28625

Who is on the ballot in 28625?

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16 races and 3 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 10
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Pat Harrigan
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harrigan is a Green Beret veteran and businessman whose career has ranged from entrepreneurial ventures to manufacturing defense products, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cut federal spending and reduce government overreach
  • Support law enforcement and school safety
  • 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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Ashley Bell
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protecting patients' healthcare decisions from insurance company interference
  • Banning congressional stock trading and restricting the influence of Citizens United
  • Regulation of AI and data centers
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Steven Feldman
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Balance our federal budget: too much spending is the big problem
  • Simplify the system: minimal rates and no deductions
  • Our military should defend our borders, not tell others how to live
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.

Countywide races in Iredell County

ZIP 28625 sits in Iredell County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Iredell County races (17).

Iredell County Board of Commissioners
5 candidates
County ▾
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Bert Connolly
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bert Connolly serves as Chairman of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, per the board's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Scottie Brown
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Scottie Brown serves on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, per the board's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Brent Goddard
REP
Biography
Brent Goddard has more than 40 years of strategic planning experience and holds two master's degrees, per Iredell Free News. He has cited gaps in experience and knowledge on the current Board of Commissioners as his motivation for running. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Terence Clark
DEM
Biography
Terence Clark is a candidate for the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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Amanda Brown Kotis
DEM
Biography
Amanda Brown Kotis is a candidate for the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
About this race
Three at-large seats are up in 2026 (top two finishers get four-year terms, third-place finisher gets a two-year term). Six Republicans ran in the March 3, 2026 primary; incumbents Scottie Brown and Bert Connolly and newcomer Brent Goddard won the three Republican nominations, per Iredell Free News and Candidate_Listing_2026.csv. They face Democrats Terence Clark and Amanda Brown Kotis, who were unopposed for their party's nomination, in the November 3, 2026 general election for the three seats.
Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jim Mixson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim Mixson serves as Clerk of Superior Court for Iredell County, per the NC Judicial Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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
Incumbent Jim Mixson finished ahead of challenger H. William Compton Jr. in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, per Iredell Free News reporting, and no other candidate filed, so Mixson is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv.
Iredell County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Renee L. Holland
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Renee L. Holland serves as Iredell County's Register of Deeds, per the office's own staff listing. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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
Renee L. Holland (Republican) filed and no other candidate filed, so she is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv. NOTE: this build brief's default assumption is that register of deeds is not on any 2026 North Carolina county ballot, but the certified NCSBE filing list confirms this office is up in Iredell County this cycle (one of 24 counties statewide with a register-of-deeds contest in 2026, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), so it is included here.
Iredell County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Darren E. Campbell
REP
Biography
Darren Campbell serves as Iredell County Sheriff, per the Sheriff's Office's own command staff listing. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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
Darren E. Campbell (Republican) filed and no other candidate filed, so he is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv and Iredell Free News.
Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
3 candidates
County ▾
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Dave Fago
Biography
Dave Fago is a candidate for Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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H. William Compton, Jr.
Biography
Compton describes himself as a retired educator and volunteer who lives in Iredell County, with an associate's degree from Mitchell Community College and a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, per his candidate questionnaire in the Statesville Record & Landmark for the 2026 clerk of superior court primary. The county's certified list gives his name as H. William Compton, Jr. (ballot name; filed under Herman Compton). No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
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Cierra Bradford
INCUMBENT
Biography
Cierra Bradford serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors, per the district's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
About this race
Two of the district's elected seats are up in 2026 (nonpartisan). Three candidates filed: current supervisor Cierra Bradford, and challengers Dave Fago and H. William Compton Jr. (who also ran in the 2026 Republican primary for Clerk of Superior Court), per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv and the county's official SWCD Board of Supervisors page. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Town of Harmony Town Council
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jack (Junior) Shoemaker
Biography
Jack Shoemaker is a candidate for Harmony Town Council. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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
Two seats are up; one candidate, Jack (Junior) Shoemaker, filed, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv. Effort capped per the build brief for this uncontested small-town race; only the official candidate filing was consulted, no dedicated web search was run. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Town of Love Valley Commissioner
3 candidates
County ▾
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Kenny Godwin
Biography
Kenny Godwin is a candidate for Love Valley Commissioner. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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Larry Keith
Biography
Larry Keith is a candidate for Love Valley Commissioner. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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Liz Ruddy
Biography
Liz Ruddy is a candidate for Love Valley Commissioner. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
About this race
Three seats are up; three candidates filed and are unopposed: Kenny Godwin, Larry Keith and Liz Ruddy, per Candidate_Listing_2026.csv. Effort capped per the build brief for this uncontested small-town race; only the official candidate filing was consulted, no dedicated web search was run.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 32, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Carole A. Hicks
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Carole A. Hicks is a North Carolina District Court judge for Judicial District 32, based in Statesville, first elected to the bench in 2018 and reelected in 2022, per nccourts.gov. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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
Carole A. Hicks (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 32, Seat 1. Voters across Alexander and Iredell 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 Iredell 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 32, Seat 6
1 candidate
County ▾
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Martin J. Gottholm
REP
Biography
Martin J. Gottholm previously worked as an assistant district attorney and District Court judge before going into private law practice, per Iredell Free News reporting. He is running for a District Court seat that became vacant when Judge Christina Corbett resigned in March 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
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
Martin J. Gottholm (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 32, Seat 6. Voters across Alexander and Iredell 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 37
2 candidates
County ▾
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Raygan J. Angel
DEM
Biography
Raygan Angel is a law student who serves on the NC Democratic Party State Executive Committee, per Iredell Free News. The campaign site describes Angel as a community organizer focused on voter turnout and engagement. Angel's campaign lists fully funded public schools, affordable healthcare and redistricting reform among its priorities.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fully funded public schools
  • Affordable healthcare access and lower costs for small businesses
  • Addressing gerrymandering in how legislative districts are drawn
Vickie Sawyer portrait
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Vickie Sawyer
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Vickie Sawyer is an entrepreneur who owns Sawyer Insurance and Financial Services and an honor graduate of UNC Charlotte, per her campaign site. She serves as co-chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation, representing Iredell and northern Mecklenburg counties in the North Carolina Senate.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthening public education
  • Advancing conservative, common-sense policy solutions
About this race
Raygan J. Angel (Democratic), Vickie Sawyer (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Vickie Sawyer 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 Iredell County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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