A total of 22 Latino candidates competed in the November 3, 2026 elections in North Carolina for positions in the federal Congress, the state General Assembly, courts, school boards, and local governments.
Some races ended up ahead with all precincts reported, others ran unopposed, and several contests were still open at the time the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) recorded the data.
The results are unofficial and may change, even in races where all precincts have reported. The data presented corresponds to different stages of the vote count throughout election night.
They remained within the positions to be chosen with all the reported precincts
Franklin Gomez-Flores: Chatham Board of Commissioners, District 5
Democrat Franklin Gomez-Flores finished ahead in the election for Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 5.
With 18 precincts reported, he obtained 24,299 votes, 67.38%, compared to 11,764 for Republican Steve Ganley, 32.62%.
Robbie Gonzalez: Newton-Conover Board of Education, Conover School District
Republican Robbie Gonzalez ran unopposed for the Conover district seat on the Newton-Conover School System Board of Education in Catawba County.
With the five precincts reported, he received 2,488 votes, 100% of the votes registered for that position.
Victor Varela: Board of Commissioners of Ronda
Victor Varela, a Democrat, was among the three candidates to be elected to the Ronda Board of Commissioners in Wilkes County, according to preliminary results. The ballots did not display party labels for this race.
With only one precinct reported, he obtained 59 votes, 23.98%, ahead of Kevin Reece, with 56 votes and 22.76%, and Chris Nelson, with 51 and 20.73%.
Eighty votes were also cast for handwritten names, representing 32.52%. Although their distribution is still unknown, this total could only place one person above Varela, so it wouldn't displace him from the top three.
They competed unopposed, although the count was still partial.
Jordan Lopez: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 112
Democrat Jordan Lopez ran unopposed for the state House of Representatives' 112th District.
With 3 of 16 precincts reported, he had accumulated 19,409 votes, 100% of the votes registered in that contest.
Lou Olivera: Superior Court, District 14C, Seat 1
Democrat Lou Olivera ran unopposed for North Carolina Superior Court judge for District 14C, Seat 1, in Cumberland County.
With 17 of 50 precincts reported, he had received 27,302 votes, 100% of the votes registered for that office.
Susan Rodriguez-McDowell: Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners, District 6
Democrat Susan Rodriguez-McDowell ran unopposed for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 6.
With 13 of 29 precincts reported, he had 49,758 votes, 100% of the votes registered for that position.
They were ahead, but there were still precincts to report.
Richard N. Ojeda II: United States House of Representatives, District 9
Democrat Richard N. Ojeda II held a lead over Republican Richard Hudson in the election for the 9th District of the U.S. House of Representatives.
With 149 of 169 precincts reporting, Ojeda had 132,278 votes, or 51.03%, compared to Hudson's 126,945, or 48.97%. The difference was 5,333 votes, with 20 precincts still to be counted.
Amalia Mercedes Restucha: District Court, District 10D, Seat 2
Democrat Amalia Mercedes Restucha was leading the race for North Carolina District Court judge for District 10D, seat 2, in Wake.
With 48 of 63 precincts reporting, Restucha had accumulated 88,517 votes, or 64.71%. His Republican rival, J. Brian Ratledge, had 48,279 votes, or 35.29%.
Christina Jones: Raleigh City Council, District E
Christina Jones, a Democrat, was leading the race for Raleigh City Council District E. The ballot board did not display party labels for this contest.
With 15 of 22 precincts reporting, Jones had 24,369 votes, or 71.01%, compared to Marc Scruggs' 9,846, or 28.69%. An additional 104 votes, or 0.30%, were handwritten.
Jasmine Zavala: Wake County Board of Education, District 1
Jasmine Zavala was leading the election for Wake County Board of Education District 1. The results of this race did not identify candidates by party.
With 14 of 22 precincts reporting, Zavala had 24,006 votes, or 49.52%. She was followed by Bonnie Greaves, with 17,030 votes (35.13%), and Sebrina Pierce, with 7,085 votes (14.61%). An additional 357 votes were cast by handwritten names, representing 0.74%.
They were left out of the positions to be elected with all the reported precincts
Jocelyn Torres: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 67
Democrat Jocelyn Torres trailed Republican Cody Huneycutt in the election for the state House of Representatives' 67th District.
With 35 precincts reported, Torres received 10,631 votes, or 32.11%, while Huneycutt obtained 22,475, or 67.89%.
Brian Echevarria: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82
Republican Brian Echevarria trailed Democrat Chris Bishop in the election for State House District 82 in Cabarrus County.
With 13 precincts reported, Echevarria obtained 16,481 votes, 44.02%, compared to Bishopp's 20,956, 55.98%.
Michael Quiñones: Forsyth Board of Education, General Positions
Republican Michael Quiñones finished fourth in the election for three general positions on the Forsyth County Board of Education, out of the places needed to win a seat.
With all 108 precincts reporting, she received 52,535 votes, 14.13% of the total votes cast. The top three spots were held by Democrats Valerie Brockenbrough, with 90,930 votes (24.46%); Elisabeth Motsinger, with 89,764 votes (24.14%); and Ronda Mays, with 89,408 votes (24.05%).
In this election, each voter could vote for up to three candidates. Therefore, the percentages represent the proportion of votes received by each candidate, not the percentage of voters who supported them.
Sebastian Jimenez-Barreras: Mayor of Rural Hall
Sebastian Jimenez-Barreras, an independent candidate, came in third place in the election for mayor of Rural Hall in Forsyth County.
With the two precincts reporting, she received 137 votes, or 12.79%. Susan Hawks Gordon, also unaffiliated, led the results with 553 votes, or 51.63%, followed by Republican Terry M. Bennett with 373 votes, or 34.83%. Eight other votes, or 0.75%, were handwritten.
Jesús A. Almaraz: Municipal Commissioner of Hookerton
Jesús A. Almaraz, a Republican, finished fourth in the election for two city commissioner seats in Hookerton, Greene County. The board did not display party labels for this race.
With only one precinct reporting, Almaraz received 40 votes, 16.74% of the total. The top two spots went to Doris Jones, with 72 votes (30.13%), and Catherine Carraway, with 69 votes (28.87%). Benny Brigman came in third with 57 votes (23.85%).
Maria Salazar: Wilson Board of Education, District 7
Maria Salazar finished second in the election for District 7 of the Wilson County Board of Education. The ballot board did not display partisan labels for this race.
With all six precincts reporting, he received 1,040 votes, or 29.08%, behind FT Franks, Jr., who received 1,331, or 37.22%. Jennifer Bennington garnered 1,005 votes, or 28.10%, and another 200, or 5.59%, were handwritten names.
Hilda de Cortez: Asheboro Board of Education
Hilda de Cortez, who was listed on the ballot as Hilda DeCortez and ran without party affiliation, came in third in the election for two seats on the Asheboro School System Board of Education in Randolph County.
With all eight precincts reporting, he received 3,260 votes, 23.46% of the total votes cast. The top two spots went to Republicans Mike Brown, with 3,795 votes (27.31%), and Brad Thomas, with 3,770 votes (27.13%).
They were following behind, with the count still incomplete.
Jorge Enrique Cordova: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 39
Republican Jorge Enrique Cordova, identified on the ballot as Jorge Cordova, was in second place in the election for the 39th District of the state House of Representatives.
With 5 of 15 precincts reporting, he had accumulated 7,607 votes, or 23.41%. Democrat James A. Roberson led the count with 24,210 votes, or 74.50%, and Libertarian Wayne Cockrell had 680, or 2.09%.
Laura Natividad Pichardo: North Carolina Senate, District 23
Republican Laura Natividad Pichardo, identified on the ballot as Laura Pichardo, was trailing Democrat Jonah Garson in the election for State Senate District 23.
With 58 of 60 precincts reported, Pichardo had 26,081 votes, or 27.56%, compared to Garson's 68,537, or 72.44%.
Jessica (Jess) Rivera: North Carolina Senate, District 4
Democrat Jessica (Jess) Rivera was trailing Republican Buck Newton in the election for State Senate District 4.
With 59 of 62 precincts reporting, Rivera had 25,300 votes, or 47.65%, and Newton had 27,796, or 52.35%. The difference was 2,496 votes, with three precincts still pending.
Jessica María Moreno: Gaston Board of Commissioners, Gaston position
Democrat Jessica Maria Moreno trailed Republican Tom Keigher in the election for the Gaston County Board of Commissioners seat representing Gaston.
With 39 of 40 precincts reporting, Moreno had 39,287 votes, or 48.41%, compared to Keigher's 41,868, or 51.59%. The difference was 2,581 votes, with one precinct still to be counted.
Maritza Gomez: Guilford Board of Education, District 6
Republican Maritza Gomez was in second place in the race for Guilford County Board of Education District 6.
With 11 of 17 precincts reported, Gomez had 8,519 votes, or 33.84%, compared to Democrat Khem D. Irby's 16,659 votes, or 66.16%.
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