Incumbent Satana Deberry won the March 3 Democratic contest with 61.1 percent and is unopposed in November, per the State Board of Elections certified list and results archive. Prosecutorial District 16 covers Durham County alone. Durham's five county commissioners were all elected in 2024 to concurrent four-year terms, so no commission seats are on the 2026 ballot.
Satana Deberry · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Satana Deberry has been Durham County's district attorney since January 2019, per the Conference of District Attorneys' official district page. She previously worked as a defense attorney, as general counsel to the NC Department of Health and Human Services, and as executive director of the NC Housing Coalition, per Indy Week and WRAL. She holds a Princeton BA and Duke JD and MBA. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead won the March 3 Democratic contest with 85.7 percent and is unopposed in November, per the State Board of Elections certified list and results archive.
Clarence F. Birkhead · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Clarence F. Birkhead has been Durham County's sheriff since December 2018 and is seeking a third term, per the sheriff's office official biography. He has more than 40 years in law enforcement, including service as Duke University police chief and Hillsborough police chief.
Incumbent Aminah Thompson won the March 3 Democratic contest with 87 percent and is unopposed in November, per the State Board of Elections certified list and results archive.
Aminah Thompson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Thompson currently serves as Clerk of Superior Court in Durham County after previously serving as a magistrate judge, per the campaign site. Thompson has implemented court modernization initiatives including eCourts technology and developed plain-language court forms and resources, per the campaign site.
Priorities: eCourts modernization and transparency · Public guardian and public administrator protections · Plain-language access to justice (per the campaign site)
Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Natalie S. Murdock 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.
Natalie S. Murdock · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Natalie S. Murdock is the Democratic state senator for North Carolina Senate District 20, representing Chatham and Durham counties, currently in her third or later term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), LaKeshia M. Alston (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Sophia Chitlik 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.
Sophia Chitlik · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Chitlik is a North Carolina state senator representing Durham's District 22, per the campaign site. She previously worked as a political appointee in the Obama administration's Department of Labor and later served as chief of staff and chief operating officer at nonprofit organizations, per the campaign site. She graduated magna cum laude from New York University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Access to high-quality publicly funded education starting at age three and expanded community college and job training · Protecting reproductive rights and expanding affordable childcare · Expanding the affordable housing supply and investing in clean energy (per the campaign site)
LaKeshia M. Alston · Republican▾
LaKeshia M. Alston is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Senate District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Ray Jeffers (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Ray Jeffers 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.
Ray Jeffers · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Ray Jeffers is a farmer and non-profit administrator who represents North Carolina House District 2, covering Durham and Person counties, currently serving his second term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Vernetta Alston (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Vernetta Alston 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.
Vernetta Alston · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Vernetta Alston is an attorney who represents North Carolina House District 29 in Durham, serving as House Democratic Conference Chair, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Ray Ubinger (Libertarian), Marcia Morey (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Marcia Morey 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.
Ray Ubinger · Libertarian▾
Ray Ubinger is the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina House District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Marcia Morey · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Marcia Morey is a retired chief district court judge who represents North Carolina House District 30 in Durham, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Zack Hawkins (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Zack Hawkins 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.
Zack Hawkins · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Zack Hawkins is the Democratic state representative for North Carolina House District 31 in Durham County, currently serving his fourth term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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