Voters will head to the polls to cast ballots for federal, state and county contests, including legislative and judicial races. Voters in Orange and Wake counties and the towns of Cary and Morrisville also can cast ballots in referenda.
Indy Week's endorsements are listed below; we do not endorse in uncontested races, so if it is not listed below, there is only one candidate running for that seat.
If you vote a straight party ticket, you still must cast separate votes for President and Vice President as well as for judicial races.
Early voting runs Oct. 18–Nov. 3. Find your one-stop early-voting location. Election Day is Nov. 6.
You can register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day only during early voting. You cannot register to vote on Election Day.
For sample ballots, voter registration and early voting sites, visit your local board of elections:
Wake County Board of Elections
337 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh
919-856-6240, www.wakegov.com/elections
Durham County Board of Elections
706 W. Corporation St., Durham
919-560-0700, www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/elec
Orange County Board of Elections
208 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough
919-245-2350, www.co.orange.nc.us/elect
Chatham County Board of Elections
984 Thompson St., Suite D, Pittsboro
919-545-8500, www.chathamnc.org/boe
Federal
President and Vice President Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D)
State
Council of State
Governor Walter H. Dalton (D)
Lieutenant Governor Linda D. Coleman (D)
Auditor Beth A. Wood (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture Walter Smith (D)
Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D)
Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry (R)
Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D)
Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson (D)
Treasurer Janet Cowell (D)
State Judicial
Supreme Court Sam J. Ervin IV (nonpartisan)
Court of Appeals (McGee seat) Linda McGee (nonpartisan)
Court of Appeals (Bryant seat) Wanda Bryant (nonpartisan)
Court of Appeals (Thigpen seat) Cressie Thigpen (nonpartisan)
Wake County
U.S. Congress
House District 2 Steve Wilkins (D)
House District 4 David Price (D)
House District 13 Charles Malone (D)
State Legislature
Senate District 15 Sig Hutchinson (D)
Senate District 17 Erv Portman (D)
Senate District 18 Doug Berger (D)
House District 35 Lori Millberg (D)
House District 36 Lisa Baker (D)
House District 37 Jason Wunsch (D)
House District 38 Yvonne Holley (D)
House District 40 William Jones (D)
House District 41 Jim Messina (D)
House District 49 Keith Karlsson (D)
County Commissioners
District 4 Caroline Sullivan (D)
District 6 Betty Lou Ward (D)
Judicial
Superior Court 10E Abe Jones (nonpartisan)
District Court 10 (Gray seat) Erin Mulligan Graber (nonpartisan)
District Court 10 (Worley seat) Anna Elena Worley (nonpartisan)
Soil and Water District Supervisor
Bill Cole (nonpartisan)
Referenda
All Wake County voters
Community College Bonds YES
Cary voters only
Transportation Bonds YES
Parks and Recreational Facilities Bonds YES
Fire Station Bonds YES
Morrisville voters only
Transportation Bonds YES
Parks and Recreational Facilities Bonds YES
Durham County
U.S. Congress
House District 1 G.K. Butterfield (D)
House District 4 David Price (D)
House District 6 Tony Foriest (D)
House District 13 Charles Malone (D)
State Legislature
Senate District 22 Mike Woodard (D)
House District 50 Valerie Foushee (D)
County Commissioners (5 seats)
Fred Foster, Jr. (D)
Brenda Howerton (D)
Wendy Jacobs (D)
Michael D. Page (D)
Ellen Reckhow (D)
Judicial
District Court 14A Orlando Hudson (nonpartisan)
Soil and Water District Supervisor
Danielle Adams (nonpartisan)
Orange County
U.S. Congress
House District 4 David Price (D)
House District 6 Tony Foriest (D)
State Legislature
Senate District 23 Ellie Kinnaird (D)
House District 50 Valerie Foushee (D)
House District 56 Verla C. Insko (D)
County Commissioners
At-Large Bernadette Pelissier (D)
District 2 Renee Price (D)
Referendum
One-half percent local sales and use tax FOR
Chatham County
U.S. Congress
House District 2 Steve Wilkins (D)
House District 4 David Price (D)
State Legislature
Senate District 23 Ellie Kinnaird (D)
House District 54 Deb McManus (D)
County Commissioners
District 1 Sally Kost (D)
District 2 Mike Cross (D)
Referenda
Cary voters residing in Chatham only
Transportation Bonds YES
Parks and Recreational Facilities Bonds YES
Fire Station Bonds YES
