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What changed near you: North Carolina

The Nov 3, 2026 results, the data center projects in North Carolina and where your officials stand. Results are unofficial until North Carolina certifies them.

New officials after Nov 3

Races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Each race links to its AP call.

Roy Cooper D won the U.S. Senate race and joins the Senate in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Jamie Ager D won the U.S. House race in NC-11 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.

Data center projects in North Carolina

90 tracked projects, cancelled projects excluded. See every site and county · See them on the map

Site	Construction jobs	Permanent
Amazon Web Services Richmond County Data Center Campus		at least 500
Meta Forest City Data Center		more than 275
Compass Statesville Campus		250
Apple Maiden Data Center (iCloud)		at least 50

Where the incoming officials stand

Democrat (D)
Republican (R)
Independent (I)
Party not listed

Roy Cooper D U.S. Senator-elect · 90 sites

"Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers." source

Jamie Ager D U.S. Representative-elect, NC-11 · 6 sites

"short term moratorium on new data centers until we have clear rules in place to protect our communities." source