Former NC Gov. Pat McCrory works to overcome public suspicion of election results
Former Republican NC Gov. Pat McCrory(left), former Republican Wake Co. Sheriff Donnie Harrison (center), and James Hardaway, who works with veterans’ nonprofits, on a Sept. 8, 2026 tour of the Wake County Board of Elections headquarters. McCrory is working to build public confidence in election results. (Photo: Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline) Voters should be assured of the safeguards that produce accurate election results and of the professionalism of those responsible for correct counts, said former Republican Gov.