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Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

9 candidates are tracked for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Caitlin Marsh, Travis Allen Floyd, Gracie Chamblee, Brad A. Barefoot, Joe David Austin, Luke Smith, Christine A. Livingston, John Michael Langdon and Dewitt Hardee. Candidate information follows official Johnston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Nine candidates filed for two seats on the November 3, 2026 nonpartisan ballot: Travis Allen Floyd, Gracie Chamblee, Brad A. Barefoot, Joe David Austin, Luke Smith, Caitlin Marsh, Christine A. Livingston, John Michael Langdon, and Dewitt Hardee. Results are unofficial until certified.

About the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District

The district is a sub-unit of state government whose five-member Board of Supervisors oversees programs that help residents with natural resource problems. Ninety-six of North Carolina's 100 counties have one, per the county's district page. Its programs include water quality protection assistance, livestock exclusion fencing, conservation planning and easements, the Voluntary Agricultural District program, Envirothon and other conservation education, beaver management and a no-till drill.

The board has five supervisors: three elected and two appointed. Terms are four years and the seats are nonpartisan. The elected supervisors run countywide on the general ballot, so every Johnston County voter votes on them, and two seats are up in 2026, per the county's district board page.

John Langdon (chairman) and Dewitt Hardee are the two elected supervisors whose terms run through December 31, 2026, per the district board page, and both are on the ballot.

Official source: Johnston County: Soil and Water Conservation District board, Johnston County: Soil and Water Conservation District

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Caitlin Marsh

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Supporting the Voluntary Agricultural District program to keep working farms in production
  • Expanding conservation practices that reduce erosion and runoff into the Neuse River and local streams
  • Investing in youth environmental education programs like Envirothon and the mobile soils classroom

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Caitlin Marsh is the founder of Marsh Strategic Consulting LLC and a former North Carolina State Senate candidate, per her campaign site. She comes from a Bladen County farming family and is a longtime Johnston County resident raising three children in the area.

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Travis Allen Floyd

Nonpartisan

Biography

Travis Allen Floyd is a candidate for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Gracie Chamblee

Nonpartisan

Biography

A Johnston County resident since 1989 and a retiree from local government with experience in the budget process, per a profile on the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation's Boards and Commissions program page. The Johnston County Democratic Party lists her as its candidate for Johnston County Soil & Water Supervisor, per the party's 2026 candidates page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Brad A. Barefoot

Nonpartisan

Biography

Brad A. Barefoot is a candidate for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Joe David Austin

Nonpartisan

Biography

Joe David Austin is a candidate for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Luke Smith

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Preserve family farms, productive farmland and Johnston County's agricultural heritage as the county grows
  • Protect clean water, with regular water quality monitoring, transparency and infrastructure improvements where needed
  • Improve soil health through proven conservation and regenerative practices such as cover crops, composting and biochar

Per the campaign site.

Biography

A generational Johnston County farmer who has led grassroots field operations across more than 25 states, per his campaign site.

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Christine A. Livingston

Nonpartisan

Biography

Christine A. Livingston is a candidate for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

John Michael Langdon

Nonpartisan

Biography

John Langdon serves as Chairman of the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors, an elected seat, per the district's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Dewitt Hardee

Nonpartisan

Biography

A Johnston County native who served as the first Farmland Preservation Director for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from 2006 until he retired in 2021, per NCDA&CS. He sits on the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District board and owns a family farm north of Benson that has been in the family since before the Civil War, per the district's news page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor in 2026?

9 candidates are tracked for Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Caitlin Marsh, Travis Allen Floyd, Gracie Chamblee, Brad A. Barefoot, Joe David Austin, Luke Smith, Christine A. Livingston, John Michael Langdon and Dewitt Hardee. Candidate information follows official Johnston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor election in North Carolina?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Carolina are on the North Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Johnston County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Caitlin Marsh, full profileTravis Allen Floyd, full profileGracie Chamblee, full profileBrad A. Barefoot, full profileJoe David Austin, full profileLuke Smith, full profileChristine A. Livingston, full profileJohn Michael Langdon, full profileDewitt Hardee, full profileOfficial North Carolina election office