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Wilson County, NC

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 3
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Greg Murphy portrait
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Greg Murphy
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Murphy is a physician who runs a private medical practice with more than 50 employees and serves on the faculty of the ECU School of Medicine, per the campaign site. He is a Davidson College and UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine graduate who has done medical mission work in Haiti, India and Africa, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Improving the Economy
  • Securing the Border
  • Making Healthcare Affordable
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Raymond Smith
DEM
Biography
Smith is a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran, educator and former transportation planner who served as an at-large school board member and two-term state legislator, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Goldsboro, North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Quality, Affordable Healthcare
  • Lower Costs for Working Families
  • Strong Public Schools & Teacher Pay
Campaign siteFull profile
DC
Daniel Cavender
Biography
Daniel Cavender is a fire-protection equipment technician and Marine Corps veteran, per press coverage of the race. 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. This district was redrawn for 2026.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
RC
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
Campaign siteFull profile
MD
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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
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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 ▾
CM
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 Wilson County

ZIP 27896 sits in Wilson County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Wilson County races (7).

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
PC
Pell Cooper
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Pell Cooper has served as a district court judge presiding over Nash, Wilson and Edgecombe counties since 1999, per the Rocky Mount Telegram. 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
Pell Cooper (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 1. Voters across Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson 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 District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Wayne S. Boyette
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Wayne S. Boyette currently serves as Chief District Court Judge for District 8, covering Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Boyette was first elected to the court in 2014 and was later appointed chief judge by Chief Justice Paul Newby, per the NC Judicial Branch. He received his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and his law degree from Campbell University's Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, per the Rocky Mount Telegram. 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
Wayne S. Boyette (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 2. Voters across Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson 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 District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 3
2 candidates
County ▾
TH
Tia Hudgins Taylor
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Tia Hudgins Taylor is a district court judge for District 8, serving Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to complete the remainder of Judge William Solomon's term, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Queens University of Charlotte and her Juris Doctorate from Elon University School of Law, and most recently worked as an associate attorney at Lassiter and Sperati, PLLC, per the Rocky Mount Telegram. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
MO
Mark Osterhout
REP
Biography
Mark Osterhout is a candidate for District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District serving Nash, Wilson and Edgecombe counties, per his campaign site. Osterhout graduated from Belmont Abbey College and Campbell University School of Law and began his legal career in 1996 with the Pitt County District Attorney's Office, per his campaign site.
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About this race
Tia Hudgins Taylor (Democratic) and Mark Osterhout (Republican) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 3. Voters across Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. This seat covers the remainder of an unexpired term. 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 District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 6
1 candidate
County ▾
CF
Caroline Farris Quinn
DEM
Biography
Caroline Farris Quinn was appointed by Governor Josh Stein as a District Court Judge for District 8, covering Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties, taking the bench in August 2025, per the Rocky Mount Telegram. She previously served as Clerk of Superior Court for the 8th Judicial District and spent 16 years as an assistant district attorney there. Quinn received her bachelor's degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and her law degree from Campbell University. 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
Caroline Farris Quinn (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 8, Seat 6. Voters across Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. This seat covers the remainder of an unexpired term. 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 4
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jessica (Jess) Rivera
DEM
Biography
Rivera is a Marine veteran with two combat deployments who transitioned to civilian life as a small-business owner, founding The Garrison Barber and Parlor in downtown Wilson, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Infrastructure and school funding in eastern North Carolina
  • Economic revitalization for working families
  • Government accountability
Campaign siteFull profile
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Buck Newton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Buck Newton represents North Carolina Senate District 4, covering Greene, Wayne, and Wilson counties, per the NC General Assembly. He is serving his fifth term in the state Senate. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Jessica (Jess) Rivera (Democratic), Buck Newton (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Buck Newton 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 Wilson County is in this district, per the certified district list.
North Carolina House District 24
2 candidates
County ▾
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Blake Boykin
REP
Biography
Blake Boykin is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 24, covering Wilson County and part of Nash County. Boykin is Chairman of the Wilson County Board of Education, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports building on his school board experience to improve public schools
  • Supports economic development and job growth
  • Lists housing affordability as a priority issue
Campaign siteFull profile
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Dante Pittman
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Dante Pittman is the Democratic incumbent for North Carolina House District 24, representing Wilson and Nash counties, and works as a grants consultant, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Pittman has served in the NC Army National Guard since December 2015, per the North Carolina General Assembly.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports public and early childhood education funding
  • Supports affordable and accessible healthcare
  • Supports economic opportunity initiatives
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Blake Boykin (Republican), Dante Pittman (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dante Pittman 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 Wilson County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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