General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: N.C. State Board of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list grouped by contest (all counties; report run Oct 13, 2026) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at N.C. Voter Search (State Board of Elections; shows your sample ballot).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District 1 | Rob Stetson (R) vs. Anna V. Stearns (D) |
| Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District 2 | Greg Parks (R) vs. Lonnie Israel (D) |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Gary Parris (R) vs. Quentin Miller (D) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Buncombe Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Vote for 2 | Trent Duncan, Alan Ditmore, Anthony D. Cole, Sara Nichols |
| Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 5 | Alina Moiseyev vs. Judy S. Lewis |
| Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 6 | Taras Shevchenko vs. Kim Plemmons |
| Asheville City Schools Board of Education Vote for 4 | Liza English-Kelly, Daria Datnoff, Sarah Thornburg, Rebecca Strimer, Daniel Shetley, Gordon Grant |
| City & town offices | |
| City of Asheville Mayor | Esther Manheimer vs. Kim Roney |
| City of Asheville City Council Vote for 3 | Drew Ball, Maggie Ullman Berthiaume, Jeffrey Burroughs, S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika E. Smith, Keith Young |
| Town of Black Mountain Town Council Vote for 2 | John Richardson, Michael Roberts, C. Michael Sobol, Brittany W. Williams |
| Town of Black Mountain Town Council (unexpired term) | Larry B. Harris vs. Cheryl L. Milton |
Also on every Buncombe County ballot: U.S. Senate, your U.S. House district, the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals seats, your N.C. Senate and House districts and any statewide referendums.
Party labels as listed by the State Board of Elections (D = Democratic, R = Republican, L = Libertarian, G = Green, U = unaffiliated, petition candidate). Judicial, district attorney and clerk of court races are partisan in North Carolina; school board, soil and water and most municipal races are nonpartisan unless a label is shown.
District court, superior court, district attorney, school board, soil and water and city races depend on where you live in the county; "Vote for N" is from the board's candidate file. U.S. Senate, U.S. House, the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and the General Assembly are on the state page.
Your exact ballot: N.C. Voter Search (State Board of Elections; shows your sample ballot).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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