CalledUnofficial results
North Carolina Senate District 44
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ted Alexander won re-election by 28.9 points over Rod Powell.
Ted AlexanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%50,272
Rod PowellDemocrat
35.6%27,752
78,024 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.
Rod PowellTed Alexander
$10K
Raised by the campaign
$194.1K
$6K
Spent by the campaign
$172.7K
$3.8K
Cash on hand
$23.8K
Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 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.
- Rod Powell
- <1%
- Ted Alexander
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+33.5