Overview
- Unofficial results list Sam Page with 13,077 votes to Phil Berger’s 13,075, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- Provisional ballots will be reviewed by county boards this week, military and overseas mail ballots can arrive through March 12, and counties plan to canvass results on March 13.
- The margin falls within the 1% threshold for a recount, and the trailing candidate has until noon on March 17 to request one, with a tied result triggering a second primary under state law.
- Berger has led the state Senate since 2011 and is a key architect of Republican policy and redistricting, raising the stakes for legislative leadership if he falls short.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Berger and had offered Page a Washington job he declined, as spending reports show Berger and allied groups surpassed $8.6 million while Page raised about $81,000; Page dominated Rockingham County and Berger carried the Guilford portion of the district.