North Carolina

North Carolina Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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North Carolina's 2026 ballot includes U.S. Senate (Roy Cooper (D), Michael Whatley (R), Shannon W. Bray (L), and 1 more); 14 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked North Carolina jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionMarch 3, 2026

Primary RunoffMay 12, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateNorth Carolina

Places Listed32

Profiles753

North Carolina does not elect a governor in 2026. The statewide contests below are what appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for North Carolina's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

U.S. Senate

4 candidates

Roy Cooper (D)
Roy Cooper is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, a two-term former governor and four-term former attorney general. His Senate campaign's central theme is making everyday life cost less for North Carolinians, building on a gubernatorial record that included signing Medicaid expansion. The race for retiring Sen. Thom Tillis's seat is rated among the most competitive in the country.
Priorities: Lower everyday costs for North Carolina families · Protect health care access, building on Medicaid expansion · Invest in public schools and workforce training
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Michael Whatley (R)
Michael Whatley is the Republican nominee for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and previously of the North Carolina GOP. Endorsed by President Trump, his campaign pledges to enact the America First agenda in the Senate, with an emphasis on law and order and rolling back policies like cashless bail.
Priorities: Enact the Trump administration's America First agenda · Restore law and order, including ending cashless bail · Secure the border and back law enforcement
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Shannon W. Bray (L)
Shannon W. Bray is a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1991 to 1997 and now works as a cybersecurity professional and systems architect, according to his campaign site. Bray's background includes work on systems handling sensitive information and critical infrastructure. Bray is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
Priorities: Opposing expansion of government surveillance and protecting digital privacy rights, per the campaign site · Government transparency and accountability systems auditable by the public, per the campaign site · Modernizing government technology systems while maintaining constitutional limits on defense and intelligence oversight, per the campaign site
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Michael Dublin (G)
Michael Dublin is a public school educator and community activist, according to his campaign site. He filed as the North Carolina Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate on June 15, 2026, per the state Green Party. Dublin is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina in the November 2026 general election.
Priorities: Overturning Citizens United and ending gerrymandering, per the campaign site · A Green New Deal for North Carolina with renewable energy development and union jobs, per the campaign site · Criminal justice reform, voting rights protection, and expanded access to housing and education, per the campaign site
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Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01

2 candidates

Anita Earls (D)
Earls is an attorney who currently serves as an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, per the campaign site. Her campaign focuses on protecting constitutional rights for North Carolinians, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Upholding the state constitution, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Protecting access to healthcare, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Defending the right to a sound basic public education and voting rights, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
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Sarah Stevens (R)
Sarah Stevens is an attorney who practiced law for 40 years and served in the North Carolina House for 17.5 years, including as Speaker Pro Tempore and as chair of Judiciary committees, according to the NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide. She resigned her House seat in 2026 to focus on her campaign, per WRAL. Stevens is the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Justice Anita Earls for Supreme Court Seat 1. Sarah Stevens appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Court Of Appeals Judge, Seat 01

2 candidates

John S. Arrowood (D)
John S. Arrowood is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Michael C. Byrne (R)
Michael C. Byrne is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Court Of Appeals Judge, Seat 02

2 candidates

Tobias (Toby) Hampson (D)
Tobias (Toby) Hampson is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Keeping judges with Court of Appeals experience on the bench, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Defending the rule of law, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
George Cooper Bell (R)
George Cooper Bell is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Court Of Appeals Judge, Seat 03

2 candidates

Christine Marie Walczyk (D)
Christine Marie Walczyk is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Protecting individual liberties and equal access to justice, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Maintaining an independent judiciary, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
Craig Collins (R)
Craig Collins is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-1

3 candidates

Don Davis (Democratic)Incumbent
Davis was born and raised in Snow Hill in eastern North Carolina, where he worked cropping tobacco as a teenager, per the campaign site. He is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who served eight years as a commissioned officer, then worked as an educator, a mayor, and a six term state senator before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing the rising cost of gas, groceries and health care, per the campaign site · Expanding economic opportunity for the region, per the campaign site · Ensuring Eastern North Carolina's coastal and rural communities are represented in Washington, per the campaign site
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Laurie Buckhout (Republican)
Buckhout is a retired U.S. Army colonel and Iraq War veteran who led troops in combat before building a career in business, per the campaign site. She lives in Edenton with her husband, also an Army veteran, per the campaign site.
Priorities: National security and military experience as a qualification for office, per the campaign site · Support for working families, per the campaign site · Job creation, per the campaign site
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Tom Bailey (Libertarian)
Tom Bailey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-2

3 candidates

Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Incumbent
Ross is a civil rights lawyer who helped pass the South's first anti-racial-profiling law and served more than a decade in the North Carolina House before her election to Congress, per the campaign site. She holds a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Equality & Justice, per the campaign site · Access to Affordable Healthcare, per the campaign site · Education & Opportunity, per the campaign site
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Eugene F. Douglass (Republican)
Eugene F. Douglass is a retired teacher, per press coverage of the race.
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Matthew Laszacs (Libertarian)
Matthew Laszacs appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-3

3 candidates

Greg Murphy (Republican)Incumbent
Murphy is a physician who runs a private medical practice with more than 50 employees and serves on the faculty of the ECU School of Medicine, per the campaign site. He is a Davidson College and UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine graduate who has done medical mission work in Haiti, India and Africa, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Improve the economy and secure the border, per the campaign site · Make healthcare more affordable, per the campaign site · Support veterans and farmers, per the campaign site
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Raymond Smith (Democratic)
Smith is a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran, educator and former transportation planner who served as an at-large school board member and two-term state legislator, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Goldsboro, North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Quality, Affordable Healthcare, per the campaign site · Lower Costs for Working Families, per the campaign site · Strong Public Schools & Teacher Pay, per the campaign site
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Daniel Cavender (Libertarian)
Daniel Cavender is a fire-protection equipment technician and Marine Corps veteran, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-4

3 candidates

Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Incumbent
Foushee worked as an administrative officer with the Chapel Hill Police Department for 21 years before serving in the North Carolina House and Senate and on the Orange County Board of Commissioners, per the campaign site. She holds a degree in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support science, space and technology research, per the campaign site · Invest in transportation and infrastructure, per the campaign site · Support education and civil rights, per the campaign site
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Mahesh 'Max' Ganorkar (Republican)
Ganorkar holds an MBA in international finance and operates a family-owned construction business, per the campaign site. He previously led a Tea Party group focused on educating Americans about socialism, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand school choice through vouchers, per the campaign site · Reduce housing costs through deregulation, per the campaign site · Support lower taxes and limited government spending, per the campaign site
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Guy Meilleur (Libertarian)
Guy Meilleur is a master arborist, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-5

3 candidates

Virginia Foxx (Republican)Incumbent
Foxx, who chairs the House Committee on Rules, holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Ed.D. from UNC-Greensboro, per the official House biography. Before her 2004 election to Congress, she taught at Caldwell Community College and Appalachian State University and spent ten years in the North Carolina Senate, per the official House biography.
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Chuck Hubbard (Democratic)
Hubbard is a native of Wilkes County with more than 40 years of experience as a local journalist known for maintaining journalistic objectivity, per the campaign site. He lives in Wilkesboro, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting working families and small businesses, per the campaign site · Expanding access to affordable healthcare and protecting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, per the campaign site · Supporting public education, per the campaign site
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Robert B. Luffman (Libertarian)
Robert B. Luffman has spent 25 years in the transportation industry, including 14 years as a commercial driver with more than a million safe miles across the 48 contiguous states and Canada, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Moving beyond two party politics toward common sense governance, per the campaign site · Amplifying the voices of North Carolina's 5th District, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NC-6

2 candidates

Addison McDowell (Republican)Incumbent
Addison McDowell is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Cyril Jefferson (Democratic)
Jefferson is a former teacher and mayor based in High Point, North Carolina, per the campaign site. The campaign credits his tenure with a reduction in violent crime and new funding for workforce development, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability and cost of living, per the campaign site · Healthcare access and hunger relief, per the campaign site · Education and workforce development, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NC-7

3 candidates

David Rouzer (Republican)Incumbent
Rouzer has represented North Carolina's 7th Congressional District since 2014, after working for U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Dole, at NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and in USDA Rural Development, per the campaign site. He also served two terms in the North Carolina State Senate, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses on agricultural production and highway and interstate infrastructure needs, per the campaign site · Supports veterans and rural healthcare access as a founding member of the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, per the campaign site
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Kimberly Hardy (Democratic)
Kimberly Hardy is a social worker and professor who holds a Ph.D. in social work from Morgan State University, according to her campaign site. She has worked as an assistant professor of social work at Fayetteville State University, per Port City Daily. Hardy is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. Kimberly Hardy appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Priorities: Better-paying jobs, per the campaign site · Better healthcare access, per the campaign site · Better-funded schools, per the campaign site
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Maad Abu-Ghazalah (Libertarian)
Maad Abu-Ghazalah appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-8

3 candidates

Mark Harris (Republican)Incumbent
Harris previously served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte for more than a decade and as president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, per the official House biography. He holds a political science degree from Appalachian State University and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, per the official House biography.
Colby Watson (Democratic)
Watson is a small-business owner with more than a decade of entrepreneurial experience who previously worked in masonry, construction and farming, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Union County and was homeschooled, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Oppose institutional investors treating homes as commodities and fight corporate greed to preserve homeownership., per the campaign site · Ensure healthcare is treated as a necessity, not a luxury, so no one chooses between health and financial ruin., per the campaign site · Fix the education system and invest in it for the future, rather than blaming teachers., per the campaign site
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Bo Whitehead (Green)
Whitehead currently works as a warehouse supervisor and has held a range of jobs including custodian, gas-station attendant and dump-truck driver, per the campaign site. He relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, after growing up on a small farm in Georgia, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Universal healthcare, universal childcare and an overhaul of the mental health system, per the campaign site · A $25 minimum wage and mandatory maternity leave and vacation time, per the campaign site · Expanding renewable energy and pausing new data center construction pending industry regulation, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NC-9

2 candidates

Richard Hudson (Republican)Incumbent
Hudson has represented North Carolina's 9th District since 2013 and chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from UNC Charlotte, where he served as student body president, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support the economy and veterans, per the campaign site · Support energy policy and Second Amendment rights, per the campaign site
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Richard N. Ojeda II (Democratic)
Ojeda is a retired Army major with 24 years of service, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, who later served in the West Virginia State Senate, per the campaign site. He holds a degree from West Virginia State University and has relocated to North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support veterans' care and education, per the campaign site · Support environmental protection and immigration reform, per the campaign site · Protect Social Security and support working families, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NC-10

3 candidates

Pat Harrigan (Republican)Incumbent
Harrigan is a Green Beret veteran and businessman whose career has ranged from entrepreneurial ventures to manufacturing defense products, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cut federal spending and reduce government overreach, per the campaign site · Support law enforcement and school safety, per the campaign site · Support school choice options, per the campaign site
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Ashley Bell (Democratic)
Ashley Bell is a physician assistant running for U.S. House in North Carolina's 10th District, drawing on her medical career treating patients who struggle to afford care, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting patients' healthcare decisions from insurance company interference, per the campaign site · Banning congressional stock trading and restricting the influence of Citizens United, per the campaign site · Regulation of AI and data centers, per the campaign site
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Steven Feldman (Libertarian)
Feldman is a physician and dermatologist who trained at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works with insurers, patient advocates and pharmaceutical companies on healthcare delivery, per the campaign site. He has lived in North Carolina for more than 40 years, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Pursue fiscal responsibility and reduce government debt, per the campaign site · Reduce violence and promote individual liberty, per the campaign site · Support international peace and compromise across political divides, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NC-11

3 candidates

Jennifer Capps Balkcom (Republican)
Jennifer Capps Balkcom is a sitting state House member for District 117 in Henderson County, nominated by the district's Republican committee in August 2026, per NC Newsline and WFAE. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Hurricane Helene recovery, per WFAE · Housing affordability, per WFAE · Rural health care, per WFAE
Jamie Ager (Democratic)
Ager is a fifth-generation farmer who owns a sustainable meat company employing 25 people and holds degrees in environmental studies and history from Warren Wilson College, per the campaign site. He farms in Fairview in Western North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cutting red tape to deliver Hurricane Helene recovery funding, per the campaign site · Making healthcare more affordable and accessible, per the campaign site · Restricting insider stock trading by members of Congress, per the campaign site
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Travis Groo (Libertarian)
Travis Groo is a trucking safety specialist, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-12

2 candidates

Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Incumbent
Adams is a retired educator with a doctorate who represents North Carolina's 12th District in Congress, per the campaign site. She co-founded the Black Maternal Health Caucus and has sponsored legislation supporting minority-serving institutions, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support a woman's right to choose and paid family leave, per the campaign site · Support public schools, teachers and HBCUs, per the campaign site · Expand Medicaid and close healthcare disparities, per the campaign site
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Jack Codiga (Republican)
Jack Codiga is a financial professional running for U.S. House in North Carolina's 12th District, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing the root causes of rising housing and living costs rather than subsidies, per the campaign site · Eliminating PAC funding and members' individual stock trading, and holding regular town halls, per the campaign site · A more limited role for government in markets, per WSOC-TV "The Political Beat"
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U.S. House - NC-13

3 candidates

Brad Knott (Republican)Incumbent
Knott is a former federal prosecutor who holds a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and represents North Carolina's 13th District in Congress, per the campaign site. He grew up in the Raleigh area, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Secure the border and support law enforcement, per the campaign site · Reduce wasteful federal spending, per the campaign site · Support school choice options, per the campaign site
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Paul Barringer (Democratic)
Paul Barringer is an attorney and healthcare consultant from Sanford, per press coverage of the race.
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Steven Swinton (Libertarian)
Steven Swinton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-13, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - NC-14

2 candidates

Tim Moore (Republican)Incumbent
Moore previously served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a decade, per the official House biography. He earned a political science degree from UNC Chapel Hill and a law degree from Oklahoma City University, and has practiced law in Cleveland County throughout his career, per the official House biography.
Lakesha Womack (Democratic)
Womack has more than two decades of experience in financial services and small-business development and serves as chief strategy officer of a community development financial institution, per the campaign site. She also works as a consultant and minister, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expanding economic opportunity and addressing affordability, per the campaign site · Strengthening education, per the campaign site · Protecting voting rights and affordable health care, per the campaign site
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Statewide Ballot Measures

3 statewide measures are on North Carolina's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Property Tax Levy Limit Amendment
Require the state legislature to pass laws limiting the amount that property taxes may increase.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Reduce Income Tax Rate Cap from 7% to 3.5% Amendment
Reduce the maximum allowable income tax rate from 7% to 3.5%.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Issue 3: Require Voter Identification Amendment
Require photographic identification to vote for all voters, not just those voting in person.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

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Alamance County

29 candidates

29 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Alexander County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Alleghany County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Anson County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Ashe County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Avery County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Beaufort County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Bertie County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Bladen County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Brunswick County

24 candidates

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14 races covered

Buncombe County

37 candidates

37 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Burke County

23 candidates

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15 office types represented

Cabarrus County

41 candidates

41 tracked candidate profiles
17 races covered

Caldwell County

20 candidates

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4 office types represented

Camden County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Carteret County

18 candidates

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14 office types represented

Caswell County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Catawba County

39 candidates

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24 races covered

Charlotte city

33 candidates

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13 office types represented

Chatham County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Cherokee County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Chowan County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Clay County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Cleveland County

6 candidates

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3 races covered

Columbus County

5 candidates

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2 races covered

Craven County

22 candidates

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13 office types represented

Cumberland County

54 candidates

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23 races covered

Currituck County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Dare County

5 candidates

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3 races covered

Davidson County

39 candidates

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18 races covered

Davie County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Duplin County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Durham County

22 candidates

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14 office types represented

Edgecombe County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Forsyth County

26 candidates

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13 races covered

Franklin County

5 candidates

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2 races covered

Gaston County

34 candidates

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20 races covered

Gates County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Graham County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Granville County

5 candidates

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2 races covered

Greene County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Guilford County

26 candidates

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17 races covered

Halifax County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Harnett County

19 candidates

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13 races covered

Haywood County

6 candidates

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3 races covered

Henderson County

50 candidates

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27 races covered

Hertford County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Hoke County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Hyde County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Iredell County

28 candidates

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17 races covered

Jackson County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Johnston County

32 candidates

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18 races covered

Jones County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Lee County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Lenoir County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Lincoln County

20 candidates

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10 office types represented

Macon County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Madison County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Martin County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Mcdowell County

6 candidates

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3 races covered

Mecklenburg County

41 candidates

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29 races covered

Mitchell County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Montgomery County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Moore County

16 candidates

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10 office types represented

Nash County

15 candidates

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7 office types represented

New Hanover County

41 candidates

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16 races covered

Northampton County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Onslow County

26 candidates

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14 races covered

Orange County

18 candidates

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12 races covered

Pamlico County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Pasquotank County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Pender County

15 candidates

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7 office types represented

Perquimans County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Person County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Pitt County

34 candidates

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21 races covered

Polk County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Raleigh

20 candidates

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8 office types represented

Randolph County

47 candidates

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26 races covered

Richmond County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Robeson County

23 candidates

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14 office types represented

Rockingham County

18 candidates

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4 office types represented

Rowan County

43 candidates

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20 races covered

Rutherford County

34 candidates

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18 office types represented

Sampson County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Scotland County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Stanly County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Stokes County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Surry County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Swain County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Transylvania County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Tyrrell County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Union County

35 candidates

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17 races covered

Vance County

7 candidates

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3 races covered

Wake County

54 candidates

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27 races covered

Warren County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Washington County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Watauga County

6 candidates

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3 races covered

Wayne County

21 candidates

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13 races covered

Wilkes County

21 candidates

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4 office types represented

Wilson County

22 candidates

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15 office types represented

Yadkin County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Yancey County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Every county in North Carolina

All 100 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 100 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Alamance County Alexander County Alleghany County Anson County Ashe County Avery County Beaufort County Bertie County Bladen County Brunswick County Buncombe County Burke County Cabarrus County Caldwell County Camden County Carteret County Caswell County Catawba County Chatham County Cherokee County Chowan County Clay County Cleveland County Columbus County Craven County Cumberland County Currituck County Dare County Davidson County Davie County Duplin County Durham County Edgecombe County Forsyth County Franklin County Gaston County Gates County Graham County Granville County Greene County Guilford County Halifax County Harnett County Haywood County Henderson County Hertford County Hoke County Hyde County Iredell County Jackson County Johnston County Jones County Lee County Lenoir County Lincoln County Macon County Madison County Martin County McDowell County Mecklenburg County Mitchell County Montgomery County Moore County Nash County New Hanover County Northampton County Onslow County Orange County Pamlico County Pasquotank County Pender County Perquimans County Person County Pitt County Polk County Randolph County Richmond County Robeson County Rockingham County Rowan County Rutherford County Sampson County Scotland County Stanly County Stokes County Surry County Swain County Transylvania County Tyrrell County Union County Vance County Wake County Warren County Washington County Watauga County Wayne County Wilkes County Wilson County Yadkin County Yancey County

How to vote in North Carolina in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the North Carolina election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Friday, October 9, 2026; by mail Friday, October 9, 2026; in person by Friday, October 9, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026
Mail ballot: request by Tuesday, October 20, 2026; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period as of a recent law change;; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote).
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the North Carolina election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Voters are asked to show photo ID when checking in to vote (NC driver's license or state ID, unexpired or expired one year or less; out-of-state license/ID if registered in NC within 90 days of the election; U.S. passport; NC voter photo ID card; approved student or employee photo ID; military/veteran ID; or tribal enrollment card, among others). All voters are allowed to vote with or without photo ID -- those without acceptable ID complete an ID Exception Form.

North Carolina 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina are Roy Cooper (D), Michael Whatley (R), Shannon W. Bray (L), Michael Dublin (G). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the North Carolina 2026 primary election?

North Carolina's 2026 state primary was held on March 3, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in North Carolina for the November 2026 election?

To vote in North Carolina's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Friday, October 9, 2026; by mail Friday, October 9, 2026; in person by Friday, October 9, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in North Carolina for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in North Carolina runs Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in North Carolina for November 2026?

North Carolina mail ballots: request by Tuesday, October 20, 2026; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period as of a recent law change;; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in North Carolina in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the North Carolina election office's official lookup at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/reglkup/ to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Find Your Exact Ballot

Enter an address to narrow statewide, congressional, county, and municipal races.

Voting Resources

Registration, deadlines, and official election links for voters.

Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.