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28551

Who is on the ballot in 28551?

Lenoir County, NC

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

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9 races and 3 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 3
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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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
Campaign siteFull profile
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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.
Full profile
MC
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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GC
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
Full profile
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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.
Full profile

Countywide races in Lenoir County

ZIP 28551 sits in Lenoir County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Lenoir County races (3).

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 9, Seat 1
2 candidates
County ▾
RA
Roy A. Dawson
REP
Biography
Roy A. Dawson is a trial attorney who has practiced in the 9th Judicial District since 2014, splitting his caseload between criminal and family law, and opened his own Kinston practice, the Law Offices of Roy A. Dawson, P.A., in 2021, per his campaign site. Before law school he worked in manufacturing, die casting, restaurants and food distribution; he earned an associate degree from Alamance Community College and his law degree from UNC School of Law, where he volunteered with the Innocence Project.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Make the courtroom a place where people are heard and treated with dignity
  • Prioritize preparation, fairness and humility in judicial decision-making
  • Improve court accessibility and consistency in proceedings
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SD
Sonya Davis
DEM
Biography
Sonya Davis was appointed to the District 9 (Greene, Lenoir, Wayne) district court bench by Governor Josh Stein in 2025, filling the vacancy left by Judge Beth Heath's retirement, per the Office of the Governor. She previously operated her own law practice in Kinston focused on domestic law, real estate transactions and criminal defense, after earning her bachelor's and law degrees from North Carolina Central University. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Roy A. Dawson (Republican) and Sonya Davis (Democratic) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 9, Seat 1. Voters across Greene, Lenoir and Wayne 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 3
2 candidates
County ▾
CD
Charles Dudley
DEM
Biography
Charles Dudley is a Democrat running for North Carolina Senate District 3, covering Beaufort, Craven and Lenoir counties. He served more than 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and has spent two decades as senior pastor at New Beginnings Ministry of Faith in Havelock, per Neuse News. Dudley serves on boards including Habitat for Humanity and the Craven Community College Foundation, per Neuse News. He was raised in Kentucky by a single mother, per Neuse News.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Increase funding for public education and health care, including mental health
  • Supports good health care for veterans, including mental health support
Campaign siteFull profile
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Bob Brinson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bob Brinson is a Republican representing North Carolina Senate District 3, covering Beaufort, Craven and Lenoir counties, per the North Carolina General Assembly.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Charles Dudley (Democratic), Bob Brinson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bob Brinson 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 Lenoir County is in this district, per the certified district list.
North Carolina House District 12
2 candidates
County ▾
Chris Humphrey portrait
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Chris Humphrey
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Humphrey is the Republican incumbent for North Carolina House District 12, representing Greene, Jones and Lenoir counties, and owns an independent insurance agency, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Humphrey is an Eagle Scout who was first elected to the House in 2018, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports Second Amendment rights and voter ID laws
  • Supports parental rights in education
  • Supports state measures to address flooding and other natural disasters
Campaign siteFull profile
DH
Don Hardy
DEM
Biography
Don Hardy is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District 12 and the two-term Mayor of Kinston, per the campaign site. Hardy is a 20-year law enforcement veteran who served at the local, county and federal levels and served four years in the U.S. Navy, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Emphasizes public safety and economic development achievements from his time as mayor
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Chris Humphrey (Republican), Don Hardy (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Chris Humphrey 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 Lenoir County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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