Alamance County

Alamance County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

29 candidates are tracked across 13 Alamance County races for the 2026 election, led by the Alamance County Board of Commissioners contest. Preview your Alamance County, North Carolina sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateNorth Carolina
Races Listed13
Profiles29

Alamance County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. North Carolina nominees were set by the March 3 primary; a candidate clearing 30 percent plus one avoids a second primary, and unopposed nominees still print on the November 3 ballot, per the State Board of Elections.

Two seats, four-year terms. Republican incumbents Steve Carter (vice chair since 2019) and Kelly Allen (chair since a 2025 appointment to a vacant seat) are seeking full terms against Democratic challengers Ramona Allen and Sean C. Ewing, who won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, per Alamance News and the Alamance County Board of Elections' Jan. 2, 2026 elected officials directory.

  • Sean C. Ewing · Democratic
    Sean C. Ewing is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served on active duty from 1999 to 2005 and in the Air National Guard through 2014, per his campaign site. He was elected to the Mebane City Council in 2019 and is a two-term councilman seeking a seat on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners, per Alamance News.
    Priorities: Smart growth: responsible development and pushing back on problematic developers · Economy: attracting well-paying jobs and supporting small businesses through grants while keeping taxes low · Safety: supporting first responders and family/child safety programs (per the campaign site)
  • Steve Carter · RepublicanIncumbent
    Steven J. Carter is the vice chair of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners, a position he has held since 2019, per the county commissioners' website. He is seeking reelection to a four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Steve Carter.
  • Ramona Allen · Democratic
    Ramona Allen is an outreach pastor at God Encounters Outreach Ministries and a former chaplain at the Alamance County Jail, per her campaign site. She has worked in ministry and community outreach, including programs assisting homeless residents and the families of incarcerated people.
    Priorities: Housing: creating spaces and renovations to house homeless residents · Fair administration of justice regardless of race, gender or status, with cooperation from law enforcement · Community partnerships and mutual aid resources for residents (per the campaign site)
  • Kelly Allen · RepublicanIncumbent
    Kelly Allen has served as chair of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners since 2025, per the county commissioners' website. She was appointed to complete a vacated seat and is now seeking a full four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kelly Allen.

This special seat completes the four-year term of Commissioner John Paisley Jr., who died in office in February 2026; the winner serves the roughly two years remaining. With the vacancy arising too close to the primary, county Republican and Democratic Party leaders each selected a nominee rather than holding a primary, per Alamance News: Samuel C. Powell (R), tapped by GOP leaders to fill the seat on an interim basis, faces Kourtney J. Royster (D).

  • Kourtney J. Royster · Democratic
    Kourtney J. Royster works as a school-based well-being specialist for Durham Public Schools, a position he has held since 2024, per Alamance News. He is a graduate of Cummings High School and Clemson University, and was selected by county Democratic Party leaders to run for the unexpired commissioner seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kourtney J. Royster.
  • Samuel C. Powell · RepublicanIncumbent
    Samuel C. Powell was appointed by Alamance County Republican Party leaders in 2026 to complete the term of the late Commissioner John Paisley Jr., per Alamance News. He previously served 12 years on the Burlington City Council and on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners from 1998 to 2002. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Samuel C. Powell.

Unopposed. Kristie Miller Culler currently holds the office by appointment to an unexpired term and is unopposed for a full four-year term, per the Alamance County Board of Elections' elected officials directory.

  • Kristie Miller Culler · RepublicanIncumbent
    Kristie Miller Culler currently serves as Alamance County Clerk of Superior Court, having been appointed to the unexpired term of former Clerk Meredith Edwards, per the Alamance County Board of Elections' elected officials directory. She is unopposed for a full four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kristie Miller Culler.

Republican incumbent Terry S. Johnson, sheriff since 2002, faces unaffiliated challenger Shannon Long, who qualified for the November ballot by petition; no Democrat filed, per Alamance News.

  • Shannon Long · Independent
    Shannon Long is a pastor and business owner who founded Beyond Measure Ministries and Beyond Measure Barbering Institute, per News of Orange. He began his law enforcement career in 2002 at the Orange County Detention Center and is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Alamance County Sheriff. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Shannon Long.
    Priorities: More officer training on racial profiling and de-escalation · Greater transparency from county leadership · Support for previously incarcerated people to prevent recidivism (per the News of Orange)
  • Terry S. Johnson · RepublicanIncumbent
    Terry S. Johnson has served as Alamance County Sheriff since 2002, per the Alamance County Board of Elections' elected officials directory. He is seeking reelection to another four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Terry S. Johnson.

Nonpartisan; two seats, both effectively unopposed with two candidates filed. Incumbent Ricky Reid seeks reelection; Willie Holliday runs for the seat of Donna Vanhook, who did not file for reelection, per the Alamance County Board of Elections' elected officials directory.

  • Ricky N. ReidIncumbent
    Richard "Ricky" Reid is the incumbent Alamance Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, per the Alamance County Board of Elections' elected officials directory. He is seeking reelection. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ricky N. Reid.
  • Willie Holliday
    Willie Holliday appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Alamance Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Willie Holliday.

Nonpartisan; three four-year seats, seven candidates on the certified ballot. Incumbents Charles Parker (first elected 2022) and Eric Hall (appointed 2025) are seeking reelection alongside five challengers: Stephanie Long Enoch, Samira Khan, Katharine Frazier, Kyle Ward and Brandy Whittaker, per Alamance News.

  • Katharine Frazier
    Katharine Frazier appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Katharine Frazier.
  • Stephanie Long Enoch
    Stephanie Long Enoch appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Stephanie Long Enoch.
  • Brandy Whittaker
    Brandy Whittaker ran unsuccessfully for Burlington City Council in 2023 and applied for the 2025 Alamance-Burlington school board appointment that went to Eric Hall, per Alamance News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brandy Whittaker.
  • Kyle Ward
    Kyle Ward appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kyle Ward.
  • Charles ParkerIncumbent
    Dr. Charles Parker is an incumbent Alamance-Burlington Board of Education member first elected in 2022, per Alamance News. He is seeking a second four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Charles Parker.
  • Samira Khan
    Dr. Samira Khan is an educator who teaches at Guilford Technical Community College and previously taught at Alamance Community College, per her campaign site. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from High Point University and has more than 15 years of community involvement in Burlington, including literacy and refugee-support volunteer work.
    Priorities: Safe and supportive schools focused on student well-being · Supporting teachers with resources and fair compensation · Planning for growing schools through facility investment (per the campaign site)
  • Eric HallIncumbent
    Dr. Eric Hall was appointed to the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education in 2025 to fill a vacancy left by Chuck Marsh, per Alamance News. He is seeking his first full four-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Eric Hall.

Two-term Republican incumbent Sean Boone faces Democratic challenger Scott Wells Drorbaugh, per Alamance News. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

  • Scott Wells Drorbaugh · Democratic
    Scott Wells Drorbaugh of Liberty is the Democratic candidate challenging incumbent District Attorney Sean Boone for Alamance County's prosecutorial district, per Alamance News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott Wells Drorbaugh.
  • Sean Boone · RepublicanIncumbent
    Sean Boone was born and raised in Alamance County and served 18 years as an assistant district attorney before his election as district attorney, per the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys. He is seeking a third term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sean Boone.

Unopposed. Bryan Ray won a partial term in November 2024 and is seeking a full four-year term, per Alamance News.

  • Bryan Ray · RepublicanIncumbent
    Bryan Ray was elected to the Alamance County District Court bench in November 2024 to complete an unexpired term, per Alamance News. He is seeking a full four-year term in 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bryan Ray.

Unopposed. Doug Green was appointed to the Superior Court bench by Gov. Roy Cooper in December 2024 and is seeking election to a full eight-year term.

  • Doug Green · DemocraticIncumbent
    Doug Green was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the Superior Court bench in Judicial District 17 in December 2024, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Tom Lambeth, per the Reflector. He previously served as a District 17 district court judge and as an assistant district attorney. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Doug Green.

Unopposed. Sitting Superior Court Judge Andy Hanford did not seek reelection to this seat. Craig Turner, currently an Alamance County District Court judge elected in 2024, is running to move up to the seat, per Alamance News; he is not the incumbent of this specific seat.

  • Craig Turner · Republican
    Craig Turner currently serves as an Alamance County District Court judge, elected in November 2024, per Alamance News. A Burlington native who practiced law at the Vernon Law Firm, he is running for Superior Court Seat 02 after sitting Judge Andy Hanford chose not to seek reelection. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Craig Turner.

Southey Blanton (Democratic), Amy Scott Galey (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Amy Scott Galey is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Southey Blanton · Democratic
    Southey Blanton designs and builds training programs for child welfare workers statewide in North Carolina, as well as training and resources for foster and resource parents, per a campaign biography published by Network for Public Education Action. He is the son of a public school teacher, attended public schools, has four children in public schools, and volunteers as a youth soccer and basketball coach. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Fully funding North Carolina public schools · Restoring and increasing teacher compensation · Opposes expanding private-school voucher funding (per the campaign biography)
  • Amy Scott Galey · RepublicanIncumbent
    Amy Scott Galey
    Amy Scott Galey serves as Senate Majority Whip, per the NC General Assembly. She represents Senate District 25, covering Alamance and Randolph counties, and is serving her third term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Ian Baltutis (Democratic), Ryan Moffitt (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Stephen M. Ross (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Ian Baltutis · Democratic
    Ian Baltutis is a former Burlington mayor and city councilman who also works as a small-business owner and former city planner, per his campaign site. The Alamance County Democratic Party's executive committee selected him to replace Whitney Olive on the ballot after she withdrew in April 2026, per Alamance News.
    Priorities: Lower the cost of living · Defend local communities from state overreach (per the campaign site)
  • Ryan Moffitt · Republican
    Ryan Moffitt is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 63 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list.

LeVon Barnes (Democratic), Dennis Riddell (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dennis Riddell is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • LeVon Barnes · Democratic
    LeVon Barnes is a teacher and coach from Alamance County running for North Carolina House District 64, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Increase teacher pay and public school funding · Create an independent redistricting commission · Cap utility rate increases (per the campaign platform)
  • Dennis Riddell · RepublicanIncumbent
    Dennis Riddell
    Dennis Riddell has worked as a marine engineer, educator, and thermographer, and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1978 to 1988, per the NC General Assembly. He represents House District 64, covering Alamance County, and is serving his seventh term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

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