2026 results · North Carolina · county

Union County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Union County by 2.8 points in the Senate race, 22.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+25.3). 2 races have votes counted here.

Union County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 101,023; 73% of the 138,875 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+2.8
2024 president: R+25.3
Shift from 2024: 22.5 pts → D
In North Carolina: 48th of 100; The 48th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 52nd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
47.5% Roy Cooper50.3% Michael Whatley
R+2.8101,023 votes
22.5 pts → D2024 R+25.3

The House

North Carolina 8th DistrictUnion County's part of the district · Mark Harris won · R+1.7 across the district
46.1% Colby Watson52.9% Mark Harris
R+6.8100,802 votes
18.1 pts → D2024 R+24.9

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.