Your Carteret County ballot

Franklin Rice (U)
John Nyberg (R)

John Nyberg (Republican Party) is running for election for Carteret County Sheriff in North Carolina. Nyberg was on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026. John Nyberg (R) and Franklin Rice (Unaffiliated) are running in the general election for Carteret County Sheriff on November 3, 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Positions, with sources (3)
Background & approach: “I have lived in Carteret County for the past 22 years. I raised my three children here with my wife of 36 years, Ann, a retired Carteret County elementary school teacher.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Campaign priorities: “The illegal drug problem continues to plague our families and communities. I have continued our approach of being firm with distributors and traffickers, if you sell drugs in our county you will be arrested, prosecuted and sent to prison.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Policy focus: “Public Safety Policy is most important to me. Partnerships are an extremely important part of shaping public safety policy.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
OfficeCandidates
Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 3
Jimmy Paylor (R)
Chris Monteleon (D)

Chris Monteleon (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Carteret County Board of Commissioners to represent District 3 in North Carolina. Chris Monteleon (D) and Jimmy Paylor (R) are running in the general election for Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 3, 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Positions, with sources (2)
Background & approach: “They said it could not be done." But in 2025, I led the way: To achieve full transparency of Morehead City Council meetings, and with expertise, tenacity, and a long-proven people-uniting skill, as a citizen I found a way to bring the Council to a financially sound path of Council-meeting video-recordings.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Campaign priorities: “Your vote for Chris Monteleon for Carteret County Board of Commissioners is the only vote on our Ballot for political balance in your, our, County government.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Carteret Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Vote for 2
Dennis Collins, Mickey Simmons, Glenn Howell

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