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Forsyth County, NC

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

17 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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County and municipal contests depend on your exact address — use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the North Carolina voter hub.
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27105 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Forsyth County races

U.S. House, North Carolina District 10
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Pat Harrigan portrait
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Pat Harrigan
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harrigan is a Green Beret veteran and businessman whose career has ranged from entrepreneurial ventures to manufacturing defense products, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Cut federal spending and reduce government overreach
  • Support law enforcement and school safety
  • Support school choice options
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Ashley Bell
DEM
Biography
Ashley Bell is a physician assistant running for U.S. House in North Carolina's 10th District, drawing on her medical career treating patients who struggle to afford care, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Protecting patients' healthcare decisions from insurance company interference
  • Banning congressional stock trading and restricting the influence of Citizens United
  • Regulation of AI and data centers
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Steven Feldman portrait
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Steven Feldman
Biography
Feldman is a physician and dermatologist who trained at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works with insurers, patient advocates and pharmaceutical companies on healthcare delivery, per the campaign site. He has lived in North Carolina for more than 40 years, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Pursue fiscal responsibility and reduce government debt
  • Reduce violence and promote individual liberty
  • Support international peace and compromise across political divides
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
North Carolina fields are from the State Board of Elections' certified general candidate list. NC redrew its congressional map in October 2025, so district boundaries differ from 2024 in the east; enter your street address with the official lookup to confirm your district.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Roy Cooper
DEM
Biography
Roy Cooper is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, a two-term former governor and four-term former attorney general. His Senate campaign's central theme is making everyday life cost less for North Carolinians, building on a gubernatorial record that included signing Medicaid expansion. The race for retiring Sen. Thom Tillis's seat is rated among the most competitive in the country.
Top Priorities
  • Lower everyday costs for North Carolina families
  • Protect health care access, building on Medicaid expansion
  • Invest in public schools and workforce training
Campaign Finance
$26,822,373 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (49% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (21% of receipts)
Key voting record
Signed North Carolina's Medicaid expansion into law in 2023, extending health coverage to hundreds of thousands of residents after years of advocacy. Supported
Vetoed the legislature' abortion ban in 2023, calling it an attack on reproductive freedom. Opposed
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Michael Whatley
REP
Biography
Michael Whatley is the Republican nominee for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and previously of the North Carolina GOP. Endorsed by President Trump, his campaign pledges to enact the America First agenda in the Senate, with an emphasis on law and order and rolling back policies like cashless bail.
Top Priorities
  • Enact the Trump administration's America First agenda
  • Restore law and order, including ending cashless bail
  • Secure the border and back law enforcement
Campaign Finance
$8,410,252 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (62% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (23% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Shannon W. Bray
Biography
Shannon W. Bray is a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1991 to 1997 and now works as a cybersecurity professional and systems architect, according to his campaign site. Bray's background includes work on systems handling sensitive information and critical infrastructure. Bray is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
Top Priorities
  • Opposing expansion of government surveillance and protecting digital privacy rights
  • Government transparency and accountability systems auditable by the public
  • Modernizing government technology systems while maintaining constitutional limits on defense and intelligence oversight
Per the campaign site.
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Michael Dublin
Biography
Michael Dublin is a public school educator and community activist, according to his campaign site. He filed as the North Carolina Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate on June 15, 2026, per the state Green Party. Dublin is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina in the November 2026 general election.
Top Priorities
  • Overturning Citizens United and ending gerrymandering
  • A Green New Deal for North Carolina with renewable energy development and union jobs
  • Criminal justice reform, voting rights protection, and expanded access to housing and education
Per the campaign site.
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Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Anita Earls
DEM
Biography
Earls is an attorney who currently serves as an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, per the campaign site. Her campaign focuses on protecting constitutional rights for North Carolinians, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Upholding the state constitution
  • Protecting access to healthcare
  • Defending the right to a sound basic public education and voting rights
Per the NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide.
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Sarah Stevens
REP
Biography
Sarah Stevens is an attorney with more than 30 years in private practice and president of the Surry County Bar Association, per her campaign site. She has served as Republican Leader and Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House, chairing the House Elections Law and Judiciary Committees, and holds a law degree from Campbell University School of Law, per her campaign site.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 01
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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John S. Arrowood
DEM
Biography
John S. Arrowood is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Michael C. Byrne
REP
Biography
Michael C. Byrne is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 02
2 candidates
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Tobias (Toby) Hampson
DEM
Biography
Tobias (Toby) Hampson is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Keeping judges with Court of Appeals experience on the bench
  • Defending the rule of law
Per the NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide.
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George Cooper Bell
REP
Biography
George Cooper Bell is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 03
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Christine Marie Walczyk
DEM
Biography
Christine Marie Walczyk is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Protecting individual liberties and equal access to justice
  • Maintaining an independent judiciary
Per the NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide.
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Craig Collins
REP
Biography
Craig Collins is on the State Board of Elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Countywide races in Forsyth County

ZIP 27105 sits in Forsyth County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Forsyth County races (18).

Forsyth County District Attorney
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jim O'Neill
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim O'Neill has been Forsyth County's district attorney since November 2009, appointed by Gov. Perdue and elected since, and has been a prosecutor in the office since 1997, per the Conference of District Attorneys' official district page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Amara M. Hunter
DEM
Biography
Amara M. Hunter is an assistant public defender in the Forsyth Public Defender's office, and a former police officer and former assistant district attorney, per her campaign site and the WS Chronicle.
Top Priorities
  • Fair and accountable administration of justice
  • Youth diversion and alternatives to incarceration
  • Public trust
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Prosecutorial District 31 covers Forsyth County alone. From the State Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Forsyth County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Bobby F. Kimbrough
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Kimbrough has served as Forsyth County Sheriff since being elected in 2018 and brings four decades of law enforcement experience, per the campaign site. Kimbrough began as a Winston-Salem police officer, later served as a DEA Special Agent from 1995 to 2016, and is the county's first African American sheriff, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Improving the relationship between the Sheriff's Office and the community
  • Upgrading technology and deputy safety equipment
  • Supporting deputy mental health through a partnership with Novant Health
Per the campaign site.
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Ernie Leyba
REP
Biography
Ernie Leyba is the Republican nominee for Forsyth County Sheriff. He has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, including with police departments in Los Angeles, Kernersville and Durham, before joining the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, per a local voter guide. He previously sought the Republican nomination for sheriff in 2018 and ran for sheriff in 2022, per the same source.
Top Priorities
  • Public safety, including the safety of children, as the top priority
  • Community policing built through monthly town meetings where residents can voice concerns
  • Increased transparency, including daily crime updates and cooperation with local media
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
From the State Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kevin Edwards
DEM
Biography
Edwards has worked in public service for 28 years, currently as an Administrative Assistant in the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office, per the campaign site. Edwards previously served as a Deputy Courtroom Clerk in the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court's Office and as a Victim-Witness Legal Assistant for more than 20 years, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Bringing hard work, integrity and compassion to public service
  • Ensuring every citizen receives fair and compassionate treatment
  • Supporting victims and a professional court environment
Per the campaign site.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
OPEN SEAT: sitting clerk Denise Hines is not on the ballot. Kevin Edwards is the only certified candidate; unopposed candidates print on North Carolina's November 3 ballot.
Forsyth Board of Commissioners At-Large
2 candidates
County ▾
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Dan Besse
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Besse is an attorney and nonprofit professional focused on public health and environmental matters, and previously worked as a legal aid attorney for about 10 years, per the campaign site. Besse served five terms on the Winston-Salem City Council from 2001 to 2020 and has been appointed by governors to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission and the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Building stronger neighborhoods and encouraging quality development
  • Strengthening transit systems and pedestrian and greenway infrastructure
  • Supporting public schools and public health at the county level
Per the campaign site.
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Terri Mrazek
REP
Biography
Mrazek is a businesswoman and community activist involved in local issues in Forsyth County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Low taxes and a strong economy, with public assistance reserved for those in need
  • School choice and parental involvement in education
  • Support for law enforcement and public safety
Per the terriforforsyth.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Besse won the March 3 Democratic contest with 59.6 percent; Mrazek won the Republican contest with 65.9 percent, per the state results archive.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Valene K. McMasters
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Valene K. McMasters is a Forsyth County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in December 2021 to replace Judge Denise S. Hartsfield, who retired, per the North Carolina Governor's office. Before her appointment she was the managing attorney at Legal Aid of North Carolina and earlier an associate at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, earning her B.A. at Cornell University and her J.D. at Boston College Law, per the WS Chronicle. She served as President of the Forsyth County Bar Association from 2010 to 2011 and President of the Winston-Salem Bar Association from 2006 to 2008, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Valene K. McMasters (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 1. Voters across Forsyth County 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Fred Adams
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Fred Adams was appointed District Court Judge for Forsyth County by Governor Roy Cooper effective September 30, 2021, replacing Judge Lisa Menefee, per a North Carolina Judicial Branch news release. Adams earned his undergraduate degree from Bluefield College and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, per the same release. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Fred Adams (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 2. Voters across Forsyth County 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Theodore (Ted) Kazakos
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Theodore Kazakos currently serves as a District Court Judge for Forsyth County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Kazakos filed for re-election in December 2025, per the WS Chronicle. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Theodore (Ted) Kazakos (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 3. Voters across Forsyth County 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 4
1 candidate
County ▾
CA
Cheryl Andrews McDonald
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Cheryl Andrews McDonald is a Forsyth County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to the bench for Judicial District 31 following the retirement of Judge George Cleland IV, and assumed office on January 9, 2026, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She is a solo practitioner in Winston-Salem with nearly two decades of legal experience in civil and criminal law, beginning her career at Holton Law Firm, PLLC in 2010 and later working at the Forsyth County Public Defender's Office, and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University School of Law, per the same source.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Cheryl Andrews McDonald (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 4. Voters across Forsyth County 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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