Who is on the ballot in 28168?

Harrigan is a Green Beret veteran and businessman whose career has ranged from entrepreneurial ventures to manufacturing defense products, per the campaign site.

Ashley Bell is a physician assistant running for U.S. House in North Carolina's 10th District, drawing on her medical career treating patients who struggle to afford care, per the campaign site.

Feldman is a physician and dermatologist who trained at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works with insurers, patient advocates and pharmaceutical companies on healthcare delivery, per the campaign site. He has lived in North Carolina for more than 40 years, per the campaign site.

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.

Bud Cesena serves as Vice-Chair of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, per the board's official roster; his current term expires December 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

David M. Carpenter, of Lincolnton, is a candidate for the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, per the Lincoln Times-News. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Tony A. Jenkins serves on the Lincoln County Schools Board of Education, per the district's official board roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Stacey Leonard Crouse is the District Court manager for Lincoln and Cleveland counties, running for the open Lincoln County Clerk of Superior Court seat, per her campaign site.

Melissa L. Elmore is a candidate for Lincoln County Register of Deeds. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Bill Beam serves as Lincoln County Sheriff, per the county's official elected-officials listing; his current term expires December 2026.

Anthony Huss is a deputy sheriff with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, per a nonpartisan candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Terry Lee Turbyfill is a candidate for Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Carrol D. Mitchem, of Vale, previously served 20 years on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, including as chair, per the Lincoln Times-News. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Daniel Miller is a candidate for Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Micah J. Sanderson serves as a District Court judge in the judicial district that includes Lincoln County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Ted Alexander graduated from UNC-Charlotte with a degree in Political Science and earned a master's degree in Historic Preservation from Cornell University, per the campaign site. He was elected Mayor of Shelby in 2003 and re-elected without opposition in 2007, and previously served as the Virginia State Main Street Director, per the campaign site.

Rod Powell is a retired school teacher with 30 years of classroom experience in North Carolina, per his campaign site. His district covers Cleveland, Lincoln and part of Gaston counties, per the same source.

Heather Rhyne is a Republican representing North Carolina House District 97, covering Lincoln County. She was first elected in 2024 and was designated House Majority Freshman Leader in her first year, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Rhyne is a licensed retail pharmacist who has worked for several independent pharmacies since 1998 and earned her pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, per her campaign site. She is originally from Cherryville, has lived in Lincoln County for more than 20 years, and served eight years on the Lincoln County Board of Education, three as chairwoman, per her campaign site.

Greg McBryde is a Democrat running for North Carolina House District 97, covering Lincoln County, per his campaign site.