All 100 counties · General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
North Carolina has 100 counties. In 2026 every county elects a sheriff and clerk of superior court and some or all of its board of commissioners, most elect board of education members and soil and water supervisors, and some elect a register of deeds; district and superior court judges and district attorneys are elected by judicial district. Party nominees were chosen in the March 3 primary.
Every county page is copied from the State Board of Elections' official 2026 general election candidate list grouped by contest, which covers all 100 counties.
Source: N.C. State Board of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list by contest (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Each page names its own source. Find your exact ballot at N.C. Voter Search (State Board of Elections; shows your sample ballot).
| County | What's on the page |
|---|---|
| Alamance County | 5 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Alexander County | 2 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Alleghany County | 1 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Anson County | 6 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Ashe County | 2 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Avery County | 2 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Beaufort County | 7 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Bertie County | 3 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Bladen County | 5 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Brunswick County | 5 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Buncombe County | 11 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Burke County | 4 contested · 17 unopposed |
| Cabarrus County | 3 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Caldwell County | 1 contested · 14 unopposed |
| Camden County | 4 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Carteret County | 3 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Caswell County | 4 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Catawba County | 2 contested · 19 unopposed |
| Chatham County | 4 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Cherokee County | 4 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Chowan County | 7 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Clay County | 2 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Cleveland County | 2 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Columbus County | 4 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Craven County | 14 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Cumberland County | 6 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Currituck County | 7 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Dare County | 4 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Davidson County | 4 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Davie County | 0 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Duplin County | 0 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Durham County | 3 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Edgecombe County | 3 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Forsyth County | 11 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Franklin County | 9 contested · 4 unopposed |
| Gaston County | 8 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Gates County | 4 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Graham County | 2 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Granville County | 3 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Greene County | 6 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Guilford County | 9 contested · 14 unopposed |
| Halifax County | 3 contested · 3 unopposed |
| Harnett County | 2 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Haywood County | 4 contested · 13 unopposed |
| Henderson County | 10 contested · 15 unopposed |
| Hertford County | 1 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Hoke County | 3 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Hyde County | 3 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Iredell County | 2 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Jackson County | 6 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Johnston County | 1 contested · 13 unopposed |
| Jones County | 7 contested · 13 unopposed |
| Lee County | 4 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Lenoir County | 2 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Lincoln County | 5 contested · 8 unopposed |
| McDowell County | 2 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Macon County | 5 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Madison County | 7 contested · 3 unopposed |
| Martin County | 5 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Mecklenburg County | 2 contested · 22 unopposed |
| Mitchell County | 2 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Montgomery County | 5 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Moore County | 4 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Nash County | 5 contested · 11 unopposed |
| New Hanover County | 8 contested · 3 unopposed |
| Northampton County | 2 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Onslow County | 2 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Orange County | 3 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Pamlico County | 4 contested · 19 unopposed |
| Pasquotank County | 3 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Pender County | 6 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Perquimans County | 3 contested · 8 unopposed |
| Person County | 3 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Pitt County | 5 contested · 13 unopposed |
| Polk County | 4 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Randolph County | 9 contested · 12 unopposed |
| Richmond County | 3 contested · 4 unopposed |
| Robeson County | 6 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Rockingham County | 3 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Rowan County | 6 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Rutherford County | 13 contested · 13 unopposed |
| Sampson County | 2 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Scotland County | 6 contested · 4 unopposed |
| Stanly County | 10 contested · 22 unopposed |
| Stokes County | 3 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Surry County | 6 contested · 20 unopposed |
| Swain County | 4 contested · 7 unopposed |
| Transylvania County | 2 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Tyrrell County | 4 contested · 4 unopposed |
| Union County | 7 contested · 5 unopposed |
| Vance County | 4 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Wake County | 16 contested · 14 unopposed |
| Warren County | 1 contested · 9 unopposed |
| Washington County | 3 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Watauga County | 8 contested · 2 unopposed |
| Wayne County | 4 contested · 6 unopposed |
| Wilkes County | 2 contested · 10 unopposed |
| Wilson County | 9 contested · 11 unopposed |
| Yadkin County | 1 contested · 15 unopposed |
| Yancey County | 3 contested · 5 unopposed |
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