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One candidate is tracked for Wake County District Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Wiley Nickel. Candidate information follows official Wake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Democratic
Wiley Nickel is a criminal defense attorney who has run his own practice since 2011, a former U.S. Representative elected in 2022, and a former state senator, per WUNC and NC Newsline.
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