Who is on the ballot in 27127?

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

Jim O'Neill has been Forsyth County's district attorney since November 2009, appointed by Gov. Perdue and elected since, and has been a prosecutor in the office since 1997, per the Conference of District Attorneys' official district page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Amara M. Hunter is an assistant public defender in the Forsyth Public Defender's office, and a former police officer and former assistant district attorney, per her campaign site and the WS Chronicle.

Kimbrough has served as Forsyth County Sheriff since being elected in 2018 and brings four decades of law enforcement experience, per the campaign site. Kimbrough began as a Winston-Salem police officer, later served as a DEA Special Agent from 1995 to 2016, and is the county's first African American sheriff, per the campaign site.

Ernie Leyba is the Republican nominee for Forsyth County Sheriff. He has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, including with police departments in Los Angeles, Kernersville and Durham, before joining the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, per a local voter guide. He previously sought the Republican nomination for sheriff in 2018 and ran for sheriff in 2022, per the same source.

Edwards has worked in public service for 28 years, currently as an Administrative Assistant in the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office, per the campaign site. Edwards previously served as a Deputy Courtroom Clerk in the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court's Office and as a Victim-Witness Legal Assistant for more than 20 years, per the campaign site.

Besse is an attorney and nonprofit professional focused on public health and environmental matters, and previously worked as a legal aid attorney for about 10 years, per the campaign site. Besse served five terms on the Winston-Salem City Council from 2001 to 2020 and has been appointed by governors to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission and the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, per the campaign site.

Mrazek is a businesswoman and community activist involved in local issues in Forsyth County, per the campaign site.

Valene K. McMasters is a Forsyth County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in December 2021 to replace Judge Denise S. Hartsfield, who retired, per the North Carolina Governor's office. Before her appointment she was the managing attorney at Legal Aid of North Carolina and earlier an associate at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, earning her B.A. at Cornell University and her J.D. at Boston College Law, per the WS Chronicle. She served as President of the Forsyth County Bar Association from 2010 to 2011 and President of the Winston-Salem Bar Association from 2006 to 2008, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Fred Adams was appointed District Court Judge for Forsyth County by Governor Roy Cooper effective September 30, 2021, replacing Judge Lisa Menefee, per a North Carolina Judicial Branch news release. Adams earned his undergraduate degree from Bluefield College and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, per the same release. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Theodore Kazakos currently serves as a District Court Judge for Forsyth County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Kazakos filed for re-election in December 2025, per the WS Chronicle. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Cheryl Andrews McDonald is a Forsyth County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to the bench for Judicial District 31 following the retirement of Judge George Cleland IV, and assumed office on January 9, 2026, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She is a solo practitioner in Winston-Salem with nearly two decades of legal experience in civil and criminal law, beginning her career at Holton Law Firm, PLLC in 2010 and later working at the Forsyth County Public Defender's Office, and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University School of Law, per the same source.