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Anson County, NC

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 8
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Mark Harris
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harris previously served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte for more than a decade and as president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, per the official House biography. He holds a political science degree from Appalachian State University and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, per the official House biography.
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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Colby Watson
DEM
Biography
Watson is a small-business owner with more than a decade of entrepreneurial experience who previously worked in masonry, construction and farming, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Union County and was homeschooled, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Housing: keep the dream of homeownership a reality for every generation
  • Economy: an honest day's work should be enough to build a good life
  • Healthcare: about healing people, not maximizing profits
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Bo Whitehead
Green
Biography
Whitehead currently works as a warehouse supervisor and has held a range of jobs including custodian, gas-station attendant and dump-truck driver, per the campaign site. He relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, after growing up on a small farm in Georgia, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Universal healthcare, universal childcare and an overhaul of the mental health system
  • A $25 minimum wage and mandatory maternity leave and vacation time
  • Expanding renewable energy and pausing new data center construction pending industry regulation
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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)
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Shannon W. Bray
Libertarian
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
Green
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
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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 Anson County

ZIP 28170 sits in Anson County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Anson County races (4).

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Rhue
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Rhue is a District Court Judge for the district covering Anson, Richmond and Scotland counties, first elected in November 2014 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William C. McIlwain, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, and previously served as an assistant district attorney for Scotland County, per yourdailyjournal.com. 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
Chris Rhue (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 1. Voters across Anson, Richmond and Scotland counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. State law limits who may run for this seat to a resident of Scotland County, but every voter in the district still elects it. 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 21, Seat 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chevonne Wallace
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Chevonne Wallace spent nine years as an assistant district attorney in criminal court before her election to the District Court bench in 2018, per the Richmond County Daily Journal. Wallace is based in Rockingham, North Carolina, and is the daughter of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Tanya Wallace, per the same source. 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
Chevonne Wallace (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 3. Voters across Anson, Richmond and Scotland counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. State law limits who may run for this seat to a resident of Richmond County, but every voter in the district still elects it. 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 29
2 candidates
County ▾
Dave Craven portrait
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Dave Craven
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Craven is the sitting state senator for District 29 and Senior Vice President for business development at Fidelity Bank, per the campaign site. He previously chaired the Randolph County Economic Development Corporation and served on the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina board, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Education advancement
  • Public safety and support for veterans and first responders
  • Economic development
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Judy Little
DEM
Biography
Judy Little filed as the Democratic candidate for NC Senate District 29 on July 6, 2026, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Dave Craven (Republican), Judy Little (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dave Craven 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 Anson County is in this district, per the certified district list.
North Carolina House District 55
2 candidates
County ▾
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Clancy Baucom
REP
Biography
Baucom is a native of rural Union County who has operated a wholesale nursery business in Marshville for 37 years and currently serves as a Union County Commissioner, per the campaign site. He holds an associate's degree from N.C. State University and is a Sunday school teacher, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support limited government and fiscal responsibility
  • Protect farmland from excessive taxation and regulation
  • Support voter ID and election-integrity measures
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John J. Kirkpatrick IV
DEM
Biography
John J. Kirkpatrick IV works as an educator and holds a bachelor's degree from Morris College, per a Branch Vote candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Clancy Baucom (Republican), John J. Kirkpatrick IV (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Mark Brody (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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 Anson County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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