Overview:
• Filing started December 1 and ended at noon on December 19
• The primary is March 3 and the general election is November 3
The 2026 elections got officially underway when the candidate filing period started on Monday, December 1. Below is a list of who filed for offices serving Cumberland County as of the closing of the filing period at noon on Friday, December 19.
The primary is March 3 and the general election is November 3.
The dates listed next to the candidates’ names are the dates that they filed.
Cumberland County Local Offices
Board of County Commissioners, at-large district (two seats)
Democrats
- Charles Evans (December 1)
- Toni Stewart (December 1)
- Marshall Faircloth, incumbent (December 18)
- Veronica B. Jones, incumbent (December 18)
- William (Toonk) Wesley (December 19)
- Mario BE Benavente (December 19)
Republicans
- Greg West (December 3)
- Ron Ross (December 9)
Board of County Commissioners, District 1 (two seats)
Democrats
- Sheila Cuffee (December 1)
- Larry O. Wright Sr. (December 1)
- Terri S. Thomas (December 10)
- Garry (Moe) Murray (December 12)
- Glenn Adams, incumbent (December 15)
Republicans
No Republicans filed for the District 1 seats.
Sheriff
Democrats
- Demetrio Perez (December 2)
- Johnathan T. Morgan, incumbent (December 4)
- Troy A. McDuffie (December 5)
- Joe Bailer (December 12)
Republicans
- LaRue Windham (December 17)
District Attorney District 14
- Billy West, Democrat, incumbent (December 2)
Clerk of Superior Court
- Lisa Scales, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
Superior Court Judge District 14A Seat 1
- Stephen Craig Stokes, Democrat, incumbent (December 8)
- Rob Hasty, Republican (December 19)
Superior Court Judge District 14B Seat 1
- Alicia M. Flowers, Democrat (December 2)
Superior Court Judge District 14C Seat 1
- Lou Olivera, Democrat (December 1)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 1
- Toni S. King, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 2
- Frances McDuffie Britt, Democrat, incumbent (December 2)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 3
Democrats
- Tyran Jamail George, Democrat (December 2)
- Sherry Miller, Democrat (December 16)
Republicans
No Republicans filed for District 14 Seat 3
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 4
- Tracey L. Henderson, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 5
Democrats
- Cheri Siler-Mack, incumbent (December 1)
- Brenee Orozco (December 16)
Republicans
- Jonathan C. Strange (December 19)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 6
- Rosalyn Hood, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
District Court Judge District 14 Seat 7
- Caitlin Evans, Democrat, incumbent (December 2)
North Carolina General Assembly
State Senate, District 19
- Val Applewhite, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
- Venus de la Cruz, Republican (December 19)
State Senate, District 21
Democrats
- Paul Taylor (December 2)
Republicans
- Tom McInnis, incumbent (December 1)
- Ray Daly (December 3)
State House of Representatives, District 42
- Mike Colvin, Democrat, incumbent (December 4)
State House of Representatives, District 43
Democrats
- Janene Ackles (December 3)
- Ronald Pittman (December 19)
Republicans
- Diane Wheatley, incumbent (December 1)
- Clarence Goins, Jr. (December 19)
State House of Representatives, District 44
- Jackie Weyhenmeyer, Republican (December 1)
- Charles Smith, Democrat, incumbent (December 8)
State House of Representatives, District 45
Democrats
- Frances Jackson, Democrat, incumbent (December 8)
- QuDerrick R. Covington, Democrat (December 9)
Republicans
No Republicans filed for the District 45 seat.
Congress
United States Senate
Democrats
- Roy Cooper (December 3)
- Daryl Farrow (December 5)
- Marcus W. Williams (December 12)
- Orrick Quick (December 17)
- Justin E. Dues (December 18)
- Robert Colon (December 18)
Republicans
- Elizabeth A. Temple (December 1)
- Donald M. (Don) Brown (December 1)
- Michael Whatley (December 2)
- Margot Dupre (December 11)
- Thomas Johnson (December 15)
- Michele Morrow (December 18)
- Richard Dansie (December 19)
Libertarians
- Shannon W. Bray (December 17)
United States House of Representatives, District 7
Democrats
- Kimberly Hardy (December 4)
Republicans
- David Rouzer, incumbent (December 15)
- David Buzzard (December 19)
Libertarians
- Maad Abu-Ghazalah (December 19)
United States House of Representatives, District 9
Democrats
- Nigel W. Bristow (December 1)
- Richard N. Ojeda II (December 12)
- Loren Bibler (December 17)
- Lent C. Carr II (December 19)
Republicans
- Richard Hudson incumbent (December 1)
Statewide Judicial Offices
Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 1
- Anita Earls, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
- Sarah Stevens, Republican (December 3)
Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 1
Democrats
- John S. Arrowood, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
Republicans
- Matt Smith, Republican (December 1)
- Michael C. Byrne, Republican (December 3)
Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 2
- Tobias (Toby) Hampson, Democrat, incumbent (December 1)
- George Cooper Bell, Republican (December 5)
Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 3
Democrats
- James Weldon Whalen (December 1)
- Christine Marie Walczyk (December 1)
Republicans
- Craig Collins (December 2)