Ashley Hornsby Welch
Republican Incumbent
Biography
Ashley Hornsby Welch serves as District Attorney for North Carolina's Prosecutorial District 43, per the NC Judicial Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Haywood County, North Carolina
District Attorney, District 43
Haywood County, North Carolina
District Attorney, District 43
One candidate is tracked for District Attorney, District 43 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ashley Hornsby Welch. Candidate information follows official Haywood County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Incumbent Ashley Hornsby Welch is unopposed, per the NCSBE certified candidate list. District 43 covers Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.
What this office does
District attorney or prosecutor. The district attorney is the chief prosecutor for the county or judicial district. The office decides which criminal charges to file, negotiates pleas, tries cases and, in many states, advises county government or handles child support and juvenile matters. The office sets local charging and diversion policies within state law.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Ashley Hornsby Welch, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.