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One candidate is tracked for Durham County District Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Satana Deberry. Candidate information follows official Durham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Democratic · Incumbent
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.