Elections and candidate filings
Open seats and who has filed for them, from the North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing files, covering Chatham and Wake County. Filing periods are short, so a contest showing nobody usually means filing has not opened yet rather than that nobody wants the job.
77
contests on the ballot
81
seats up
154
candidates filed
25
already uncontested
November 2026 general election · November 3, 2026
| Contest | County | Seats | Filed | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 03 Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Michael R. (Mike) Roberson (Democratic) |
| Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 04 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | John M. Crowell (Republican), Katie Kenlan (Democratic) |
| Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 05 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | Franklin Gomez Flores (Democratic), Steve Ganley (Republican) |
| Chatham County Board of Education District 03 | Chatham | 1 | 3 | Adele Sommerville, Michelle L. May, Sarah D'Amato |
| Chatham County Board of Education District 04 Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Jane Allen Wilson |
| Chatham County Board of Education District 05 Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Diana Hales |
| Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Dana M. Hackney (Democratic) |
| Chatham County Sheriff Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | Marcus A. Globuschutz (Republican), Steve Maynor (Democratic) |
| Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Uncontested | Chatham | 2 | 2 | John S. Glosson, Richard Hayes |
| District Attorney District 18 Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Jeff Nieman (Democratic) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 01 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | John S. Arrowood (Democratic), Michael C. Byrne (Republican) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 02 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | George Cooper Bell (Republican), Tobias (Toby) Hampson (Democratic) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 03 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | Christine Marie Walczyk (Democratic), Craig Collins (Republican) |
| NC District Court Judge District 18 Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | C. Todd Roper (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 054 Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Robert T. Reives II (Democratic) |
| NC State Senate District 20 Partisan Uncontested | Chatham | 1 | 1 | Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic) |
| NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | Anita Earls (Democratic), Sarah Stevens (Republican) |
| US House of Representatives District 04 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 3 | Guy Meilleur (Libertarian), Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar (Republican), Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic) |
| US House of Representatives District 09 Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 2 | Richard Hudson (Republican), Richard N. Ojeda II (Democratic) |
| US Senate Partisan | Chatham | 1 | 4 | Michael Dublin (Green), Michael Whatley (Republican), Roy Cooper (Democratic), Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian) |
| City of Raleigh City Council At-large | Wake | 2 | 4 | Clark Rinehart, Joshua Bradley, Ms. Stormie Denise Forte, Sana Siddiqui |
| City of Raleigh City Council District A | Wake | 1 | 2 | Mitchell Silver, Whitney Hill |
| City of Raleigh City Council District B Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Megan Patton |
| City of Raleigh City Council District C | Wake | 1 | 2 | Corey Branch, Jared S. Ollison |
| City of Raleigh City Council District D | Wake | 1 | 2 | Jane Harrison, Jevon Smith-Cook |
| City of Raleigh City Council District E | Wake | 1 | 2 | Christina Jones, Marc Scruggs |
| City of Raleigh Mayor | Wake | 1 | 2 | Ashleigh Heath Armstrong, Janet Cowell |
| District Attorney District 10 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Wiley Nickel (Democratic) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 01 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | John S. Arrowood (Democratic), Michael C. Byrne (Republican) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 02 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | George Cooper Bell (Republican), Tobias (Toby) Hampson (Democratic) |
| NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 03 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Christine Marie Walczyk (Democratic), Craig Collins (Republican) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10a Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Rashad A. Hauter (Republican) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10b Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | David K. Baker (Democratic) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10d Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Margaret Eagles (Democratic) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10d Seat 02 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Amalia Mercedes Restucha (Democratic), J. Brian Ratledge (Republican) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10d Seat 03 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Kevin Boxberger (Democratic) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10e Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Ms. Sam Hamadani (Democratic) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10e Seat 02 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Louis Meyer (Democratic) |
| NC District Court Judge District 10f Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Chris Brooks (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 011 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Matthew Kordon (Libertarian) |
| NC House of Representatives District 021 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Bryson Johnson (Republican), Ya Liu (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 033 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Matthew Orr (Republican), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 034 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Ed George (Libertarian), Tim Longest (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 035 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Evonne S. Hopkins (Democratic), Mike Schietzelt (Republican) |
| NC House of Representatives District 036 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Julie von Haefen (Democratic), Mary Insprucker (Republican) |
| NC House of Representatives District 037 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Erin Pare (Republican), Winn Decker (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 038 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Abe Jones (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 039 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | James A. Roberson (Democratic), Jorge Cordova (Republican), Wayne Cockrell (Libertarian) |
| NC House of Representatives District 040 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Lucas Everett Jones (Libertarian), Phil Rubin (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 041 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Bruce Forster (Republican), Maria Cervania (Democratic) |
| NC House of Representatives District 049 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Daran Thomas (Republican) |
| NC House of Representatives District 066 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Sarah Crawford (Democratic) |
| NC State Senate District 13 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Robert van Brederode (Republican) |
| NC State Senate District 14 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Angela B. McCarty (Republican), Dan Blue (Democratic) |
| NC State Senate District 15 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | David Bankert (Republican), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic) |
| NC State Senate District 16 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Gale Adcock (Democratic), Jonathan D. Miller (Libertarian), Philip Hensley (Republican) |
| NC State Senate District 17 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Mrs. Sydney Batch (Democratic), Patrick J. Bowersox (Libertarian), Shirley Johnson (Republican) |
| NC State Senate District 18 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Brad Hessel (Libertarian), Chris Stock (Republican), Haseeb Fatmi (Democratic) |
| NC Superior Court Judge District 10b Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Vince Rozier, Jr. (Democratic) |
| NC Superior Court Judge District 10d Seat 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Keith Gregory (Democratic) |
| NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Anita Earls (Democratic), Sarah Stevens (Republican) |
| US House of Representatives District 02 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Deborah K. Ross (Democratic), Eugene F. Douglass (Republican), Matthew Laszacs (Libertarian) |
| US House of Representatives District 04 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Guy Meilleur (Libertarian), Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar (Republican), Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic) |
| US House of Representatives District 13 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 3 | Brad Knott (Republican), Paul Barringer (Democratic), Steven Swinton (Libertarian) |
| US Senate Partisan | Wake | 1 | 4 | Michael Dublin (Green), Michael Whatley (Republican), Roy Cooper (Democratic), Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian) |
| Wake County Board of Commissioners At-large Partisan | Wake | 2 | 4 | Christine Kushner (Democratic), Gary Dale Hartong (Republican), Kyle Stogoski (Republican), Mona Singh (Democratic) |
| Wake County Board of Commissioners District 01 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Don Mial (Democratic) |
| Wake County Board of Commissioners District 02 Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | John B. Adcock (Republican), Safiyah Jackson (Democratic) |
| Wake County Board of Commissioners District 03 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Cheryl F. Stallings (Democratic) |
| Wake County Board of Commissioners District 07 Partisan Uncontested | Wake | 1 | 1 | Vickie Adamson (Democratic) |
| Wake County Board of Education District 01 | Wake | 1 | 3 | Bonnie Greaves, Jasmine Zavala, Sebrina Pierce |
| Wake County Board of Education District 02 | Wake | 1 | 2 | Ann Schubarg, Christina A. Gordon |
| Wake County Board of Education District 07 | Wake | 1 | 3 | Amita Gupta, Jacob Arthur, Maddie Segal |
| Wake County Board of Education District 09 | Wake | 1 | 3 | Brian Olson, Cheryl Alexis, Tyler Swanson |
| Wake County Clerk of Superior Court Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Claudia C. Croom (Democratic), Joe E. Teague, Jr. (Republican) |
| Wake County Sheriff Partisan | Wake | 1 | 2 | Kenny Blackwell (Republican), Willie Rowe (Democratic) |
| Wake Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor | Wake | 2 | 6 | Beth Pugh Farrell, Brian K. Lewis, Cece Grant, Jim White, Samantha Krop, Terence Thomas |