2026 Primary Candidates

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 are a primary follow: 

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 candidacy.  We have endorsed Frank Sossamon.)

Granville County Sheriff

John Morris, Ed Newman, Charles Noblin Jr.