th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 90th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
46.2% Roy Cooper52.2% Michael Whatley
R+6.018,533 votes
23.8 pts → D2024 R+29.8

The House

Sampson County is split between 2 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.

North Carolina 3rd DistrictSampson County's part of the district · still counting · D+0.1 across the district
48.5% Raymond Smith50.4% Greg Murphy
R+1.914,218 votes
11.1 pts → D2024 R+13.0
North Carolina 7th DistrictSampson County's part of the district · still counting · R+0.7 across the district
24.4% Kimberly Hardy75.1% David Rouzer
R+50.64,254 votes
7.0 pts → D2024 R+57.7

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.