OPEN SEAT: District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, in office since 2014, is not seeking reelection, per Spectrum News and NC Newsline. Wiley Nickel won the three-way March 3 Democratic contest with 48.9 percent, above the 30 percent threshold, and is unopposed in November, per the State Board of Elections certified list and results archive. Prosecutorial District 10 covers Wake County alone.
Wiley Nickel · Democratic▾
Nickel is an attorney who previously served as a North Carolina state senator and U.S. congressman, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting voting rights · Supporting quality public education · Supporting reproductive health care access (per the campaign site)
From the State Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Willie Rowe · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Willie Rowe has been Wake County's sheriff since 2022 after a long career in the sheriff's office, per the county's official sheriff's office page.
Kenny Blackwell · Republican▾
Kenny Blackwell is a career law enforcement officer who has served as a Wake County deputy and a U.S. Marshal and is currently a State Capitol Police investigator, per his campaign site and the Wake Weekly.
Priorities: Faster response times · Fentanyl and trafficking enforcement · Deputy and detention officer pay plus mental health services (per the campaign site)
Both candidates are from the State Board of Elections certified list for the November 3 ballot. Claudia Croom was appointed clerk in January 2026 by the senior resident superior court judge to succeed Blair Williams, per her campaign site.
Claudia C. Croom · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Claudia C. Croom was appointed Wake County clerk of superior court in January 2026 after more than 17 years as a Wake civil magistrate and 10 years running her own law practice, per her campaign site. She holds degrees from Duke and NCCU Law.
Priorities: Court records accuracy and integrity · Efficient service · Probate and comptroller stewardship (per the campaign site)
Joe E. Teague, Jr. · Republican▾
Joe E. Teague, Jr. is a professional engineer, per Indy Week. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
NEW SEATS: 2026 completes Wake's move to district elections and adds two at-large seats elected countywide, growing the board from seven to nine members, per the county's official description; no one holds these seats yet. Voters choose two. Kushner and Singh advanced from the seven-way March 3 Democratic contest; no Republican primary was required.
Christine Kushner · Democratic▾
Kushner has served on the Wake County Board of Education since 2011, including as chair and vice chair, and sits on the county's Health and Human Services Board, per the campaign site. Kushner was appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board by Governor Roy Cooper in 2023, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Health and social services access · Housing affordability · School funding and the environment (per the campaign site)
Mona Singh · Democratic▾
Singh is a technology leader with expertise in innovation, data-driven decision making and large-team management, and holds more than 130 U.S. patents, per the campaign site. Singh has lived in Wake County for 30 years and raised children in the local public schools, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Funding public education · Responsible technology adoption with privacy protections · Data-driven county services (per the campaign site)
Gary Dale Hartong · Republican▾
Gary Dale Hartong is a professional engineer and president of The Wooten Company, a Raleigh civil and environmental engineering firm, with more than 25 years in water, sewer, and community infrastructure, per his campaign site. He holds engineering degrees from NC State.
Priorities: Strategic infrastructure · Fiscal restraint · School facilities and maintenance backlog (per the campaign site)
Kyle Stogoski · Republican▾
Kyle Stogoski is a community organizer from southwest Raleigh, per Indy Week and the Holly Springs Update. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Expanding homeownership · Growing local businesses · Protecting open space (per the INDY Week candidate profile)
Incumbent Don Mial is the only certified candidate; unopposed candidates print on North Carolina's November 3 ballot.
Don Mial · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Mial is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Four with a 30 year military career and previously directed the Wake Juvenile Detention Center, per the campaign site. Mial also worked as a manager at the N.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Juvenile Justice and holds master's degrees in public administration and criminal justice, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Serving as Vice Chair of the county's Public Safety Committee · Supporting economic strength, growth and sustainability initiatives (per the campaign site)
From the State Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Safiyah Jackson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jackson serves as Chief Strategy Officer at the North Carolina Partnership for Children, also known as Smart Start, per the campaign site. Jackson has worked as Early Childhood Systems Director at the same organization and as Director of Learning Programs at the Shedd Aquarium, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting economic strength, growth and sustainability as a committee vice chair · Focusing on affordable housing access (per the campaign site)
John B. Adcock · Republican▾
John B. Adcock is a real estate and land use attorney in Fuquay-Varina, per Indy Week. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Curbing tax increases, per Indy Week
Incumbent Cheryl Stallings is the only certified candidate; unopposed candidates print on North Carolina's November 3 ballot.
Cheryl F. Stallings · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Stallings co-owns a Raleigh-based child, family and adolescent psychology practice and has practiced as a licensed psychologist in North Carolina since 2000, per the campaign site. Stallings chairs the county's Health and Human Services Committee and previously served on the Apex Town Council from 2019 to 2022, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focusing on health, human services and education matters as committee chair, per the campaign site
Incumbent Vickie Adamson is the only certified candidate; unopposed candidates print on North Carolina's November 3 ballot.
Vickie Adamson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Adamson worked in software and financial systems as a senior accountant, application consultant and business analyst from 1988 to 1999, per the campaign site. Adamson serves as liaison to the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Wake County Library Commission and chairs the county's Public Safety Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Chairing the county's Public Safety Committee · Supporting health and human services programs (per the campaign site)
Robert van Brederode (Republican), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Lisa Grafstein 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.
Robert van Brederode · Republican▾
Robert van Brederode is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Senate District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Lisa Grafstein · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Lisa Grafstein is a civil rights lawyer whose career has focused on advocacy for people with disabilities, workers facing unfair treatment, and people whose civil rights have been violated, per her campaign site. She represents Wake County in the North Carolina Senate.
Priorities: Reinvesting in healthcare and public education funding · Opposing gerrymandering so voters choose their representatives (per the campaign site)
Dan Blue (Democratic), Angela B. McCarty (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dan Blue 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.
Dan Blue · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Dan Blue represents Wake County in the North Carolina Senate, per his official legislative biography. He has served more than eight terms in the Senate after previously serving more than thirteen terms in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Angela B. McCarty · Republican▾
Angela B. McCarty works as a teacher and instructor, with prior experience as an art and aviation teacher in Fort Yukon, Alaska, and as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, per a campaign questionnaire. She previously worked in law enforcement, including narcotics investigations with the Danville Police Department, and holds a business administration/aerospace technology degree from Averett University. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: School safety related to gun violence and drugs · Competitive pay for teachers and state employees · Affordable housing partnerships with developers and nonprofits (per the campaign questionnaire)
Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), David Bankert (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jay J. Chaudhuri 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.
Jay J. Chaudhuri · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jay J. Chaudhuri is the son of immigrants and a parent of two children in Wake County public schools, per his campaign site. He serves as Senate Democratic Whip, representing Wake County in the North Carolina Senate.
Priorities: Funding smaller class sizes from kindergarten through third grade in Wake County schools · Opposing restrictions on reproductive rights · Expanding school-safety and gun-safety measures, including background checks and a higher age for assault-weapon purchases (per the campaign site)
David Bankert · Republican▾
David Bankert has a 35-year career in engineering, manufacturing and construction, and holds an electrical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, per his campaign site. He has lived in North Carolina for over 35 years, per the same source.
Priorities: Strengthen state and federal constitutional protections · Support manufacturing and practical crisis management for businesses · Improve family and patient access to mental health treatment (per the campaign site)
Gale Adcock (Democratic), Jonathan D. Miller (Libertarian), Philip Hensley (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Gale Adcock 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.
Gale Adcock · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Gale Adcock is a family nurse practitioner and former chief health officer at SAS Institute, where she worked for 26 years, per her campaign site. The first advanced-practice registered nurse elected to the North Carolina legislature, she previously served on the Cary Town Council and in the North Carolina House before her election to the Senate.
Priorities: Healthcare access and policy · Nursing and healthcare workforce development (per the campaign site)
Jonathan D. Miller · Libertarian▾
Miller has worked in carpentry and owned several small retail businesses over the past 20 years in Wake County, per the campaign site. He is a Libertarian candidate who returned to North Carolina in his late twenties after living in Florida, New Jersey, and New York, per the campaign site.
Priorities: School choice for parents · Lowering healthcare costs and regulatory barriers · Redistricting and criminal-justice reforms, including instant-runoff voting (per the campaign site)
Philip Hensley · Republican▾
Philip Hensley filed as the Republican candidate for NC Senate District 16 on December 17, 2025, per the North Carolina General Assembly's Senate filing list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Patrick J. Bowersox (Libertarian), Mrs. Sydney Batch (Democratic), Shirley Johnson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Sydney Batch (Democratic), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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.
Patrick J. Bowersox · Libertarian▾
Patrick Bowersox moved to North Carolina from Connecticut in 2003 and graduated from Johnson and Wales University with a degree in culinary arts, working in Raleigh as a chef, per his campaign site. He has run for the NC Senate District 17 seat in prior election cycles. His campaign lists education choice, reduced business regulation and healthcare access among its priorities.
Priorities: Greater education opportunities for students and families, with education decisions made by families rather than the government · Reducing state regulations that hinder local small businesses · Better healthcare options for patients and providers (per the campaign site)
Mrs. Sydney Batch · Democratic▾
Batch is a family law attorney and child welfare social worker with more than two decades of experience helping families, per the campaign site. She leads the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus, the first woman and first Black woman to hold the role, and previously served in the North Carolina House, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strong public schools and affordable health care · Clean air and water · Reproductive freedom and economic opportunity for working families (per the sydneybatch.com)
Shirley Johnson · Republican▾
Shirley Johnson works as a consultant for Revived Life Coaching and Consulting and previously worked for the Illinois State Senate in appropriations, press and constituent outreach roles, per INDY Week. She helped establish the first Child Advocacy Center satellite office in central Illinois to reduce trauma for children undergoing forensic interviews, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Support law enforcement and efficient court systems · Expand school choice through scholarship-based options · Reduce the cost of living and support small businesses (per the INDY Week questionnaire)
Haseeb Fatmi (Democratic), Chris Stock (Republican), Brad Hessel (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot; Haseeb Fatmi 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.
Haseeb Fatmi · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Haseeb Fatmi was appointed to the North Carolina Senate on May 21, 2026, representing Granville and Wake counties, per his official legislative biography. No occupation or campaign site was found through official or verified sources. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Chris Stock · Republican▾
Chris Stock is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list.
Priorities: Limiting property tax increases and lowering costs for families and businesses · Increasing teacher pay and school resources · Preserving farmland from development (per the campaign site)
Brad Hessel · Libertarian▾
Brad Hessel is the Libertarian candidate for NC Senate District 18, having previously run for the seat in 2018 and 2024, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Support electoral reform, including instant runoff voting · Expand housing options · Promote cost-effective healthcare choices (per the campaign site)
Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Matthew Kordon (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot; Allison A. Dahle 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.
Allison A. Dahle · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Allison A. Dahle works as an office manager, per her official legislative biography. She represents Wake County and is serving her 4th term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Matthew Kordon · Libertarian▾
Matthew Kordon works as a software engineer at Dell Technologies and as a videogame creative director at Otyugra, per an INDY Week candidate questionnaire. He is 27 years old, has lived in North Carolina for 21 years, and holds a technology degree with a business concentration.
Priorities: Term limits and ranked-choice voting for state elections · Independent redistricting to end gerrymandering · Expanding school choice and education vouchers (per the campaign site)
Ya Liu (Democratic), Bryson Johnson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ya Liu 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.
Ya Liu · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Ya Liu is a small business owner and attorney, per her official legislative biography. She serves as House Democratic Whip and represents Wake County in her 2nd term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Bryson Johnson · Republican▾
Bryson Johnson works as a cybersecurity engineer protecting healthcare, military, and government infrastructure, per his campaign site. He has spent two decades as a martial arts and leadership instructor for children in Cary and Apex, and is a 20-year resident and business owner in the district.
Priorities: Ties property tax growth to inflation · Supports parental school choice options · Runs a PAC-free campaign focused on local accountability (per the campaign site)
Matthew Orr (Republican), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Monika Johnson-Hostler 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.
Matthew Orr · Republican▾
Matthew Orr describes himself as a small business owner and family man, per his campaign social media account. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Lowering taxes · Improving education · Restoring integrity in government (per the candidate's campaign social media)
Monika Johnson-Hostler · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Monika Johnson-Hostler is executive director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, per her official legislative biography. She represents Wake County and is serving her 1st term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Tim Longest (Democratic), Ed George (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tim Longest 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.
Tim Longest · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Tim Longest is an attorney, per his official legislative biography. He represents Wake County and is serving his 2nd term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Ed George · Libertarian▾
Ed George is a biotech industry consultant at Free Market Ventures Inc. who has lived in North Carolina for 27 years, per an INDY Week candidate questionnaire. He previously served on the BTEC advisory board at NC State and has three children who attended public schools, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Eliminate Certificate of Need requirements and reduce government involvement in healthcare decisions · Allow education funding to follow students and raise teacher pay from existing budgets · Reduce licensing requirements and regulatory burden on small businesses (per the INDY Week questionnaire)
Mike Schietzelt (Republican), Evonne S. Hopkins (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mike Schietzelt 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.
Mike Schietzelt · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Mike Schietzelt is an attorney and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served from 2011 to 2015, per his official legislative biography. He represents Wake County and is serving his 1st term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Evonne S. Hopkins · Democratic▾
Evonne Hopkins is a board certified family law specialist who owns the Raleigh Law Center and volunteers representing children in custody cases through Legal Aid of North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living and protecting healthcare access · Raising teacher pay and investing in public schools · Public safety paired with mental health investment (per the campaign site)
Julie von Haefen (Democratic), Mary Insprucker (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Julie von Haefen 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.
Julie von Haefen · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Julie von Haefen represents Wake County in the North Carolina House, per her official legislative biography. No occupation was found through official or verified sources, and her campaign site was under construction with no content. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Mary Insprucker · Republican▾
Mary Insprucker is a professional communicator and former journalist who has worked as a substitute teacher in Wake County Public Schools and serves on the board of the American Red Cross, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Limit property tax increases through zero-based budgeting · Fully fund classrooms and increase teacher pay · Support Opportunity Scholarships for school choice (per the campaign site)
Winn Decker (Democratic), Erin Pare (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Erin Pare 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.
Winn Decker · Democratic▾
Winn Decker holds a Ph.D. in public administration from NC State University and works in education and workforce policy, previously at the Hunt Institute, per his campaign site. He is the son of two public school teachers, was raised in rural northwest Tennessee, and has lived in Wake County for over a decade.
Priorities: Increasing teacher compensation and supporting public schools · Challenging utility rate increases · Protecting affordable healthcare access (per the campaign site)
Erin Pare · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Pare has represented North Carolina House District 37 since January 2021 and owns Play-It-Again-Sports in Holly Springs, per the campaign site. She previously spent seven years as a government affairs professional in Washington, D.C., and founded the Holly Strings Youth Orchestra, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cutting income taxes and eliminating the grocery and prescription drug taxes · Increasing teacher pay and school funding · Reforming property tax law, including expanding the homestead exemption for seniors (per the campaign site)
Abe Jones (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Abe Jones 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.
Abe Jones · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Abe Jones is an attorney, per his official legislative biography. He represents Wake County and is serving his 3rd term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jorge Cordova (Republican), Wayne Cockrell (Libertarian), James A. Roberson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; James A. Roberson 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.
Jorge Cordova · Republican▾
Jorge Cordova is a Republican candidate for NC House District 39. He is the Wake County Republican Party's endorsed candidate for the seat, per the party's website, which lists no further biographical detail. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Wayne Cockrell · Libertarian▾
Wayne Cockrell is the Libertarian nominee for NC House District 39, running on a platform of reduced regulation and expanded consumer choice, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Reduce regulation and licensing restrictions on small businesses · Expand parental choice in education · Expand health-care provider options and consumer choice (per the campaign site)
James A. Roberson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
James A. Roberson serves as senior dean and chief compliance officer of the Western Wake Campus at Wake Technical Community College, per his official legislative biography. He represents Wake County and is serving his 3rd term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Phil Rubin (Democratic), Lucas Everett Jones (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot; Phil Rubin 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.
Phil Rubin · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Phil Rubin is an attorney, per his official legislative biography. Appointed to the House on January 29, 2025, he represents Wake County in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Lucas Everett Jones · Libertarian▾
Lucas Everett Jones is the Libertarian Party's candidate for District 40, per the Libertarian Party of North Carolina.
Priorities: Economic freedom through reduced zoning and regulatory barriers to business · Expanding school choice and education vouchers · Improving healthcare quality, access, and affordability (per the campaign site)
Bruce Forster (Republican), Maria Cervania (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Maria Cervania 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.
Bruce Forster · Republican▾
Bruce Forster is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Maria Cervania · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Maria Cervania works as an epidemiologist and biostatistician, per her official legislative biography. She represents Wake County and is serving her 2nd term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Daran Thomas (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Cynthia Ball 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.
Cynthia Ball · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Cynthia Ball works as a mediator, per her official legislative biography. She serves as House Deputy Democratic Leader and represents Wake County in her 5th term in the North Carolina House. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Daran Thomas · Republican▾
Daran Thomas is a business owner with more than 18 years of self-employment experience, per his campaign site, and says he grew a company from $3 million to $6.5 million in five years. He was born in the Philippines to American missionary parents, arrived in the U.S. at 18, and earned a degree from Cal State Long Beach while working full time; he has lived in Raleigh for more than 25 years.
Priorities: Infrastructure and safety improvements along the Wade Avenue corridor · Property tax relief · Free NC State tuition for qualifying in-state high school graduates (per the campaign site)
Sarah Crawford (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Sarah Crawford 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.
Sarah Crawford · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Sarah Crawford is CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center, per her official legislative biography. She represents Wake County and is serving her 2nd term in the North Carolina House, after a previous term in the Senate. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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