Apex, North Carolina sample ballot 2026

Kenny Blackwell is a career law enforcement officer who has served as a Wake County deputy and a U.S. Marshal and is currently a State Capitol Police investigator, per his campaign site and the Wake Weekly.

Claudia C. Croom was appointed Wake County clerk of superior court in January 2026 after more than 17 years as a Wake civil magistrate and 10 years running her own law practice, per her campaign site. She holds degrees from Duke and NCCU Law.

Kushner has served on the Wake County Board of Education since 2011, including as chair and vice chair, and sits on the county's Health and Human Services Board, per the campaign site. Kushner was appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board by Governor Roy Cooper in 2023, per the campaign site.

Singh is a technology leader with expertise in innovation, data-driven decision making and large-team management, and holds more than 130 U.S. patents, per the campaign site. Singh has lived in Wake County for 30 years and raised children in the local public schools, per the campaign site.

Gary Dale Hartong is a professional engineer and president of The Wooten Company, a Raleigh civil and environmental engineering firm, with more than 25 years in water, sewer, and community infrastructure, per his campaign site. He holds engineering degrees from NC State.

Kyle Stogoski is a community organizer from southwest Raleigh, per Indy Week and the Holly Springs Update. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Nickel is an attorney who previously served as a North Carolina state senator and U.S. congressman, per the campaign site.

Roy Cooper is a former North Carolina governor and attorney general, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Nash County, earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and practiced law in Rocky Mount, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he served four consecutive terms as attorney general and, as governor, reached a Medicaid expansion deal covering about 650,000 people.

Michael Whatley was raised in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wake Forest University and the University of Notre Dame, per the campaign site. He began his public service as a federal law clerk in Charlotte and later served as Sen. Elizabeth Dole's chief of staff, per the campaign site. He served as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and, at President Trump's request, as chairman of the Republican National Committee, per the campaign site.

Shannon W. Bray is a Navy veteran and cybersecurity professional, per the campaign site. He says he is running for the U.S. Senate because North Carolina deserves leadership that understands modern threats without sacrificing fundamental freedoms, per the campaign site.

Michael Dublin is a native North Carolinian, a public school educator who recently retired from teaching, and a lifelong community activist, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he has led a prison ministry for more than two decades. He filed as the North Carolina Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate on June 15, 2026, per the state Green Party.

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.

Tobias (Toby) Hampson is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Christine Marie Walczyk is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.