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 | |
| Macon County Board of Commissioners District 1 | John Shearl (R) vs. Russ Lunn (D) |
| Macon County Board of Commissioners District 2 Vote for 2 | Dylan Castle (R), Kellie McConnell Burns (R), Terry Bell (D), Janet Jacobs Greene (D) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Macon County Board of Education District 2 | Gary Shields vs. Kaleena Keener Messer vs. Stephanie Hyder Laseter |
| Macon County Board of Education District 4 | Diedre Breeden vs. Robert (Bob) Perkins |
| Macon Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Vote for 2 | Pamela Peek Bell, Greg Zickgraf, Matthew Reynolds |
Also on every Macon 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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