Wake County Clerk of Superior Court
County- Claudia Croom · Democrat
Wake
Wake Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Preview your Wake, North Carolina sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests.
Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateNorth Carolina
Races Listed16
Profiles39
Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot.
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The previews below come from our automated tracker and may not expand into full profiles yet. Your exact ballot, including statewide and congressional races, is one ZIP code away.
Enter your ZIP for your exact ballot →Wake County Commissioner At-Large
County- Kyle Stogoski · Republican
- Kimberly McGhee · Democrat
- Steve Rao · Democrat
- Marguerite Creel · Democrat
- Robert Mitchener, Jr. · Democrat
- Christine Kushner · Democrat
- Jonathan Lambert-Melton · Democrat
- Gary Dale Hartong · Republican
- 1 more — see your exact ballot →
City of Raleigh City Council At-Large
City- Stormie Denise Forte · Democrat
- James Garland Bledsoe
- Sana Fazal Siddiqui · Democrat
- Cameron Gabriel Zamot · Democrat
- Clark Neal Rinehart · Democrat
- Joshua Damon Bradley
Wake County District Attorney
County- Melanie Shekita · Democrat
- Sherita Walton · Democrat
- Wiley Nickel · Democrat
City of Raleigh City Council District C
City- Tolulope Olayinka Omokaiye
- Jared Scott Ollison · Democrat
- Diana Angie Powell · Democrat
- Corey Demont Branch · Democrat
City of Raleigh Mayor
City- Ashleigh Heath Armstrong
- Janet Raye Cowell
City of Raleigh City Council District B
City- Megan Anderson Patton
Wake County School Board District 6
County- Sam Hershey · Democrat
City of Raleigh City Council District D
City- Jevon Bernard Smith-Cook
- Jane Lindsay Harrison
Wake County Commissioner District 7
County- Vickie Adamson · Democrat
Wake County Commissioner District 1
County- Don Mial · Democrat
City of Raleigh City Council District A
City- Whitney W Hill Jr
- Mitchell Joseph Silver
Wake County Sheriff
County- Willie Rowe · Democrat
Wake County Commissioner District 2
County- Safiyah Jackson · Democrat
- John Adcock · Republican
City of Raleigh City Council District E
City- Christina Racquel Jones
- Marcus Leonard Scruggs Jr
Wake County Commissioner District 3
County- Cheryl Stallings · Democrat
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