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2 candidates are tracked for Orange County Board of Commissioners District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Beth Bronson and Louis Capitanio. Candidate information follows official Orange County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent commissioner Earl McKee was not renominated in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary; Beth Bronson led by a narrow margin that held after a recount (about 25 votes, per Chapelboro.com). Bronson faces Republican Louis Capitanio on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Bronson is a clinical research coordinator at Duke University Hospital and a lifelong Orange County resident who currently serves on the county's Planning Board and Board of Adjustment, per the Daily Tar Heel.
2026 priorities
- Managing growth responsibly through long-range planning, per the Daily Tar Heel
- Environmental conservation, per the Daily Tar Heel
- Thoughtful, transparent leadership that listens to residents, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Louis Capitanio appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange County Board of Commissioners District 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Louis Capitanio.
