United States Senate
One of North Carolina's two Senate seats is on the ballot for a six-year term.
What this office does →2026 general election
What’s on the ballot in North Carolina
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your exact ballot depends on your address — these are the contests North Carolina puts on it.
- U.S. House seats
- 14
- U.S. Senate
- On ballot
- Governor
- Not this cycle
- State primary
- Mar 3
Statewide and federal contests
United States House of Representatives
All 14 of North Carolina's congressional districts are on the ballot. You vote only in the district containing your address.
What this office does →State Senate and House of Representatives
State legislative districts are drawn separately from congressional districts and are much smaller. You vote in one district for each chamber.
What this office does →Who’s on the ballot
Every North Carolina contest we have researched, with each candidate’s stated positions, their record, and the published arguments for and against them.
Ballot measures in North Carolina
Yes-or-no questions certified for the North Carolina ballot. Each one is shown in its official wording first, then explained.
Local contests vary by county
County, municipal, judicial, and school district contests are set locally and are staggered differently across North Carolina’s 100 counties. The most reliable way to see yours is to look up your address.
All 100 counties in North Carolina
Alamance CountyAlexander CountyAlleghany CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBeaufort CountyBertie CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyBuncombe CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyCaswell CountyCatawba CountyChatham CountyCherokee CountyChowan CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDavidson CountyDavie CountyDuplin CountyDurham CountyEdgecombe CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyGaston CountyGates CountyGraham CountyGranville CountyGreene CountyGuilford CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyIredell CountyJackson CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLee CountyLenoir CountyLincoln CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMartin CountyMcDowell CountyMecklenburg CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyOrange CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPerson CountyPitt CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRobeson CountyRockingham CountyRowan CountyRutherford CountySampson CountyScotland CountyStanly CountyStokes CountySurry CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyTyrrell CountyUnion CountyVance CountyWake CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWatauga CountyWayne CountyWilkes CountyWilson CountyYadkin CountyYancey County
Voting in North Carolina
Registration deadlines, early voting, mail ballots, ID rules and when results come in: how to vote in North Carolina.
Confirm this with the official source
Your ballot is determined by your election authority, not by us. Verify your registration, precinct, and sample ballot at North Carolina State Board of Elections.