2026 Mid-Term Primary Election

Candidate Information

The Primary Election is when Board of Education positions are elected. For those in District 1 & 6 the vote is crucial this year. Your vote could help Republicans win a majority on the Board of Education. It is considered a non-partisan race however, so there will not be a party designation behind the candidate's name. Samuel Bullock in District #1 and Jennifer Lavrack in District #6 are Republican candidates.

All other candidates for offices in which there is a primary follow:  (You will choose 1 in each category)

U.S. Senate

Richard Danise, Michele Morrow, Donald (Don) Brown, Elizabeth Temple, Michael Whatley, Thomas Johnson

U.S. House of Representatives District #1

Robert (Bobby) Hanig, Eric Rouse, Asa Buck, Ashley-Nicole Russel, Laurie Buckhout,

U.S. House of Representatives District #13

Brad Knott (incumbent), Sid Sharma

NC Court of Appeals Seat 1

Michael Byrne, Matt Smith

NC State Senate District #18

Cheryl Caulfield, Chris Stock

NC House of Representatives District #32

Frank Sossamon 

(Pamela Ayscue will also be on the ballot, but the Republican party has disqualified her as a true republican having changed her affiliation Sept. 2025 from democrat to run against Mr. Sossamon. We have endorsed Frank Sossamon.

Granville County Sheriff

John Morris, Ed Newman, Charles Noblin Jr.