Surry County, North Carolina ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested 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
Schools, colleges & special districts
Elkin City Schools Board of Education City District Vote for 2	Jill Bellia (R), Earl M. Blackburn (R), Mary Johnson (U)
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education at-Large	Tim Matthews (D) vs. Kyle Leonard (R)
City & town offices
Town of Elkin Commissioner Vote for 3	Mike Bovender, Jeffrey C. Eidson, Cicely McCulloch, Graham (Bear) Ray, Deryal Walker
City of Mount Airy Mayor	Jon Cawley vs. Bill Goins
City of Mount Airy Commissioner North Ward	Chad Hutchens vs. Wes Parker
Town of Pilot Mountain Commissioner Vote for 2	Milton Cobb, Diane M. Cook, Vince Hancock

Also on every Surry 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).

Unopposed

One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).

County offices

Surry County Board of Commissioners Central District: Brandon K. Whitaker (R)
Surry County Board of Commissioners Mount Airy District: Frank Fleming (R)
Surry County Board of Commissioners South District: Eddie Harris (R)
Surry County Sheriff: Brandon Johnson (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

N.C. District Court Judge District 23 Seat 1: Gretchen Hollar Kirkman (R)
N.C. District Court Judge District 23 Seat 2: Tom Langan (R)
N.C. District Court Judge District 23 Seat 3: Marion McNeil Boone (R)
District Attorney District 23: Quentin E. Harris (R)
Surry County Clerk of Superior Court: L. Neil Brendle (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Surry County Schools Board of Education District 2: Jill Inman (R)
Surry County Schools Board of Education District 3: Kent Whitaker (R)
Surry County Schools Board of Education District 4: Jade McCormick Kiger (R)
Elkin City Schools Board of Education West District: Jennifer Kleinheksel (R)
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education District A: Kasey Martin (R)
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education District B: Ben Cooke (R)
Surry Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: Brad Boyd, Jeremy Johnson

City & town offices

Town of Dobson Mayor: Ricky K. Draughn
Town of Dobson Commissioner: Jimmy Gillespie, Walter White
City of Mount Airy Commissioner South Ward: Phillip Thacker
Town of Pilot Mountain Mayor: Donna McKee Kiger

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