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Chapel Hill: Allen Buansi wins a third N.C. House District 56 term in unofficial returns

Unofficial State Board tallies with 19 of 21 precincts in showed Buansi with about 93% against Libertarian Matthew P. Clements. Chapelboro and The Daily Tar Heel also projected the seat for him.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill

File photo: Mx. Granger (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.

What we know

Confirmed

  • Unofficial results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections for N.C. House District 56, with 19 of 21 precincts reporting, listed Democrat Allen Buansi with 34,575 votes (93.16%) and Libertarian Matthew P. Clements with 2,537 votes (6.84%).Confirmed by North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial results files for Orange County and statewide, accessed Nov. 3, 2026
  • Chapelboro marked Buansi the winner on its election-results table with the same 34,575 and 2,537 vote totals and the same 19-of-21 precinct count, and separately reported he was projected to earn re-election.Confirmed by Chapelboro.com, Nov. 3, 2026
  • The Daily Tar Heel independently reported Buansi was projected to retain the District 56 seat against Clements.Confirmed by The Daily Tar Heel, Nov. 3, 2026
  • District 56 covers Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Buansi, a Democrat and Chapel Hill native, was seeking a third House term after prior service on the Chapel Hill Town Council, Chapelboro and The Daily Tar Heel reported.Confirmed by Chapelboro.com; The Daily Tar Heel
  • The Orange County summary on the State Board site listed 38 of 40 county precincts reporting (95%) as of about 9:36 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 3. The House District 56 contest uses its own 21-precinct total.Confirmed by North Carolina State Board of Elections county summary and Orange results file

Still unknown

  • Final certified totals after the remaining precincts, provisional ballots, and canvassing

What this means for you

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What happened

In Chapel Hill, Democrat Allen Buansi is winning a third term in N.C. House District 56 in unofficial returns, with local outlets projecting the seat for him on Tuesday night.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections' unofficial file, with 19 of 21 precincts reporting, listed Buansi with 34,575 votes (93.16%) and Libertarian Matthew P. Clements with 2,537 (6.84%). Those figures are not certified.

Chapelboro's results table carried the same totals and marked Buansi the winner. A separate Chapelboro story said he was projected to earn re-election for the Chapel Hill–Carrboro seat. The Daily Tar Heel independently reported the same projection for District 56.

Buansi is a Chapel Hill native and former town council member, those pages wrote. Certification follows the county canvass.

This site is not an elections office. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

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Why it matters

House District 56 is the Chapel Hill–Carrboro seat in the General Assembly. Readers need the unofficial margin and that local outlets projected Buansi's third term before certification.

Updates

  1. Nov 3, 2026, 10:02 PM

    First file from unofficial NCSBE House District 56 tallies (19 of 21 precincts) plus Chapelboro and Daily Tar Heel projections.

Sources

  1. Orange County unofficial results file (NCSBE enr/20261103/data/results_68.txt: NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 056; Allen Buansi DEM 34,575 / 93.16%; Matthew P. Clements LIB 2,537 / 6.84%; 19 of 21 precincts)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina State Board of Elections · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:58 PM

  2. Orange County unofficial election results page (Nov. 3, 2026 general election)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina State Board of Elections · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:58 PM

  3. 2026 Election Results for Local and Statewide Races (Chapelboro.com staff, Nov. 3, 2026: House District 56 table marks Buansi with a win check; 34,575 / 93.16% vs Clements 2,537 / 6.84%; precincts 19 of 21. Text-only.)

    Published by Chapelboro.com · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:58 PM

  4. Rep. Allen Buansi to Win Third Term for N.C. House Seat Representing Chapel Hill, Carrboro (Chapelboro.com / Emma Cooke, Nov. 3, 2026: projected re-election; Libertarian Matthew Clements; Chapel Hill–Carrboro seat. Text-only; campaign photo not used.)

    Published by Chapelboro.com · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:58 PM

  5. N.C. General Assembly Democrats Jonah Garson, Renée Price, Allen Buansi retain seats (The Daily Tar Heel / Ha Lien Gaskin, Nov. 3, 2026: Buansi projected to retain House District 56 against Matthew Clements. Text-only; no DTH photos used.)

    Published by The Daily Tar Heel · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:58 PM

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