Polk County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House and North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 42, and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Judges
North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 42, Seat 1Gene B. Johnson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gene B. Johnson
Gene B. Johnson is an attorney who was elected a District Court judge in the Henderson-Polk-Transylvania judicial district in November 2020, per Hendersonville Lightning, and is now the unopposed nominee for the district's Superior Court seat. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Gene B. Johnson (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 42, Seat 1. Voters across Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
Full race pageNorth Carolina District Court Judge, District 42, Seat 5Abe Hudson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Abe Hudson
Abe Hudson won election in 2022 to a newly created District Court judgeship for the Henderson-Polk-Transylvania district after serving as a Henderson County magistrate, per Hendersonville Lightning. He previously practiced law in Wake and Mecklenburg counties and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
Abe Hudson (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 42, Seat 5. Voters across Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressNorth Carolina Senate District 48Doyle G. Brown, Jr. (D) · Tim Moffitt (R)
Doyle G. Brown, Jr.
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports campaign finance reform limiting corporate political donations
- Calls for stronger oversight of rising utility rates
- Focuses on consumer protection amid rising insurance costs
About Doyle G. Brown, Jr.
Brown is a small-business owner focused on affordable housing and other real estate ventures, and the first in his family to graduate college, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA from Delaware State University, per the campaign site.
Tim Moffitt
Tim Moffitt represents North Carolina Senate District 48, covering Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford counties, per the NC General Assembly. He is serving his second term in the Senate after three prior terms in the state House. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Doyle G. Brown, Jr. (Democratic), Tim Moffitt (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tim Moffitt 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.
Full race pageNorth Carolina House District 113John Morgan (D) · Jake Johnson (R)
John Morgan
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Improving access to affordable health care, per Henderson County Democratic Party
- Bringing schools up to current standards, per Henderson County Democratic Party
- Incentives for landlords to increase affordable housing supply, per Henderson County Democratic Party
About John Morgan
John Morgan is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District 113, per his campaign site. He served 21 years in the United States Air Force, including flying aircraft that carried Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, per his campaign site. After retiring from the Air Force he worked as a captain and flight instructor at Atlas Air, and he served as a City Commissioner in Saluda, where he has lived since 1997, per his campaign site.
Jake Johnson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support a free-market economy with lower taxes and less regulation
- Support gun rights
- Support local control of public schools and recent teacher pay raises
About Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson was born and raised in Polk County and served as chairman of the Polk County Board of Commissioners, per the campaign site. Johnson is running for North Carolina House District 113 and is described as a fiscal and social conservative, per the campaign site.
John Morgan (Democratic), Jake Johnson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jake Johnson 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.
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