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 | |
| Gaston County Board of Commissioners Dallas Township | Cathy Cloninger (R) vs. Matt Buchanan (D) |
| Gaston County Board of Commissioners Gastonia Township | Jessica Maria Moreno (D) vs. Tom Keigher (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Gaston County Board of Education at-Large | Brenda Eskridge (D) vs. Dot Cherry (R) |
| Gaston County Board of Education Dallas Township | Josh Crisp (R) vs. Debra Gunnings-Johnson (D) |
| Gaston County Board of Education Gastonia Township | Che'z (Shea) Adams (D) vs. Tim Taylor (R) |
| Gaston County Board of Education Riverbend Township | Barbara Walls (D) vs. A.M. Stephens III (R) |
| Gaston County Board of Education South Point Township | David Gain-Tang Chee (D) vs. Tod Kinlaw (R) |
| Gaston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Vote for 2 | Dan Brandon, Colby Watts, Bill Ward |
Also on every Gaston 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).
Candidate bios and positions for these local races are not on Vote Book yet. Spot an error? Tell us · All North Carolina counties