The N.C. Sierra Club makes the following endorsements for the 2026 mid-term elections in North Carolina. (Latest update: Aug. 28)
Endorsements in federal races, including U.S. House and Senate, are announced by the national Sierra Club.
The general election will be held on Nov. 3, with in-person early voting running from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. The deadline to register to vote is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Visit the N.C. Board of Elections website for more information and to check your own registration status.
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JUDICIAL
NC Supreme Court, Associate Justice (Seat 1): Anita Earls
NC Court of Appeals (Seat 1): John S. Arrowood
NC Court of Appeals (Seat 2): Tobias (Toby) Hampson
NC Court of Appeals (Seat 3): Christine Walczyk
Note: N.C. House and Senate districts may include all or part of the counties listed.
NC SENATE
District 5 (Edgecombe, Pitt): Kandie D. Smith
District 7 (New Hanover): Jessica Bichler
District 13 (Wake): Lisa Grafstein
District 15 (Wake): Jay J. Chaudhuri
District 16 (Wake): Gale Adcock
District 17 (Wake): Mrs. Sydney Batch
District 18 (Granville, Wake): Haseeb Fatmi
District 20 (Chatham, Durham): Natalie S. Murdock
District 22 (Durham): Sophia Chitlik
District 27 (Guilford): Michael K. Garrett
District 38 (Mecklenburg): Mujtaba A. Mohammed
District 39 (Mecklenburg): DeAndrea Salvador
District 42 (Mecklenburg): Mrs. Woodson Bradley
District 49 (Buncombe): Julie Mayfield
NC HOUSE
District 8 (Pitt): Gloristine Brown
District 11 (Wake): Allison A. Dahle
District 18 (New Hanover): Deb Butler
District 20 (New Hanover): Tim Merrick
District 21 (Wake): Ya Liu
District 27 (Halifax, Northampton, Warren): Rodney D. Pierce
District 24 (Nash, Wilson): Dante Pittman
District 29 (Durham): Vernetta Alston
District 30 (Durham): Marcia Morey
District 31 (Durham): Zack Hawkins
District 32 (Granville, Vance): Bryan Cohn
District 34 (Wake): Tim Longest
District 36 (Wake): Julie von Haefen
District 37 (Wake): Winn Decker
District 41 (Wake): Maria Cervania
District 49 (Wake): Cynthia Ball
District 50 (Caswell, Orange): Renee A. Price
District 54 (Chatham, Randolph): Robert T. Reives II
District 56 (Orange): Allen Buansi
District 61 (Guilford): Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison
District 63 (Alamance): Ian Baltutis
District 64 (Alamance): LeVon Barnes
District 66 (Wake): Sarah Crawford
District 71 (Forsyth): Kanika Brown
District 72 (Forsyth): Amber M. Baker
District 74 (Forsyth): Amy Taylor North
District 88 (Mecklenburg): Mary Belk
District 93 (Ashe Allegheny, Watauga): Charlie Wallin
District 98 (Mecklenburg): Beth Helfrich
District 99 (Mecklenburg): Veleria Levy
District 102 (Mecklenburg): Becky Carney
District 103 (Mecklenburg): Laura Budd
District 104 (Mecklenburg): Brandon Lofton
District 106 (Mecklenburg): Rodney Sadler
District 114 (Buncombe): Eric Ager
District 115 (Buncombe): Lindsey Prather
District 116 (Buncombe): Brian Turner
LOCAL
COUNTIES:
Brunswick
County Commission (District 2): Sara Singer
Buncombe
County Commission (District 1): Anna Stearns
County Commission (District 2): Lonnie Israel
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: Anthony Cole
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: Sara Nichols
Housing Bonds: Vote YES
Open Space Bonds: Vote YES
Chatham
Board of Commissioners (District 3): Mike Roberson
Board of Commissioners (District 4): Katie Kenlan
Durham
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: David Harris
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: Mark Waller
Forsyth
Board of Commissioners (District B): Marsie West
Board of Commissioners (at large): Dan Besse
New Hanover
Board of Commissioners (at large): LeShonda Wallace
Board of Commissioners (at large): Rob Zapple
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: Cate Calson
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor: Kelly McConnell
Orange
County Commission (at large): Karen Stegman
Wake
County Commission (at large): Christine Kushner
County Commission (at large): Mona Singh
Watauga
County Commission (District 2): Ray Russell
MUNICIPAL:
City of Raleigh
Mayor: Janet Cowell
=END (Updated Aug. 28)=
How our endorsement process works
Candidates: If you'd like to be considered for our endorsement, submit a request via this online intake form. Please note that we are a non-partisan organization and will consider all candidates based on Sierra Club criteria, including a demonstrated commitment to Sierra Club values and policy priorities.
The N.C. Sierra Club's endorsements are non-partisan and informed by our volunteer leaders' research into candidates' positions and, when applicable, past performance in office. We do not make endorsements in every race in any election cycle.
Our endorsements are made by the N.C. Chapter's volunteer leaders through a rigorous process. Local volunteer committees choose races in which they wish to evaluate candidates and then invite candidates to be considered. Before deciding which, if any, candidates to endorse, the committees:
- Review publicly available information including incumbents' records,
- Distribute and review candidate questionnaires,
- Interview candidates, and then
- Make endorsement recommendations.
The final step is for the Chapter's statewide Political Committee and, in some cases, the state Executive Committee to give final approval for each endorsement.