North Carolina Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
Josh Stein (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Burns (R) - Monroe Mayor & Businessman
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Auditor
State Treasurer
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
STATE LEGISLATURE
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2026:
Roy Cooper (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Don Davis (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Snow Hill Mayor & USAF Veteran
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
District 2
District 3
Raymond Smith (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Wayne County School Board Member & EducatorDistrict 4
DISTRICT 5
Chuck Hubbard (D) - Retired Newspaper Reporter, '24 Nominee & '22 St Rep Nominee
District 6
Cyril Jefferson (D) - High Point Mayor, Ex-City Councilman & Businessman District 7
District 8
District 9
Richard Ojeda (D) - Ex-WV St Sen, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & '20 US Sen CandidateDistrict 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Paul Barringer (D) - Attorney & Healthcare ConsultantDistrict 14
Political Parties
Constitution
Party of North Carolina (C)
North Carolina Democratic Party (D)
North Carolina Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of North Carolina (L)
North Carolina Republican Party (R)
Unity Party of North Carolina (U)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Asheboro
Courier-Tribune
Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville Daily Planet (Alternative)
Mountain Xpress Asheville (Alternative)
Burlington
Times-News
Chapel Hill News
Axios Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Post (African-American)
Coastland Times
Creative Loafing Charlotte (Alternative)
La Noticia Charlotte (Spanish)
Queen City Nerve Charlotte (Alternative)
La Conexion USA (Spanish)
Davie County Enterprise-Record
Duke Chronicle
Durham Herald-Sun
Indy Week (Durham - Alternative)
Elon News Network
Enlace Latino NC (Spanish)
Fayetteville Observer
Gaston Gazette
Goldsboro News-Argus
Carolina Peacemaker Greensboro (African-American)
Greensboro News & Record
Greenville Daily Reflector
Guilford County Rhino Times (Conservative)
Jacksonville Daily News
Mount Airy News
NC A&T Register
NC Newsline
NC Policy Watch
NC State Technician
New Bern Sun Journal
North State Journal
Q Notes Carolinas (LGBT)
Que Pasa Media Network (Spanish)
Axios Raleigh
Raleigh News & Observer
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Shelby Star
Smoky Mountain News
Southern Pines Pilot
Triangle Tribune (African-American)
UNC Daily Tar Heel
UNC Mirror
Wilmington Star News
Winston-Salem Chronicle (African-American)
Winston-Salem Journal
PBS North Carolina
WYFF TV-4 (NBC - Asheville)
WSPA TV-7 (CBS - Asheville)
WLOS TV-13 (ABC - Asheville)
WHNS TV-17 (FOX - Asheville)
WBTV TV-3 (CBS - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-9 (ABC - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-9 (Telemundo - Charlotte)
WJZY TV-25 (FOX - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-36 (NBC - Charlotte)
WGHP TV-8 (FOX - Greensboro)
Spectrum News 1 (Raleigh)
WRAL TV-5 / TV-50 (NBC / FOX - Raleigh)
WTVD TV-11 (ABC - Raleigh)
WNCN TV-17 (CBS - Raleigh)
WUVC TV-40 (Univision - Raleigh)
WCQS Blue Ridge Public Radio (NPR - Asheville)
WUNC Public Radio (NPR - Chapel Hill)
WFAE Public Radio (NPR - Charlotte)