Endorsements by the N.C. Sierra Club in 2026 mid-term elections
The N.C. Sierra Club makes the following endorsements for the 2026 mid-term elections in North Carolina. (Latest update: March 13)
Endorsements in federal races, including U.S. House and Senate, are announced by the national Sierra Club.
The state's primary elections were held March 3. Endorsees who had primary challenges are indicated below with an asterisk,* with results.
The general election will be held on Nov. 3. Visit the N.C. Board of Elections website for general information on the election 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
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 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): Terence Everitt
District 20 (Chatham, Durham): Natalie S. Murdock
*District 22 (Durham): Sophia Chitlik – won primary
District 24 (Nash, Wilson): Dante Pittman
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 21 (Wake): Ya Liu
*District 27 (Halifax, Northampton, Warren): Rodney D. Pierce– won primary
District 29 (Durham): Vernetta Alston
District 30 (Durham): Marcia Morey
District 31 (Durham): Zack Hawkins
District 34 (Wake): Tim Longest
District 36 (Wake): Julie von Haefen
District 41 (Wake): Maria Cervania
District 49 (Wake): Cynthia Ball
*District 50 (Caswell, Orange): Renee A. Price – won primary
District 54 (Chatham, Randolph): Robert T. Reives II
District 56 (Orange): Allen Buansi
District 61 (Guilford): Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison
District 66 (Wake): Sarah Crawford
District 72 (Forsyth): Amber M. Baker
District 88 (Mecklenburg): Mary Belk
District 98 (Mecklenburg): Beth Helfrich
*District 99 (Mecklenburg): Veleria Levy – won primary
District 102 (Mecklenburg): Becky Carney
District 103 (Mecklenburg): Laura Budd
District 104 (Mecklenburg): Brandon Lofton
*District 106 (Mecklenburg): Rodney Sadler – won primary
District 114 (Buncombe): Eric Ager
District 115 (Buncombe): Lindsey Prather
District 116 (Buncombe): Brian Turner
LOCAL
Buncombe County
*County Commission (District 2): Lonnie Israel – won primary
Chatham County
*Board of Commissioners (District 3): Mike Roberson – won primary
Orange County
*County Commission (at-large): Karen Stegman – won primary
*County Commission (District 2): Earl McKee – primary results recount requested
Wake County
*County Commission (at-large): Christine Kushner – won primary
*County Commission (at-large): Jonathan Lambert-Melton – did not win primary
=END (Updated March 13)=
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.