Voters in Moore County will soon head to the polls for the March 3, 2026, primary elections, which will determine which candidates advance to the general election later in the year. Below is a comprehensive list of candidates who have filed to run for office, along with information voters need to know ahead of Election Day.
Know Before you Go
The Moore County primary election will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Voters who wish to cast a ballot before Election Day may take advantage of early voting, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 28.
Early voting will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. In addition, early voting will be open on Saturday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early voting will not be held on Sundays.
Early voting locations include the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage and the Aberdeen Recreation Station, located at 707 Pinehurst Ave. and 301 Lake Park Crossing in Aberdeen. Voters may cast an early ballot at any early voting location in the county, regardless of their precinct.
“If a candidate was unopposed, then they will go to the General Election and will not be seen in the Primary,” adds Towanna D. Dixon, director of the Moore County Board of Elections. “Those offices are the Sheriff, Register of Deeds, Commissioner Seat 1 and 5. There are also some other seats for the State and Congressional level that will go on to the November ballot as well.”
See who’s running below.
Moore County Board of Commissioners District I (Rep)
Jim Von Canon
Moore County Board of Commissioners District III (Rep)
Cameron Dockery
Curtis Self
Moore County Board of Commissioners District V (Rep)
Kurt J. Cook
Moore County Clerk of Superior Court (Rep)
Deborah A. Duerring
Todd E. Maness
Moore County Register of Deeds (Rep)
William (Bill) Britton
Moore County Sheriff (Rep)
Ronnie Fields
Moore County Board of Education Member At-Large
Anthony B. McCauley
Don Zawlocki
Megan Numbers
David A. Norris
Jim Pedersen
Shannon Davis
Olivia Oxendine
Tucker McKenzie
Moore County Board of Education District III
Chris A. Steiner
Sammy McNeill
U.S. Senate (DEM)
Roy Cooper
Daryl Farrow
Marcus W. Williams
Orrick Quick
Justin E. Dues
Robert Colon
U.S. Senate (LIB)
Shannon W. Bray
U.S. Senate (REP)
Elizabeth A. Temple
Donald M. (Don) Brown
Michael Whatley
Margot Dupre
Thomas Johnson
Michele Morrow
U.S. House of Representatives District 09 (DEM)
Nigel W. Bristow
Richard N. Ojeda II
Loren Bibler
U.S. House of Representatives District 09 (REP)
Richard Hudson
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 (DEM)
Anita Earls
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 (REP)
Sarah Stevens
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 01 (DEM)
John S. Arrowood
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 01 (REP)
Matt Smith
Michael C. Byrne
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 02 (DEM)
Tobias (Toby) Hampson
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 02 (REP)
George Cooper Bell
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 03 (DEM)
James Weldon Whalen
Christine Marie Walczyk
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 03 (REP)
Craig Collins
NC State Senate District 21 (DEM)
Paul Taylor
NC State Senate District 21 (REP)
Tom McInnis
Ray Daly
NC House of Representatives District 051 (DEM)
Tasherra Nichols McDuffie
NC House of Representatives District 051 (REP)
Sherry Lynn Womack
Charles M. Taylor
NC House of Representatives District 052 (DEM)
Joe Parfitt
NC House of Representatives District 052 (REP)
Ben Moss
NC House of Representatives District 078 (DEM)
Matt Borja
NC House of Representatives District 078 (REP)
Neal Jackson
Mark Dutton
NC Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 01 (REP)
Michael (Mike) Stone
NC District Court Judge District 29 Seat 01 (DEM) (Hoke–Moore seat)
Tron Faulk Ross
NC District Court Judge District 29 Seat 01 (REP) (Hoke–Moore seat)
Kimberly Furr Davis
Lindsey Smith
NC District Court Judge District 29 Seat 02 (REP) (Hoke–Moore seat)
Beth Tanner
Sharlene Anderson
Marissa Curry
NC District Court Judge District 29 Seat 05 (DEM) (Hoke seat)
James R. Allen
NC District Court Judge District 29 Seat 05 (REP) (Hoke seat)
Yohan Namkung
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