Election returns are projected onto a screen at an election night party for Nida Allam in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Here are the unofficial results for North Carolina statewide, congressional and legislative races, as well as local Triangle contests, for the 2026 primary election.
The charts below include results reported by elections officials for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. Senate, N.C. House of Representatives, N.C. Court of Appeals and races in Durham, Orange and Wake counties and the city of Raleigh.
Winners of a primary will move on to the Nov. 3 general election, where most will face an opponent from the other major party.
Polling locations in North Carolina close at 7:30 p.m., but voting was extended till 8:30 p.m. due to a problem setting up at a polling place Tuesday morning.
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
N.C. Court of Appeals
N.C. Senate
N.C. House of Representatives
Durham County
Orange County
Wake County
This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM.
David Raynor
The News & Observer
David Raynor is database editor at The News & Observer where he acquires, maintains and analyzes data for the newsroom. He has worked on many stories and projects covering topics such as health care, campaign finance, census, crime, construction industry, elections, sports, education and environment. He joined the News & Observer in 1992.
