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Mark Kleinschmidt

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Orange County Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina

Biography

Kleinschmidt has served as Orange County Clerk of Superior Court since 2018 and was previously Chapel Hill's mayor from 2009 to 2015 after eight years on the town council, per the NC Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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