Chowan County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Robert Trivette currently serves as Chief District Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, first appointed to the District Court bench in 2009, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Before his appointment, Trivette was an assistant district attorney with the Dare County District Attorney's Office and a law partner at Vandeventer Black. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is now a candidate for the Superior Court seat serving Camden County. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Eula Reid is a Superior Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to serve the remainder of Judge Jerry Tillett's term, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She previously served as a Superior Court judge in 2021 and 2022, and as a District Court judge for the 14 years before that, per the Island Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Kris John Felthousen is the Republican nominee and unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 1, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jeffrey Moreland currently serves as a District Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, elected in 2022, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Moreland and his wife are Army veterans who have lived in North Carolina since 2002; he received his undergraduate degree from UNC Pembroke and his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He moved to Perquimans County in 2014 and worked as an assistant district attorney before joining the bench. His prior campaign domain no longer resolves, so it is not linked. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Meader Harriss is a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, first elected in 2010, per dailyadvance.com. He holds a B.A. in business administration from the College of Charleston and a J.D. from the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, and worked as an assistant public defender in the First Judicial District focusing on juvenile defense and parent representation before joining the bench, per the College of Charleston alumni magazine. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jennifer (Jenny) Wells' campaign site describes her as serving as a District Court Judge in North Carolina's First Judicial District, which includes Camden County, per her campaign site. Wells is a graduate of Dare County Public Schools and Tulane University, earned her law degree from Campbell University School of Law, and served for 11 years as a Public Defender in the First Judicial District, per the same source.

Kyle Jones is an Assistant District Attorney and former Perquimans County Commissioner who served three terms on that county's Board of Commissioners until 2024, per the Island Free Press. He is running to fill the seat of District Court Judge Edgar Barnes, who retired after a 28-year career on the bench. Jones began his career as a prosecutor in 2013 and has handled tens of thousands of cases across the First Judicial District's seven counties, per his campaign site.

Roy Surrett is a Democrat running for North Carolina Senate District 2, covering Carteret, Chowan, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Warren and Washington counties. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University who spent 38 years in federal service, including as a U.S. Customs officer and at the National Security Agency and the Department of Defense, per the Albemarle Observer. Surrett is married with three children, and this is his first run for public office, per the Albemarle Observer.

Norman Sanderson grew up on a family farm in Columbus County and later worked in law enforcement for the Pamlico County Sheriff's Office, per the campaign site. He went on to serve as a Christian school principal and later owned a childcare facility in Havelock for more than 20 years before being elected to the North Carolina Senate, per the campaign site.

Edward C. Goodwin is the Republican incumbent for North Carolina House District 1, covering Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Goodwin is retired and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1972 to 1976, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.