Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Angela White Edwards (R)

Angela White Edwards (Republican Party) is running for election to the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in North Carolina. The Republican primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.

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Monifa (Mo) Drayton (D)

Monifa Drayton (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in North Carolina. Drayton advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.

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Office	Candidates
Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Vote for 2	Barbara Bleiweis Barbara Bleiweis is a member of the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends in 2026. Campaign Facebook LinkedIn No campaign site found Positions, with sources (3) Background & approach: “I am seeking my 3rd term for this office. My work as a Supervisor for the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District- since my first term in 2018, has been one of the most joyful and impactful experiences of my life.” Campaign priorities: “Our programs serve people by protecting the soil and water resources that support health and livelihoods.” Policy focus: “Farmland Preservation and its direct contribution to the environmental, economic and social quality of life in our county.” Michael Betterly Long Tran Makenzie Pearce Jillian King Jillian King is running for election to the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in North Carolina. Jillian King was born in Bethesda, Maryland. King's career experience includes working as a public school teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and as a homemaker. LinkedIn No campaign site found Positions, with sources (3) Campaign priorities: “I want to be an open line of communication directly from members of the community straight to the school board to voice their concerns and have them addressed with intention.” Policy focus: “I am passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, school violence and gun reform, and the mental health crisis.” In the candidate's words: “I see it as my role to bring the concerns of the community members to the board, work on solutions we can implement to solve those problems, and bring the information and actions back to the community.”

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Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

Vote for 2

Barbara Bleiweis

Barbara Bleiweis is a member of the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends in 2026.

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Positions, with sources (3)

Background & approach: “I am seeking my 3rd term for this office. My work as a Supervisor for the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District- since my first term in 2018, has been one of the most joyful and impactful experiences of my life.”

Campaign priorities: “Our programs serve people by protecting the soil and water resources that support health and livelihoods.”

Policy focus: “Farmland Preservation and its direct contribution to the environmental, economic and social quality of life in our county.”

Michael Betterly

Long Tran

Makenzie Pearce

Jillian King

Jillian King is running for election to the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in North Carolina. Jillian King was born in Bethesda, Maryland. King's career experience includes working as a public school teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and as a homemaker.

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Positions, with sources (3)

Campaign priorities: “I want to be an open line of communication directly from members of the community straight to the school board to voice their concerns and have them addressed with intention.”

Policy focus: “I am passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, school violence and gun reform, and the mental health crisis.”

In the candidate's words: “I see it as my role to bring the concerns of the community members to the board, work on solutions we can implement to solve those problems, and bring the information and actions back to the community.”

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners at-Large:
Leigh Altman (D)
Leigh Altman (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.
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Background & approach: “I have spent my 17-year legal career as a public-interest attorney working for kids and families.”
Campaign priorities: “I will fight for families, and I have a strong track record of success. Data and science should guide how we develop strategies to achieve our goals.”
Yvette Townsend-Ingram (D)
Arthur Griffin, Jr. (D)
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 1: Morris (Mac) McAdoo (D)
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 3: George Dunlap (D)
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 4: Mark Jerrell (D)
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 5:
Charles DeLoach (D)
Charles DeLoach (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to represent District 5 in North Carolina. The Democratic primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
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Positions, with sources (3)
Background & approach: “I’m Charles, a south Charlotte dad, civil litigation attorney, and longtime community organizer running for Mecklenburg County Commission.”
Campaign priorities: “Not because our country doesn't have a dark past (or present for that matter), but because our country is full of people who look into the face of what feels like an impossible situation and say "not if I have anything to say about it." It is an incredible American trait to fight for a better future.”
Policy focus: “If elected, I’d bring a new perspective to the Board, one of a young father facing the realities of raising children in today’s Mecklenburg County.”
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 6: Susan Rodriguez-McDowell (D)
Garry L. McFadden (D)
Garry McFadden (Democratic Party) is the Mecklenburg County Sheriff in North Carolina. He assumed office on December 4, 2018. His current term ends on December 7, 2026. McFadden (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Mecklenburg County Sheriff in North Carolina.
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N.C. Superior Court Judge District 26C Seat 1:
George Guise (D)
George Guise (Democratic Party) is running for election for the Judicial District 26C judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. Guise advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
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N.C. Superior Court Judge District 26F Seat 1:
Karen Eady-Williams (D)
Karen Eady-Williams (Democratic Party) is a judge for Judicial District 26F of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
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N.C. Superior Court Judge District 26H Seat 1:
Elizabeth Thornton Trosch (D)
Elizabeth Trosch (Democratic Party) is a judge of the North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 11. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
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N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 13: Roderick G. Davis (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 14:
Alyssa M. Levine (D)
Alyssa M. Levine (Democratic Party) is a judge of the North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 14. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026. Levine (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 14.
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Positions, with sources (3)
Background & approach: “I am a native Charlottean and proud third-generation Mecklenburg County attorney. I attended Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, UNC Chapel Hill, UMass Boston, and North Carolina Central University School of Law.”
Campaign priorities: “I am running for district court judge because I want to give back to our community by helping all people of Mecklenburg County move through our court system with respect and compassion.”
Policy focus: “I believe: The law should be applied equally to all people, and no one should be denied access to our court system.”
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 15: Jennifer L. Fleet (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 16: Matt Newton (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 17: Paige McThenia (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 18: Habekah Cannon (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 19: Samantha C. Mobley (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 20: Karen D. McCallum (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 21: Rhonda L. Patterson-Wrighten (D)
N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 6 (unexpired term): Kimberly Y. Best (D)
District Attorney District 26: Spencer Merriweather (D)
Elisa Chinn Gary (D)
Elisa Chinn Gary (Democratic Party) is the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026. Gary (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina.
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