The City of Hendersonville has a new Mayor - Jerry Smith - defeating current city-council candidate Jennifer Hensley 55-45%. Gina Baxter and Melinda Lowrance were re-elected to city council.
Democrat Jamie Ager defeated Republican Jennifer Balkcom for Western North Carolina's 11th Congressional seat.
In state House District 117competition, Lynne Russo defeated Chelsea Walsh and Sen. Tim Moffitt turned back Democratic challenger Doyle G. Brown Jr.
Former NC Governor and Democrat Roy Cooper won the U.S. Senate seat over Republican nominee Michael Whatley by an even wider margin than polls projected.
County voters passed a farmland preservation bond issue.
