2026 results · North Carolina · county

Stanly County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Stanly County by 31.6 points in the Senate race, 19.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+50.8). 2 races have votes counted here.

Stanly County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 24,560; 67% of the 36,651 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+31.6
2024 president: R+50.8
Shift from 2024: 19.3 pts → D
In North Carolina: 88th of 100; The 88th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 85th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
32.9% Roy Cooper64.5% Michael Whatley
R+31.624,560 votes
19.3 pts → D2024 R+50.8

The House

North Carolina 8th DistrictStanly County's part of the district · Mark Harris won · R+1.7 across the district
31.4% Colby Watson67.7% Mark Harris
R+36.324,498 votes
13.6 pts → D2024 R+49.9

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.