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Person County, NC

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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10 races and 3 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 13
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Brad Knott portrait
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Brad Knott
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Knott is a former federal prosecutor who holds a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and represents North Carolina's 13th District in Congress, per the campaign site. He grew up in the Raleigh area, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Secure the border and support law enforcement
  • Reduce wasteful federal spending
  • Support school choice options
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Paul Barringer
DEM
Biography
Paul Barringer is an attorney and healthcare consultant from Sanford, per press coverage of the race.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Steven Swinton
Biography
Steven Swinton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-13, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
North Carolina fields are from the State Board of Elections' certified general candidate list. NC redrew its congressional map in October 2025 (Session Law 2025-95), and this site's ZIP districts follow that 2025 map; enter your street address with the official lookup to confirm your district.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Roy Cooper
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower the cost of food and groceries
  • Make health care affordable
  • Lower energy and utility costs
Campaign Finance
$26,822,373 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (49% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (21% of receipts)
Record in office
Signed North Carolina's Medicaid expansion (House Bill 76) into law in 2023.
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Michael Whatley
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Enact the Trump agenda
  • Make North Carolina safe again
  • Fight illegal immigration
Campaign Finance
$8,410,252 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (62% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (23% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Shannon W. Bray
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economy and taxes: lower costs, simpler taxes
  • Monetary policy and inflation
  • Jobs, innovation and technology
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Michael Dublin
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Democracy: get big money out of politics
  • Environmental justice: a Green New Deal for North Carolina
  • Social and racial equity
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Anita Earls
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Upholding the state constitution, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
  • Protecting access to healthcare, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
  • Defending the right to a sound basic public education and voting rights, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
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Sarah Stevens
REP
Biography
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.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 01
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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John S. Arrowood
DEM
Biography
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.
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Michael C. Byrne
REP
Biography
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.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 02
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Tobias (Toby) Hampson
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Keeping judges with Court of Appeals experience on the bench, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
  • Defending the rule of law, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
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George Cooper Bell
REP
Biography
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.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 03
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Christine Marie Walczyk
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Protecting individual liberties and equal access to justice, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
  • Maintaining an independent judiciary, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
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Craig Collins
REP
Biography
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.
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Countywide races in Person County

ZIP 27343 sits in Person County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Person County races (4).

North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 11, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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John M. Dunlow
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
John M. Dunlow serves as Senior Resident Superior Court Judge in the judicial district that includes Franklin County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
John M. Dunlow (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 11, Seat 1. Voters across Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren 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).
North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 11, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Cindy Sturges
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cindy Sturges currently serves as a Superior Court Judge for Franklin County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Sturges, whose full name is Cindy Lou King Sturges, was elected to the North Carolina Superior Court, winning the general election in November 2018, per The Franklin Times. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Cindy Sturges (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 11, Seat 2. Voters across Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren 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).
North Carolina Senate District 23
2 candidates
County ▾
Laura Pichardo portrait
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Laura Pichardo
REP
Biography
Pichardo is a senior accounts payable analyst with more than nine years of financial management experience, previously at Hanesbrands Inc., per the campaign site. She holds an MBA from Winston-Salem State University and a bachelor's degree in economics from UNC Greensboro, and serves as treasurer of the Caswell County Republican Party, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expand broadband access in rural areas
  • Support rural hospitals and expand telehealth
  • Supports the state's current 12-week limit on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest, and the mother's health
Campaign siteFull profile
Jonah Garson portrait
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Jonah Garson
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Jonah Garson was appointed to the North Carolina Senate on April 10, 2026 to represent District 23, covering Caswell, Orange, and Person counties, per the NC General Assembly. He is based in Chapel Hill, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting competitive legislative and judicial races statewide
  • Reforming the state's electoral and democratic institutions
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Laura Pichardo (Republican), Jonah Garson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jonah Garson 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. Every address in Person County is in this district, per the certified district list.
North Carolina House District 2
1 candidate
County ▾
Ray Jeffers portrait
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Ray Jeffers
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Ray Jeffers served 12 years as a Person County Commissioner before running for North Carolina House District 2, covering Person and Durham counties, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support broadband expansion
  • Support education funding at all levels
  • Support agriculture and family farms
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Ray Jeffers (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Ray Jeffers 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. Every address in Person County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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