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Rowan County, NC

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

20 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, North Carolina District 6
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Addison McDowell portrait
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Addison McDowell
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Addison McDowell is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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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Cyril Jefferson
DEM
Biography
Jefferson is a former teacher and mayor based in High Point, North Carolina, per the campaign site. The campaign credits his tenure with a reduction in violent crime and new funding for workforce development, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Affordability and cost of living
  • Healthcare access and hunger relief
  • Education and workforce development
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 ▾
RC
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
Shannon W. Bray portrait
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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.
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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 Rowan County

ZIP 28088 sits in Rowan County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Rowan County races (20).

Rowan County Clerk of Superior Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Todd Wyrick
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Todd Wyrick appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan County Clerk of Superior Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Todd Wyrick.
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
Todd Wyrick (Richard Todd Wyrick) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. He is the sitting Clerk of Superior Court for Rowan County, per the county's official elected-officials page.
Rowan County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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John Brindle
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
John Brindle appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan County Register of Deeds, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John Brindle.
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
John Brindle (Jonathan Brindle on his filing) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. He is the sitting Register of Deeds for Rowan County, serving since 2014, per the county's official elected-officials page.
Rowan County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
JB
Jody Burleyson
REP
Biography
Jody Burleyson won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary over sitting Sheriff Travis Allen, per the Salisbury Post, and is unopposed in the November general election. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jody Burleyson.
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
Jody Burleyson is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot after defeating sitting Sheriff Travis Allen in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, 6,173 to 5,248 votes, per the Salisbury Post. Allen remains the current officeholder until Burleyson takes office; Burleyson is not the incumbent.
Rowan County Board of Commissioners
6 candidates
County ▾
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Hannah Addair
DEM
Biography
Hannah Addair appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan County Board of Commissioners, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Hannah Addair.
Top Priorities
  • Quality education and environmental health and resiliency
  • Sensible, careful development to keep Rowan's agriculture and natural places intact
Per the Salisbury Post candidate profile.
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Alissa Redmond
DEM
Biography
Alissa Redmond is a Rowan County resident and owner of South Main Book Company in Salisbury, North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Economic development along the I-85 corridor, outside data centers
  • Supporting Rowan-Salisbury Schools, including a school bond
  • Support for veterans, including mental health and housing assistance
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ray Pope
DEM
Biography
Ray Pope is a retired educator and scientist with 37 years of teaching experience, per the Salisbury Post. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ray Pope.
Top Priorities
  • Fair compensation for public safety officers and teachers
  • Planning ahead of population growth and infrastructure needs
Per the Salisbury Post candidate forum coverage.
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Karla Foster Leonard
REP
Biography
Karla Foster Leonard is the founder and owner of New Pointe Realty and previously worked as a Transition Specialist for Rowan County Youth Services, per the campaign site. Foster Leonard chairs the Rowan County Planning Board and serves as director of business advocacy for the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce, and holds a criminal justice degree from Appalachian State University, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Compensating public safety officers to reduce turnover after training
  • Opening land near the I-85 exit that already has utilities, while protecting farmland
Per the Salisbury Post candidate forum coverage.
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Daniel Lancaster
REP
Biography
Daniel Lancaster is a former law enforcement officer who now instructs Basic Law Enforcement Training courses and previously served as an interim Rowan County Commissioner, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • supporting law enforcement and building public trust in public safety
  • responsible growth that preserves community character
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jason Hinson
REP
Biography
Jason Hinson served on the China Grove planning and zoning board for seven years and serves on the Rowan County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, per the Salisbury Post. He is senior vice president of the Southern Piedmont Chapter of the Police Benevolent Association. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason Hinson.
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About this race
Rowan County elects 3 of its 5 commissioner seats in 2026; voters choose 3 of the 6 candidates below. None of the six is a sitting commissioner: incumbents Greg Edds (running for NC House instead), Judy Klusman and Jim Greene all declined to seek re-election, per the Salisbury Post. Karla Foster Leonard, Jason Hinson and Daniel Lancaster topped an 11-candidate Republican primary on March 3, 2026; Hannah Addair, Alissa Redmond and Ray Pope are unopposed on the Democratic side.
Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
2 candidates
County ▾
CM
Cheryl McCoy Correll
Biography
Cheryl McCoy Correll appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Kristin May
Biography
Kristin May appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kristin May.
Full profile
About this race
Two seats are up; both candidates below are unopposed for the two supervisor seats on the November 3, 2026 ballot (nonpartisan). No official roster of sitting supervisors could be located to confirm incumbency for either candidate.
Town of China Grove Town Council
6 candidates
County ▾
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Don Bringle
INCUMBENT
Biography
Don Bringle appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Don Bringle.
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Diane Folk
Biography
Diane Folk appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Diane Folk.
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Arthur Lee Heggins
INCUMBENT
Biography
Arthur Lee Heggins appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Arthur Lee Heggins.
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Jason Higgins
Biography
Jason Higgins appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason Higgins.
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Michael (Mike) Roper
Biography
Michael (Mike) Roper appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael (Mike) Roper.
Full profile
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Mike Upright
Biography
Mike Upright appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of China Grove Town Council, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mike Upright.
Full profile
About this race
Three seats are up (nonpartisan, vote for 3 of 6). China Grove moved its municipal elections to even-numbered years starting in 2026 under state legislation (House Bill 17), per the town's website and a Rowan County Board of Elections. Don Bringle (Mayor Pro Tem) and Arthur Lee Heggins are sitting council members seeking re-election, per the town's official government page; Diane Folk, Jason Higgins, Michael (Mike) Roper and Mike Upright are not on the current council roster. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Town of Faith Board of Aldermen
6 candidates
County ▾
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Randall Barger
Biography
Randall Barger appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Laura Evans
Biography
Laura Evans appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Jeff File
Biography
Jeff File appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jeff File.
Full profile
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Jayne Lingle
Biography
Jayne Lingle appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Emory Sharp
Biography
Emory Sharp appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Emory Sharp.
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Tara Moose Sigmon
Biography
Tara Moose Sigmon appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Town of Faith Board of Aldermen, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Tara Moose Sigmon.
Full profile
About this race
Five seats are up (nonpartisan, vote for 5 of 6). No official Town of Faith government roster page could be located to confirm current board membership; a December 2023 Salisbury Post article on the prior board's swearing-in named Laura Evans and Jayne Lingle among sitting members and Randall Barger as mayor at that time, but this is press coverage, not an official source, so incumbency is not marked for any candidate here. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Sease
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Sease appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Chris Sease.
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
Chris Sease (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 1. Voters across Rowan 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 27, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Beth S. Dixon
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Beth S. Dixon appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Beth S. Dixon.
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
Beth S. Dixon (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 2. Voters across Rowan 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 27, Seat 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Cynthia G. Dry
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cynthia G. Dry appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Cynthia G. Dry.
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
Cynthia G. Dry (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 3. Voters across Rowan 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 27, Seat 4
1 candidate
County ▾
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James Randolph
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
James Randolph appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for James Randolph.
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
James Randolph (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 27, Seat 4. Voters across Rowan 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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