Surry County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Surry County races, led by the North Carolina Senate District 36 contest.
Judges
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 1Gretchen Hollar Kirkman (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gretchen Hollar Kirkman Republican Incumbent
Gretchen Hollar Kirkman is a District Court Judge serving Surry and Stokes counties, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. She grew up in Dobson, Surry County, attending Dobson Elementary School, Surry Central High School and Surry Community College, and received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000. She has practiced law for more than 17 years specializing in family law, juvenile law and criminal defense, operating as a sole practitioner since 2004 at the Law Office of Gretchen Hollar Kirkman, PLLC, per The Stokes News. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Gretchen Hollar Kirkman (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 1. Voters across Stokes and Surry 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 23, Seat 2Tom Langan (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Tom Langan Republican Incumbent
Tom Langan has served as an assistant district attorney in the judicial district covering Stokes and Surry counties since 2000, focusing on cases involving impaired drivers and crimes against children, per The Stokes News. Langan earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1995 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1998, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Tom Langan (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 2. Voters across Stokes and Surry 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 23, Seat 3Marion McNeil Boone (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Marion McNeil Boone Republican Incumbent
Marion McNeil Boone currently serves as a District Court Judge for the district covering Surry and Stokes counties, on the bench since 2017, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Boone was in private practice for 30 years, concentrating in criminal, family and juvenile law, per Mountain Xpress. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Campbell University and her Juris Doctor from Campbell's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1986. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Marion McNeil Boone (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 3. Voters across Stokes and Surry 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).
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Find your districts by addressNorth Carolina Senate District 36Eddie Settle (R) · Trevor Cole Hardwick (D)
Eddie Settle Republican Incumbent
- Opposes tax increases and supports job creation
- Second Amendment gun rights
- Supports free two year community college degrees for local graduates and opposes teaching critical race theory in schools
Per the campaign site.
About Eddie Settle
Eddie Settle is a Republican representing North Carolina Senate District 36, covering Alexander, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, and is serving his second term, per the North Carolina General Assembly. He is a native of Wilkes County who owns and operates a printing company and a cattle operation, per his campaign site. Settle was elected to the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners in 2012, serving four years as chairman and three as vice chairman, per his campaign site.
Trevor Cole Hardwick Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Eddie Settle (Republican), Trevor Cole Hardwick (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Eddie Settle 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 90Ken Badgett (D) · Dan Kiger (R)
Ken Badgett Democratic
Ken Badgett is a Democrat running for North Carolina House District 90, covering Surry County and part of Wilkes County. He graduated from Surry Central High School in Dobson and Wake Forest University magna cum laude with honors in history, and later pursued graduate studies in Appalachian regional studies at Appalachian State University, per the Journal Patriot. Badgett has provided personal care for family members, describes himself as an independent historian, and directs the Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum, per the Journal Patriot. He chaired the Dobson Community Library board and served as a Surry County Board of Elections precinct worker for about 20 years, per the Journal Patriot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Dan Kiger Republican Incumbent
Dan Kiger is a Republican representing North Carolina House District 90, covering Surry and Wilkes counties. He was appointed to the seat on June 23, 2026, and works in small business, per the North Carolina General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Ken Badgett (Democratic), Dan Kiger (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dan Kiger 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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