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Wake County: Singh, Kushner and Jackson lead commissioner races in unofficial returns

With all precincts in, Mona Singh and Christine Kushner led the new at-large seats and Safiyah Jackson led District 2. The News & Observer, WRAL and Axios also covered the races. Not certified.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Unofficial results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections for Wake County Board of Commissioners at-large (vote for 2), with all 216 of 216 precincts reporting, listed Democrat Mona Singh with 326,008 votes (36.80%), Democrat Christine Kushner with 298,865 (33.74%), Republican Kyle Stogoski with 134,748 (15.21%), and Republican Gary Dale Hartong with 126,279 (14.25%).Confirmed by North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial Wake County results file, accessed Nov. 4, 2026
  • The News & Observer independently reported that Singh and Kushner won the two new at-large seats, with Singh at 36.8% and Kushner at 33.7%, and that they defeated Stogoski and Hartong.Confirmed by The News & Observer, Nov. 4, 2026
  • WRAL independently reported that Democrats Mona Singh and Christine Kushner won the two at-large seats over Kyle Stogoski and Gary Hartong.Confirmed by WRAL, Nov. 4, 2026
  • Axios Raleigh independently reported that, with all precincts reporting, Kushner received about 34% and Singh about 37% in the at-large race.Confirmed by Axios Raleigh, Nov. 4, 2026
  • For Board of Commissioners District 2, the State Board file listed Democrat Safiyah Jackson with 47,517 votes (57.84%) and Republican John B. Adcock with 34,638 (42.16%), with all 27 of 27 precincts reporting.Confirmed by North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial Wake County results file, accessed Nov. 4, 2026
  • The News & Observer independently reported that Jackson defeated Adcock with 57.8% to 42.2%. WRAL and Axios Raleigh each independently reported Jackson's win over Adcock.Confirmed by The News & Observer; WRAL; Axios Raleigh, Nov. 4, 2026
  • The same State Board file listed unopposed Democrats Don Mial in District 1 (58,453 votes, 31 of 31 precincts), Cheryl F. Stallings in District 3 (58,495 votes, 28 of 28 precincts), and Vickie Adamson in District 7 (55,646 votes, 33 of 33 precincts). The News & Observer, WRAL and Axios Raleigh each reported those three incumbents ran unopposed.Confirmed by North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial Wake County results file; The News & Observer; WRAL; Axios Raleigh
  • The News & Observer wrote that the election expands the county board from seven to nine members under a new structure with district seats and two new at-large seats elected countywide. WRAL and Axios Raleigh each independently described that district-and-at-large structure.Confirmed by The News & Observer; WRAL; Axios Raleigh, Nov. 4, 2026

Still unknown

  • Final certified totals after provisional ballots and the county canvass

What this means for you

Instructions from North Carolina State Board of Elections

This site is not an elections office. Unofficial results are on the State Board's election-results site. Certified results come later from the county canvass. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

What happened

In Wake County, Democrats Mona Singh and Christine Kushner are leading the two new at-large Board of Commissioners seats in unofficial returns after the Nov. 3 election, and Democrat Safiyah Jackson is leading Republican John B. Adcock in District 2.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections' unofficial Wake County file, with every precinct reporting in the at-large contest, listed Singh with 326,008 votes (36.80%), Kushner with 298,865 (33.74%), Kyle Stogoski with 134,748 (15.21%), and Gary Dale Hartong with 126,279 (14.25%). Those figures are not certified. The News & Observer independently reported the same order of finish. WRAL and Axios Raleigh separately wrote that Singh and Kushner won those countywide seats.

For the southern district seat, that county file listed Jackson with 47,517 votes (57.84%) and Adcock with 34,638 (42.16%), with all 27 precincts reporting. The newspaper, the Capitol Broadcasting station and Axios each independently reported Jackson's lead. Unopposed Democrats Don Mial in District 1, Cheryl F. Stallings in District 3 and Vickie Adamson in District 7 also appear in the State Board tallies, and those three outlets each noted the unopposed races.

That newspaper wrote that the election expands the board from seven to nine members under a structure with district seats and two new countywide at-large seats. WRAL and the Axios Raleigh report independently described that structure.

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

Wake County commissioners set the property tax rate and fund schools, public health and other county services. Readers need the unofficial margins for the new at-large seats and contested District 2 before certification.

Updates

  1. Nov 4, 2026, 10:11 AM

    First file from unofficial NCSBE Wake County commissioner tallies plus The News & Observer, WRAL and Axios Raleigh.

Sources

  1. Wake County unofficial results file (NCSBE enr/20261103/data/results_92.txt: AT-LARGE Singh DEM 326,008 / 36.80% Kushner DEM 298,865 / 33.74% Stogoski REP 134,748 / 15.21% Hartong REP 126,279 / 14.25%; DISTRICT 02 Jackson DEM 47,517 / 57.84% Adcock REP 34,638 / 42.16%; DISTRICT 01 Mial DEM 58,453; DISTRICT 03 Stallings DEM 58,495; DISTRICT 07 Adamson DEM 55,646; precincts as listed)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina State Board of Elections · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM

  2. Democrats Singh, Kushner and Jackson win Wake County commissioner seats (The News & Observer / Andrea Galliano, updated Nov. 4, 2026: Singh 36.8% Kushner 33.7%; Jackson 57.8%–42.2%; board expands to nine; Mial, Stallings, Adamson unopposed. Text-only; no N&O photos used.)

    Published by The News & Observer · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM

  3. Mayor, sheriffs, county commission and more: Triangle's local election results (WRAL / Elizabeth Holmes and Tom Santaniello, updated Nov. 4, 2026: Singh and Kushner won at-large seats; Jackson defeated Adcock in District 2; Mial, Stallings, Adamson unopposed. Text-only; no WRAL photos used. Do not flatten WRAL's Saifiyah spelling onto the State Board Safiyah line.)

    Published by WRAL · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM

  4. Wake County Commissioners add new members in election (Axios Raleigh / Zachery Eanes, Nov. 4, 2026: Singh about 37% Kushner about 34%; Jackson 58% over Adcock; unopposed districts. Text-only; no Axios photos used.)

    Published by Axios Raleigh · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM

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