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Alexander County, NC

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 5
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Virginia Foxx portrait
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Virginia Foxx
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Foxx, who chairs the House Committee on Rules, holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Ed.D. from UNC-Greensboro, per the official House biography. Before her 2004 election to Congress, she taught at Caldwell Community College and Appalachian State University and spent ten years in the North Carolina Senate, 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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Chuck Hubbard
DEM
Biography
Hubbard is a native of Wilkes County with more than 40 years of experience as a local journalist known for maintaining journalistic objectivity, per the campaign site. He lives in Wilkesboro, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting working families and small businesses
  • Expanding access to affordable healthcare and protecting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
  • Supporting public education
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Robert B. Luffman
Libertarian
Biography
Robert B. Luffman has spent 25 years in the transportation industry, including 14 years as a commercial driver with more than a million safe miles across the 48 contiguous states and Canada, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Moving beyond two party politics toward common sense governance
  • Amplifying the voices of North Carolina's 5th District
Campaign siteFull 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.
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 ▾
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 Alexander County

ZIP 28636 sits in Alexander County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Alexander County races (4).

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.
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
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.
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
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 36
2 candidates
County ▾
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Eddie Settle
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Eddie Settle is a Republican representing North Carolina Senate District 36, covering Alexander, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, and is serving his second term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. He is a native of Wilkes County who owns and operates a printing company and a cattle operation, per his campaign site. Settle was elected to the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners in 2012, serving four years as chairman and three as vice chairman, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposes tax increases and supports job creation
  • Second Amendment gun rights
  • Supports free two year community college degrees for local graduates and opposes teaching critical race theory in schools
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Trevor Cole Hardwick
DEM
Biography
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Eddie Settle (Republican), Trevor Cole Hardwick (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Eddie Settle 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 Alexander County is in this district, per the certified district list.
North Carolina House District 94
2 candidates
County ▾
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Blair Eddins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Blair Eddins is a Republican representing North Carolina House District 94, covering Alexander and Wilkes counties. He was first elected in 2024 and holds the position of House Majority Freshman Whip, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Eddins works for Samaritan's Purse, per the North Carolina General Assembly, and was selected by district Republicans to succeed the previous representative before being sworn in as state representative, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Limited government
  • Family values
  • Quality education
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Andy Warren
DEM
Biography
Andy Warren is a Democrat running for North Carolina House District 94, covering Alexander and Wilkes counties, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Health care access described on his site as compassion, care and community
  • Equality, described on his site as fairness, freedom and respect for every neighbor
  • Investing in public education and supporting teachers
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About this race
Blair Eddins (Republican), Andy Warren (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Blair Eddins 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 Alexander County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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