Lee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Joy A. Jones (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 12, Seat 1. Voters across Harnett, Johnston and Lee 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 Johnston 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).

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Travis N. Wheeler (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 12, Seat 2. Voters across Harnett, Johnston and Lee 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 Johnston 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).

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Jason P. Kimble (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 12, Seat 3. Voters across Harnett, Johnston and Lee 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).

Jim Burgin Republican Incumbent

Jim Burgin is the president and owner of C&D Insurance and previously served two terms as a Harnett County Commissioner, per the campaign site. He has represented North Carolina's 12th Senate District since 2019 and chairs the Senate Healthcare Committee, per the campaign site.

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Jim Burgin (Republican), Tanya White Anderson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jim Burgin 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.

Charles M. Taylor (Republican), April Montgomery (Unaffiliated) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. John Sauls (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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.