2026 Wake County elections

2026 Wake County elections
November 3, 2026

A general election will be held in Wake County, North Carolina, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level officials. Primary elections were held on March 3.

District Attorney

Main article: 2026 Wake County District Attorney election

Incumbent Democratic district attorney Lorrin Freeman is retiring.[1]

Board of Commissioners

At-large (2 seats)

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominees
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Christine Kushner
Newspapers
Jonathan Lambert-Melton
Newspapers
Results
Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Kushner 68,562 29.61
Democratic Mona Singh 50,604 21.86
Democratic Jonathan Lambert-Melton 41,695 18.01
Democratic Kimberly McGhee 25,379 10.96
Democratic Steve S. Rao 25,108 10.85
Democratic Robert Mitchener Jr. 11,529 4.98
Democratic Marguerite Creel 8,635 3.73
Total votes 231,512 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominees
  • Gary Dale Hartong, engineering firm president[5]
  • Kyle Stogoski[5]

General election

Results
2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners at-large election (vote for up to 2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Kushner
Democratic Mona Singh
Republican Gary Dale Hartong
Republican Kyle Stogoski
Total votes 100.00

Clerk of Superior Court

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Claudia Croom, incumbent clerk of superior court[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joe Teague Jr., engineer[3]

General election

Results

2026 Wake County Clerk of Superior Court election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claudia Croom (incumbent)
Republican Joe Teague Jr.
Total votes 100.00

Sheriff

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Willie Rowe, incumbent sheriff[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kenny Blackwell, law enforcement officer[9]

General election

Results

2026 Wake County Sheriff election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie Rowe (incumbent)
Republican Kenny Blackwell
Total votes 100.00

References

  1. ^ Eanes, Zachery (May 8, 2025). "Wake County's district attorney won't run for reelection". Axios. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ Roman, Anna (April 2, 2025). "Former Wake school board member to seek new seat in local government". The News & Observer. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Roman, Anna (December 19, 2025). "Here are the 2026 candidates for Wake County commissioner, sheriff, DA and more". The News & Observer. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ Roman, Anna (March 10, 2025). "Why this Raleigh City Council member will not run for re-election". The News & Observer. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Bohl, Chloe Courtney (December 21, 2025). "Who's Running: Wake County Board of Commissioners". INDY Week. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "N&O endorsements: Our choices for Wake County Board of Commissioners". The News & Observer. February 18, 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ^ "WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE - DEM (VOTE FOR 2)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Wake County sheriff seeks his 2nd term, Durham County sheriff plans to run for a 3rd". WRAL. December 4, 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  9. ^ "2026_primary_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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