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27947

Who is on the ballot in 27947?

Currituck County, NC

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

14 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, North Carolina District 1
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Don Davis portrait
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Don Davis
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Davis was born and raised in Snow Hill in eastern North Carolina, where he worked cropping tobacco as a teenager, per the campaign site. He is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who served eight years as a commissioned officer, then worked as an educator, a mayor, and a six term state senator before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Addressing the rising cost of gas, groceries and health care
  • Expanding economic opportunity for the region
  • Ensuring Eastern North Carolina's coastal and rural communities are represented in Washington
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Laurie Buckhout
REP
Biography
Buckhout is a retired U.S. Army colonel and Iraq War veteran who led troops in combat before building a career in business, per the campaign site. She lives in Edenton with her husband, also an Army veteran, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • National security and military experience as a qualification for office
  • Support for working families
  • Job creation
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tom Bailey
Biography
Tom Bailey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full 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. This district was redrawn for 2026.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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.
Full profile
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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.
Full profile

Countywide races in Currituck County

ZIP 27947 sits in Currituck County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Currituck County races (7).

North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 1, Seat 2
2 candidates
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Robert Trivette
REP
Biography
Robert Trivette currently serves as Chief District Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, first appointed to the District Court bench in 2009, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Before his appointment, Trivette was an assistant district attorney with the Dare County District Attorney's Office and a law partner at Vandeventer Black. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is now a candidate for the Superior Court seat serving Camden County. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Eula Reid
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Eula Reid is a Superior Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to serve the remainder of Judge Jerry Tillett's term, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She previously served as a Superior Court judge in 2021 and 2022, and as a District Court judge for the 14 years before that, per the Island Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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About this race
Robert Trivette (Republican) and Eula Reid (Democratic) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 1, Seat 2. Voters across Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
KJ
Kris John Felthousen
REP
Biography
Kris John Felthousen is the Republican nominee and unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 1, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. 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
Kris John Felthousen (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 1. Voters across Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jeffrey Moreland
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jeffrey Moreland currently serves as a District Court Judge for District 1, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, elected in 2022, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. Moreland and his wife are Army veterans who have lived in North Carolina since 2002; he received his undergraduate degree from UNC Pembroke and his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He moved to Perquimans County in 2014 and worked as an assistant district attorney before joining the bench. His prior campaign domain no longer resolves, so it is not linked. 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
Jeffrey Moreland (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 2. Voters across Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Meader Harriss
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Meader Harriss is a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District, covering Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, first elected in 2010, per dailyadvance.com. He holds a B.A. in business administration from the College of Charleston and a J.D. from the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, and worked as an assistant public defender in the First Judicial District focusing on juvenile defense and parent representation before joining the bench, per the College of Charleston alumni magazine. 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
Meader Harriss (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 3. Voters across Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans 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).
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 4
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jennifer (Jenny) Wells
DEM
Biography
Jennifer (Jenny) Wells' campaign site describes her as serving as a District Court Judge in North Carolina's First Judicial District, which includes Camden County, per her campaign site. Wells is a graduate of Dare County Public Schools and Tulane University, earned her law degree from Campbell University School of Law, and served for 11 years as a Public Defender in the First Judicial District, per the same source.
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Kyle Jones
REP
Biography
Kyle Jones is an Assistant District Attorney and former Perquimans County Commissioner who served three terms on that county's Board of Commissioners until 2024, per the Island Free Press. He is running to fill the seat of District Court Judge Edgar Barnes, who retired after a 28-year career on the bench. Jones began his career as a prosecutor in 2013 and has handled tens of thousands of cases across the First Judicial District's seven counties, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Jennifer (Jenny) Wells (Democratic) and Kyle Jones (Republican) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 1, Seat 4. Voters across Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. This seat covers the remainder of an unexpired term. 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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