On every Falcon ballot
Board of Commissioners At-LargeCharles Evans (D) · Veronica B. Jones (D) · Greg West (R) · Ron Ross (R)
Charles Evans
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Criminal justice reform, including expungement access and 'second chance' policies
- Expanding homeless shelter capacity and funding
- Community-police partnership and community policing initiatives
About Charles Evans
Evans is a lifelong Fayetteville resident who previously served 12 years as an at-large Cumberland County commissioner (2010-2022), including as board chairman in 2021-2022, and four years on the Fayetteville City Council, per his campaign site. As commissioner he championed the county's 'Ban the Box' hiring policy and led expungement clinics for nonviolent convictions.
Veronica B. Jones
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Mental health and wellness advocacy, per county official bio
- Affordable housing and fixing school facilities, per county official bio
- Support for disabled veterans and military families; public safety, per county official bio
About Veronica B. Jones
Veronica B. Jones serves as Vice Chairwoman of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, representing the at-large seat, per the Cumberland County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Greg West
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscally responsible planning tied to infrastructure and economic growth
- Strong schools and workforce development
About Greg West
West is a licensed real estate broker and general contractor and co-owner of RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD, a Cumberland County small business, per his campaign site. He has served more than two decades on the Cumberland County Board of Education, where he has focused on accountability and student success, and is not seeking another school board term.
Ron Ross
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscal responsibility and transparent county budgets
- Programs supporting youth, families and safe neighborhoods
From other published sources
- Addressing PFAS water contamination and lowering property taxes, per CityView NC
About Ron Ross
Ross has spent 54 years working with the Boys & Girls Club, including as executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Lumberton-Robeson County, and lives in Hope Mills, per his campaign site and CityView NC.
SheriffTroy A. McDuffie (D) · LaRue Windham (R)
Troy A. McDuffie
McDuffie has more than 35 years of law-enforcement experience across Cumberland and Hoke counties, including six years of military service with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, and began his policing career in 1986 with the Fayetteville Police Department, per CityView NC.
LaRue Windham
Windham is a probation and parole officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Division of Adult Corrections and Juvenile Justice, and previously served as a Cumberland County sheriff's deputy, including as deputy operations commander, from 1988 to 2008, per CityView NC. This is his third bid for sheriff, having also run in 2018 and 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Clerk of Superior CourtLisa Scales (D)
Lisa Scales
Lisa Scales serves as Clerk of Superior Court for Cumberland County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch's judicial directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Board of Education At-LargeNonpartisan race · Jacquelyn Brown · Keith Byrd · Robyn Chadwick · Franklin Matthew Crockett · Tom Hatch · Johnathaun Lee · Quincei Lovejoy · Theodore Lee Miller
Jacquelyn Brown
Brown is a retired teacher's assistant from Hope Mills and the sitting vice chair of the Cumberland County Board of Education, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Keith Byrd
Byrd is a Hope Mills resident running for an at-large seat on the Cumberland County Board of Education, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Robyn Chadwick
Chadwick is a former Spring Lake town commissioner who placed second in the 2025 Spring Lake mayoral race, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Franklin Matthew Crockett
Franklin Matthew Crockett appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Franklin Matthew Crockett.
Tom Hatch
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- strengthening academic achievement across the district
- educator recruitment and retention through competitive compensation
- safe and welcoming learning environments
About Tom Hatch
Tom Hatch is a longtime educator with 32 years in Cumberland County Schools, having served as teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal, per the campaign site. Hatch holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and two master's degrees from Fayetteville State University, per the campaign site. Hatch chairs the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and is president of the Fayetteville Terry Sanford Alumni Association, per the campaign site.
Johnathaun Lee
Johnathaun Lee appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Johnathaun Lee.
Quincei Lovejoy
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Special education services, per CityView NC
- School safety, per CityView NC
About Quincei Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a certified public accountant and parent from southern Cumberland County whose focus is special education and school safety, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Theodore Lee Miller
Theodore Lee Miller appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Theodore Lee Miller.
Bryan Moore
Moore is a Fayetteville real estate agent who ran unsuccessfully for the District 3 school board seat in 2024, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Broxie P. Pone
Pone is a real estate agent and retired teacher who lives near Hope Mills, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Demetrius Stocks
Stocks is a warehouse operations manager from southwestern Fayetteville and a former Cumberland County Schools data manager, named to the Fayetteville Observer's 40 Under 40 list in 2025, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Carol Stubbs
Stubbs is a retired custodian and former Cumberland County Association of Educators officer who placed fourth in the 2022 at-large school board race, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Karelle Ward
Karelle Ward appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Karelle Ward.
Rebecca (Becky) West
Rebecca (Becky) West appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Rebecca (Becky) West.
Bradley Williams
Bradley Williams appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bradley Williams.
Chris Young
Young is the Cumberland County Schools district's technology director, per CityView NC. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressSoil and Water Conservation District SupervisorNonpartisan race · Ellison L. Ellison · Dianna Chambers · Dwayne Waterford · Yolanda Volcy · Jeremy Stanley · Chris Rivas · Joe Hallatschek
Ellison L. Ellison
Ellison currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors, per the county's official board listing. He was first elected to the board in 2022, per The Fayetteville Observer. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Dianna Chambers
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Dwayne Waterford
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Yolanda Volcy
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Jeremy Stanley
Stanley discussed flood mitigation and agricultural grants affecting the Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District in a September 2026 radio interview, per The Carolina Cabinet. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Chris Rivas
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Joe Hallatschek
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
District Attorney District 14Billy West (D)
Billy West
Billy West serves as District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 14, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch's judicial directory. His filed legal name is William West. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 1Toni S. King (D)
Toni S. King
Toni S. King serves as Chief District Court judge in Judicial District 14, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch's judicial directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 2Frances McDuffie Britt (D)
Frances McDuffie Britt
Frances McDuffie Britt serves as a District Court judge in Judicial District 14, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch's judicial directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 3Sherry Miller (D)
Sherry Miller
Miller is a family law attorney with 30 years of legal experience serving the Fayetteville community, per the campaign site. Miller earned a B.A. in journalism from UNC Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate from NCCU School of Law. A Cumberland County native who attended 71st Elementary, Lewis Chapel Middle and 71st High schools, Miller is running for the district court seat currently held by a retiring judge.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 4Tracey L. Henderson (D)
Tracey L. Henderson
Henderson has served as a District Court Judge in Cumberland County following an appointment, per the campaign site. Before taking the bench, Henderson spent over 13 years as a litigator handling family law, criminal law, traffic law and civil litigation matters, and operated a private practice, The Henderson Firm, beginning in 2015. Henderson served in the U.S. Army before earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Fayetteville State University and a law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 5Jonathan C. Strange (R) · Cheri Siler-Mack (D)
Jonathan C. Strange
Strange is a solo-practice Fayetteville attorney handling criminal defense and civil litigation. He previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County and, before attending law school, as a social studies teacher in Wake County, per his law firm's attorney biography page. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Cheri Siler-Mack
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Applying the law with integrity, balance, and compassion
- Working to protect the community through judicial service
- Mentoring and advocating for children and families
About Cheri Siler-Mack
Siler-Mack has served 11 years as a District Court Judge and spent 22 years working in the juvenile justice system, per the campaign site. Siler-Mack previously served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County and has taught criminal justice as an adjunct professor for 24 years, per the campaign site.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 6Rosalyn Hood (D)
Rosalyn Hood
Rosalyn Hood serves as a District Court judge in Judicial District 14, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch's judicial directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 14, Seat 7Caitlin Evans (D)
Caitlin Evans
Evans worked at the District Attorney's Office in Cumberland County after law school, handling traffic, criminal, juvenile, domestic violence and Superior Court cases, per a candidate biography page. Evans later joined a private law firm as a traffic and criminal defense attorney. Evans serves as President of the Board for Better Health and on the boards of the Child Advocacy Center and the David McCune International Art Gallery at Methodist University. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Cumberland County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateRoy Cooper (D) · Michael Whatley (R) · Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian) · Michael Dublin (Green)
Roy Cooper
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower the cost of food and groceries
- Make health care affordable
- Lower energy and utility costs
About Roy Cooper
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Enact the Trump agenda
- Make North Carolina safe again
- Fight illegal immigration
About Michael Whatley
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economy and taxes: lower costs, simpler taxes
- Monetary policy and inflation
- Jobs, innovation and technology
About Shannon W. Bray
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Democracy: get big money out of politics
- Environmental justice: a Green New Deal for North Carolina
- Social and racial equity
About Michael Dublin
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.
Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01Anita Earls (D) · Sarah Stevens (R)
Anita Earls
Top priorities
From other published sources
- 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
About Anita Earls
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.
Sarah Stevens
Sarah Stevens is an attorney with more than 30 years in private practice and president of the Surry County Bar Association, per her campaign site. She has served as Republican Leader and Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House, chairing the House Elections Law and Judiciary Committees, and holds a law degree from Campbell University School of Law, per her campaign site.
Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 01John S. Arrowood (D) · Michael C. Byrne (R)
John S. Arrowood
John S. Arrowood 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.
Michael C. Byrne
Michael C. Byrne 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.
Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 02Tobias (Toby) Hampson (D) · George Cooper Bell (R)
Tobias (Toby) Hampson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- 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
About Tobias (Toby) Hampson
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.
George Cooper Bell
George Cooper Bell 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.
Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 03Christine Marie Walczyk (D) · Craig Collins (R)
Christine Marie Walczyk
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Protecting individual liberties and equal access to justice, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
- Maintaining an independent judiciary, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
About Christine Marie Walczyk
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.
Craig Collins
Craig Collins 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.
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