Hoke County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
9 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 6 Hoke County races, led by the North Carolina Senate District 24 contest.
Judges
North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1Michael (Mike) Stone (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Michael (Mike) Stone Republican Incumbent
Michael (Mike) Stone is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge serving Moore and Hoke counties, elected to the bench in 2018 after previously serving as a Hoke County District Court judge, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. Before his judicial career he spent twenty years as an attorney in private practice handling cases in Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland counties, and he earned his law degree from the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, per The Pilot. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Michael (Mike) Stone (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1. Voters across Hoke and Moore counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
Full race pageNorth Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1Kimberly Furr Davis (R) · Tron Faulk Ross (D)
Kimberly Furr Davis Republican
Kimberly Furr Davis is a candidate for District Court Judge for Moore and Hoke Counties, Judicial District 29, per her campaign site. Davis began her legal career in 2008 as a district court prosecutor and became a felony drug crimes prosecutor in 2012, later serving as a Special Assistant federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District, per her campaign site. She earned her undergraduate degree from UNC Chapel Hill and her law degree from Campbell University, per the same source.
Tron Faulk Ross Democratic Incumbent
Tron Faulk Ross was appointed by Governor Josh Stein as a District Court Judge for District 29, covering Hoke and Moore counties, in April 2025, per The Pilot. She previously served as an associate county attorney for Moore County and worked as an attorney for the Lee County Department of Social Services. Ross received her bachelor's degree from UNC Charlotte and her law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, and has been a licensed attorney since 1998, per her campaign site.
Kimberly Furr Davis (Republican) and Tron Faulk Ross (Democratic) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1. Voters across Hoke and Moore counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. State law limits who may run for this seat to a resident of Hoke or Moore County, but every voter in the district still elects it. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
Full race pageNorth Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 2Beth Tanner (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Beth Tanner Republican Incumbent
Beth Tanner is a District Court Judge serving Moore and Hoke counties, seeking a new term in 2026, per her campaign site. She served as Associate Director for the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission from 2017 to 2022 and continues to serve as a Commissioner on that body, per the commission's official site. In December 2022 she earned an LL.M. from Nottingham Law School through a joint program with Campbell Law, and she has gained a juvenile certification as a specialized juvenile court judge and is involved in community programs such as mock trial and teen court, per her campaign site.
Beth Tanner (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 2. Voters across Hoke and Moore counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. State law limits who may run for this seat to a resident of Hoke or Moore County, but every voter in the district still elects it. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
Full race pageNorth Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 5Yohan Namkung (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Yohan Namkung Republican Incumbent
Yohan Namkung was appointed District Court Judge in Judicial District 29, serving Hoke and Moore counties, by Governor Roy Cooper in March 2024, per the Governor's Office. Namkung previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in the 29th Judicial District and serves as a Captain and Judge Advocate Trial Counsel in the North Carolina Army National Guard, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Yohan Namkung (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, Seat 5. Voters across Hoke and Moore counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. State law limits who may run for this seat to a resident of Hoke County, but every voter in the district still elects it. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).
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Find your districts by addressNorth Carolina Senate District 24Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (R) · Catina Hamm (D)
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Incumbent
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. is a Republican representing North Carolina Senate District 24, covering Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties, and is serving his fifth term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Catina Hamm Democratic
- Protecting and strengthening public schools and supporting educators
- Expanding job training and small business pathways
- Improving healthcare access, including mental health and addiction services
Per the campaign site.
About Catina Hamm
Catina Hamm is a Democrat running for North Carolina Senate District 24, covering Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. She is a retired U.S. Army veteran with deployments to Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Somalia and Iraq, per her campaign site. Hamm is a licensed respiratory therapist who has worked in hospitals, pulmonary clinics, detention facilities and home medical equipment services, per her campaign site. She holds an associate's degree in general studies and a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in computer information systems, per her campaign site.
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Catina Hamm (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Danny Earl Britt, Jr. is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageNorth Carolina House District 48Ralph Carter (R) · Garland E. Pierce (D)
Ralph Carter Republican
- Lists affordability as a top priority
- Lists education as a top priority
- Lists healthy families as a top priority
Per the campaign site.
About Ralph Carter
Carter is an orthopedic surgeon who has practiced in Laurinburg for more than three decades, per the campaign site. Carter served 13 years of active and reserve duty in the Air Force after attending medical school at Wake Forest on an Air Force scholarship, per the campaign site. Carter earned an undergraduate degree in zoology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has lived in Laurinburg for more than 35 years, per the campaign site.
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Incumbent
- Emphasizes constituent-focused leadership across education, law enforcement, healthcare and small business
Per the campaign site.
About Garland E. Pierce
Garland E. Pierce is the Democratic incumbent for North Carolina House District 48, representing Hoke and Scotland counties, and is serving an 11th term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Pierce is a Baptist minister who has served as pastor for more than 45 years, previously worked as a UPS driver and served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1974, per the North Carolina General Assembly.
Ralph Carter (Republican), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Garland E. Pierce is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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