CalledUnofficial results
North Carolina Senate District 43
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Brad Overcash won re-election by 1.8 points over Steve Rutherford.
Brad OvercashRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%39,155
Steve RutherfordDemocrat
49.1%37,758
76,913 votes
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Steve RutherfordBrad Overcash
$8.4K
Raised by the campaign
$315K
$10.3K
Spent by the campaign
$173.8K
$1.9K
Cash on hand
$234K
Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 2026; North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Jun 30, 2026.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Steve Rutherford
- 1%
- Brad Overcash
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+17.7