2026 Wake County District Attorney election

2026 Wake County Democratic District Attorney primary
March 3, 2026
 
Candidate Wiley Nickel Melanie Shekita Sherita Walton
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 64,402 40,123 27,004
Percentage 48.96% 30.51% 20.53%
Partial precinct results[a]
Nickel:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Shekita:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Walton:      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      30–40%[b]
District Attorney before election

Lorrin Freeman
Democratic

Elected District Attorney

Wiley Nickel
Democratic

The 2026 Wake County District Attorney election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the district attorney of Wake County, North Carolina. Primary elections were held on March 3. Incumbent Democratic district attorney Lorrin Freeman did not run for re-election.[2] Wiley Nickel won the Democratic primary election and faces no opposition in the general election.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Melanie Shekita, assistant district attorney[5]
  • Sherita Walton, Raleigh city attorney[6]

Declined

  • Lorrin Freeman, incumbent district attorney[7]

Endorsements

Wiley Nickel
Local officials
Newspapers
Sherita Walton
Local officials
  • Lorrin Freeman, incumbent district attorney[9]
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 64,402 48.96
Democratic Melanie Shekita 40,123 30.51
Democratic Sherita Walton 27,004 20.53
Total votes 131,529 100.00

General election

Results

2026 Wake County District Attorney election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel
Total votes 100.00

Notes

  1. ^ These precinct results are incomplete, as the Wake County Board of Elections only allocates Election Day votes by precinct during the county canvass. Full precinct results will be released by the North Carolina State Board of Elections by April 2, 2026.[1]
  2. ^ Tie between Wiley Nickel and Sherita Walton

References

  1. ^ "Historical Election Results Data". North Carolina State Board of Elections. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 16, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026. The precinct sort is to be completed within 30 days (previously 60) after the election.
  2. ^ Solomon, Lexi (May 8, 2025). "Wake County's top prosecutor won't seek reelection. Here's more on her decision". The News & Observer. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Cloherty, Megam (March 3, 2026). "Wiley Nickel wins Democratic Wake DA primary, will run unopposed in November". WRAL. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Eanes, Zachery (September 16, 2025). "Former Rep. Wiley Nickel to run for Wake DA seat". Axios. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Thompson, Justin (June 18, 2025). "Wake County Special Victims Unit leader enters district attorney race". The Wake Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Specht, Paul (September 16, 2025). "Nickel launches campaign for Wake County district attorney, taking on two other Democrats". WRAL-TV. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Eanes, Zachery (May 8, 2025). "Wake County's district attorney won't run for reelection". Axios. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "N&O endorsement: Our choice in the race for Wake County District Attorney". The News & Observer. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  9. ^ Bridges, Virginia (August 4, 2025). "Wake DA primary: Will a rare race with no incumbent mean change?". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Monaco, Charles (February 16, 2026). "WFP Announces Endorsements in North Carolina Primary". Working Families Party. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  11. ^ "DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 10 - DEM (VOTE FOR 1)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 4, 2026.

Official campaign websites

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