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Posted on 03/04/2026 7:57:08 AM PST by Miami Rebel
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A hotly contested primary in North Carolina was decided by just two votes and seems likely to be headed for a recount, based on initial results.
Unofficial results shared by the North Carolina State Board of Elections showed challenger Sam Page held a narrow lead over incumbent Phil Berger in the Republican primary for the state Senate’s 26th District.
District 26 is on the North Carolina-Virginia line and includes all of Rockingham County and a large portion of Guilford County. For the past 28 years, Page has been sheriff of Rockingham County. Meanwhile, Berger is in his 13th term in the state Senate.
The preliminary results showed Page received 13,077 votes in the primary, compared to Berger’s 13,075.
The two-vote margin is well within North Carolina’s legal standard for a recount. Per state law, candidates can demand a recount if non-statewide elections are separated by less than one percent of the total vote.
“Basically the message is ... this is not over,” Berger told media on Tuesday night. “This is something that we’ve got to make sure we get all the legal votes counted and we go through that process.”
Page was a bit more direct in his address to the media and supporters on Tuesday.
“This will be a very short speech, ladies and gentlemen,” Page told his crowd. “The results are in -- we just won.”
President Donald Trump endorsed Berger on social media back in December 2025, and in the same post called Page “GREAT” and said he wanted Page to come to Washington, D.C.
Berger is currently the Senate president pro tempore, which ranks among the highest positions in the state legislature.
North Carolina law says that Berger’s demand for a recount must be submitted in writing to the State Board of Elections by noon on the second business day after votes are canvassed.
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2 votes......is that even statistically possible?
If one of Page’s voters had voted for Berger, it would have been a tie.
They were to busy doing other things.
I find it difficult to believe that after over 26k votes it comes down to 2 votes.
I guarantee the recount will have a way different outcome.
Then what, a 2nd recount?
:)
In other NC election news,
The life-long Democrat in North Carolina, Kate Barr, who admitted on camera she was running as a FAKE REPUBLICAN…
“I’m not a real Republican… I’m running as a progressive in a Republican primary.”
Has lost her race!
Considering its North Carolina, a recount is in order.
Sometimes, the “trump endorsed” incumbent is a complete piece of dog turd ... see, for example, Tony Gonzales in Texas.
Two MAGA voters thought their job was to cheer and not to vote and actually play in the game. This is very common with MAGA voters. They don’t realize that they are needed as players in the game and not cheering (or booing) from the bleachers.
“2 votes......is that even statistically possible?”
Yes, it is statistically possible. One candidate got 2 more votes than the other.
I voted in that election.
Not just MAGA but Republicans in general. Dumblecrats in my county came out 3-1. Royboy Cooper got around 48k votes and Whatley barely managed 15k.
This does not bode well for Nov, folks.
When you explain it that way, it makes sense!
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