Who is on the ballot in 28721?

Jennifer Capps Balkcom is an eighth-generation Western North Carolinian raised on her family's apple farm in Henderson County, per her campaign site. She began her career in banking and finance in 1998 and now works as a Mortgage Loan Officer and small-business owner, per the campaign site. She currently represents Henderson County in the North Carolina House and is running for Congress in North Carolina's 11th District, per the campaign site.

Ager is a fifth-generation farmer who owns a sustainable meat company employing 25 people and holds degrees in environmental studies and history from Warren Wilson College, per the campaign site. He farms in Fairview in Western North Carolina, per the campaign site.

Travis Groo is a trucking safety specialist, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

David Burnette is a longtime member of the Haywood County Board of Education, currently serving on that board, now running for County Commissioner, per Mountain Xpress. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Jeff Stines is a retired Waynesville Public Works director running for Haywood County Commissioner, per Mountain Xpress. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Michael T. Sorrells is a former Haywood County Commissioner running again for the board, per Mountain Xpress. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Pugh is a librarian, social studies teacher and scholar of Appalachian Studies whose family has lived in Haywood County for generations, per her campaign site.

Tommy Long serves as a Haywood County Commissioner, per the Haywood County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Vicki Hyatt retired after a 28-year career in Haywood County community journalism, including serving as editor of The Mountaineer, and previously served as a county commissioner and state representative in Montana, per The Mountaineer. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Blake T. Hart is the Executive Director of Haywood Christian Ministry and a native of Western North Carolina, running as an unaffiliated candidate for Haywood County Commissioner, per his campaign site.

Jeff Haynes is the sitting Haywood County Clerk of Superior Court, per the county's official roster of elected officials. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Stacy Cutshaw Moore is a Republican candidate for Haywood County Register of Deeds, per The Mountaineer. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Mark E. Mease is a Cherokee Indian Police Department officer who won over incumbent Sheriff Bill Wilke in the Republican primary, per WLOS.

Tyler J. Howell is a Waynesville Police Department officer running as the Democratic nominee for Haywood County sheriff, per Mountain Xpress. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Larry Henson serves as Vice-Chairman of the Haywood County Schools Board of Education, per the district's official board roster; his current term runs through November 30, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Myra Keener Watson is a candidate for the Clyde District seat on the Haywood County Board of Education, per The Mountaineer. She is an educator, community member and mother with two daughters in the school system. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.

James Robertson is a candidate for the Clyde District seat on the Haywood County Board of Education, per The Mountaineer. He spent 30 years in the Waynesville finance office, worked part-time as a teacher at Southwestern Community College and Haywood Community College, and now serves as a pastor. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.

Public records confirm a Terry Eugene Ramey currently serving as a sitting Haywood County Commissioner; it could not be confirmed whether this is the same Terry Ramey seeking the Clyde District Board of Education seat. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Marla Morris serves on the Haywood County Schools Board of Education, per the district's official board roster, on the Finance Committee; her current term runs through November 30, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Steven Kirkpatrick serves on the Haywood County Schools Board of Education, per the district's official board roster, chairing the Building and Grounds and Special Issues committees; his current term runs through November 30, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Charles Boyd serves as a supervisor on the Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors, per the district's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Will Morrow serves as a supervisor on the Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors, per the district's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jason Knight is a candidate for Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

James Harley Francis Jr. (Jim) is a sitting Junaluska Sanitary District board member, per the county's Elected Officials PDF. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Chad Landon McMahon is a sitting Junaluska Sanitary District board member, per the county's Elected Officials PDF. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Scott Sutton is a candidate for the Maggie Valley Sanitary District board. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.

Roy Wijewickrama is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Judicial District 43B, covering Haywood and Jackson counties, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in November 2024 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Brad Letts, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. He had served as a district court judge since 2010, including as chief district court judge in District 43, and earlier worked as a prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, per the same source. Wijewickrama grew up in Haywood County, graduated from Tuscola High School, and earned his law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Donna Forga was appointed chief district court judge for the judicial district covering Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties effective December 2024, per a North Carolina Judicial Branch news release. Forga was first elected to the bench in 2010 and earlier worked in private practice and as a staff attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina, per the same release. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Justin B. Greene currently serves as a District Court Judge for District 43 in Haywood County, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory. A Swain County native, Greene has practiced law out of Bryson City since 2006, per WCTI-TV. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

William (Bill) Jones is a district court judge for Judicial District 43, appointed by Governor Josh Stein and sworn in on March 3, 2025 at the Haywood County Courthouse, per the North Carolina Governor's office. He most recently served as a solo practitioner for over two decades and previously worked as an assistant district attorney in District 30 from 1998 to 2003, and he received his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, per themountaineer.com. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.