Window for candidates closes in NC. With everyone filed, primary and general election contests for federal, state, local offices take shape.

Party-affiliated candidates are ready to run in the upcoming midterm elections. Find out who is running in western North Carolina.

In searchable, sortable tables, we’ve compiled the complete list of candidates who filed to run for office in NC.

Filing for North Carolina’s 2026 primary election officially closed at 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, setting the field for several high-profile federal, state, and local races across western North Carolina. The race for U.S. Senate is shaping up with crowded fields on both major party ballots.

While Trump's approval ratings have sunk nationally, Whatley is betting the president remains resilient in a battleground state he's won three times.

North Carolina's State Board of Elections will use a drawing and coin flip to decide ballot order for 2026 elections.

President Donald Trump touted his efforts to tame inflation and cut drug prices during a speech in Rocky Mount. Polling shows voters in North Carolina and nationwide are increasingly skeptical of his handling of the economy.

North Carolina was among the GOP-led states this year that redrew congressional lines mid-decade in an attempt to benefit Republicans.

For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.