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2026 Primary Election · Geolitical

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Primary Election

2026 Primary Election

Tuesday, March 3, 2026· Decided

Register by
Feb 6
passed
Early voting
Feb 12–Feb 28
passed
Election day
Mar 3
passed

How to vote

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U.S. Senate (Democratic Primary)

Roy Cooper▶ WatchDemocrat
DTDaryl Trent FarrowDemocrat
MWMarcus WilliamsDemocrat
OQOrrick QuickDemocrat
ECEd ClontzDemocrat

ℹ️ Gathered from public sources — verify dates and candidates with your official election office before relying on them.

District Attorney, District 40 (Democratic Primary)

KKKatie KurdysDemocrat
MMMartin MooreDemocrat
CVCourtney Virginia BoothDemocrat

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District One

ASAnna StearnsDemocrat
RSRob StetsonRepublican

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District Two

TTTerry ThreadwellDemocrat
LILonnie IsraelDemocrat
GPGreg ParksRepublican

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District Three

AWAl WhitesidesIncumbent▶ WatchDemocrat

Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court

JMJean Marie ChristyDemocrat

Buncombe County Sheriff

QMQuentin Miller▶ WatchDemocrat
GPGary Parris▶ Watch
VNVic NormanRepublican

Buncombe County Board of Education District Three

RERob Elliot

Buncombe County Board of Education District Five

JLJudy Lewis
AMAlina Moiseyev

Buncombe County Board of Education District Six

TSTaras Shevchenko

City of Asheville Mayor

EMEsther ManheimerIncumbent▶ Watch
KRKim Roney▶ Watch

City of Asheville City Council

MUMaggie Ullman BerthiaumeIncumbent
CSCJ Snyder
DFDan Ferrell
JBJeffrey Burroughs
KTKyle Turner
AGAngel Gonzales
DBDrew Ball
SBScott Burroughs
SAS. Antanette MosleyIncumbent
NINina Ireland
RBR. Blake Butler
DMDavid Moritz
JWJared Wheatley
JYJess Young McLean
KYKeith Young
TDTiffany DeBellott
BSBobby Smith Jr.
SSSheneika SmithIncumbent

Asheville City Schools Board of Education

RSRebecca Strimer
DDDaria Datnoff
GGGordon Grant
LELiza English-Kelly
DSDaniel Shelley