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High Point, North Carolina sample ballot 2026

High Point voters (Guilford County, North Carolina) see U.S. Senate, Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01, Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 01, Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 02 plus 7 Guilford County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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On every High Point ballot

SheriffDanny Rogers (D) · Phil Byrd (R)

Danny Rogers

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Reducing violent crime through intelligence-driven policing
  • Mental health and reentry programs
  • Community partnerships and youth programs
About Danny Rogers

Rogers has served as Sheriff of Guilford County since 2018, per the campaign site. Under Rogers's leadership the office has seized more than $158 million in narcotics and established units including a Narcotics Task Force, Street Crimes Unit and Real Time Crime Center, per the campaign site.

Phil Byrd

Phil Byrd

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Professional standards
  • Employee morale and retention
  • Unbiased service
About Phil Byrd

Phil Byrd is a retired Guilford County sheriff's captain with a 30-year career commanding personnel and training, school resource officers, and field operations, and was the 2022 nominee for this office, per FOX8 and his campaign site.

Clerk of Superior CourtDavid Churchill (D)

David Churchill

DemocraticIncumbent

David Churchill was appointed clerk in May 2025 when Lisa Johnson-Tonkins became a superior court judge, and previously held the office from 1998 to 2014, per Yes Weekly and the High Point Enterprise. He is a former assistant public defender and assistant district attorney with a Wake Forest law degree. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Board of Commissioners At-LargeGreg Drumwright (D) · Tony Jacobelli (R)

Greg Drumwright

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Safe schools and communities, per his candidate survey responses
  • Teacher pay, per his candidate survey responses
  • Rural healthcare and county mental health support, per his candidate survey responses
About Greg Drumwright

Greg Drumwright is senior minister of The Citadel Church in Greensboro, a consultant, and a Guilford Planning Board member, per WUNC. He is a graduate of N.C. A&T with a divinity degree from Wake Forest.

Tony Jacobelli

Republican

Tony Jacobelli withdrew from the race in August 2026 and the county Republican Party has voted to name a replacement nominee, per the Rhino Times, but he remains on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list as of September 1. He is a retired engineer, per the High Point Enterprise. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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District AttorneyAvery Michelle Crump (D)

Avery Michelle Crump

DemocraticIncumbent

Avery Michelle Crump has been Guilford County's district attorney since 2016, after serving as a Guilford District Court judge, nine years as a Guilford assistant district attorney, and earlier as a Bronx County prosecutor, per the Conference of District Attorneys' official district page. She holds degrees from UNC and NCCU Law.

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 24, Seat 1Marc Ross Tyrey (D)

Marc Ross Tyrey

DemocraticIncumbent

Marc Ross Tyrey was appointed as a Guilford County District Court judge by Governor Roy Cooper, having begun practicing law in Guilford County in 1998 as an assistant district attorney, per the Greensboro News & Record. Tyrey became the manager of the firm Tyrey Law in 2010, where he worked until his judicial appointment, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 24, Seat 2Larry L. Archie (D)

Larry L. Archie

DemocraticIncumbent

Larry L. Archie is a North Carolina Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist practicing in Guilford County, per an archived campaign website. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve with more than 31 years of military service and serves as an adjunct professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, per the same source. No current campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 24, Seat 6Moshera Mills (D) · Erik R. Hamner (R)

Moshera Mills

Democratic

Moshera Mills is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 24, Seat 6, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Erik R. Hamner

Republican

Erik R. Hamner filed as a candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 24, Seat 6, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Guilford County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateRoy Cooper (D) · Michael Whatley (R) · Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian) · Michael Dublin (Green)

Roy Cooper

Democrat

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

Republican

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

Shannon W. Bray

Libertarian

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

Green

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

Democrat

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

Republican

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

Democrat

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

Republican

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

Democrat

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

Republican

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

Democrat

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

Republican

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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