Primary candidates for 2024 election
Published 11:35 am Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Candidate filing in the 2024 elections closed at noon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Unaffiliated candidates must file petitions by noon, March 5, 2024, the date of statewide primary elections.
This is a list of Republican, Libertarian and Democrat candidates who have signed up to run for various offices in four northeastern counties: Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell counties. The list is as of noon on Dec. 15, 2023.
U.S. House, District 1:
Sandy Smith, Rocky Mount, Republican
Laurie Buckhout, Edenton, Republican
Tom Bailey, Greensboro, Libertarian
U.S. House, District 3:
Greg Murphy, Greenville, Republican
Gheorghe Cormos, Tryon, Libertarian
State Offices:
NC Senate District 1:
Bobby Hanig, Powells Point, Republican
Susan Harman-Scott, Nags Head, Democrat
NC Senate District 2:
Tate (T) Davis, Littleton, Democrat
Norman W. Sanderson, Minnesott Beach, Republican
Maria Cormos, Cape Carteret, Libertarian
NC House, District 1:
Edward C. Goodwin, Edenton, Republican
Susan A. Sawin, Kitty Hawk, Democrat
NC House, District 079:
Keith Kidwell, Chocowinity, Republican
Mary Beedle, Washington, Democrat
NC Superior Court, District 2, Seat 2:
Seth Edwards, Washington, Republican
NC Superior Court, District 2, Seat 3:
Jason Williams, Washington, Democrat
Hyde County
Board of Commissioners:
Fairfield Township:
Thomas Whitaker, Fairfield, Democrat
Lake Landing Township:
James (Boo Boo) Topping, Swan Quarter, Democrat
Tommy Loftus, Engelhard, Democrat
Thomas Midgette, Engelhard, Democrat
Ocracoke Township:
Randal Mathews, Ocracoke, Democrat
Board of Education:
At-Large:
Chanta Gibbs-Rickard, Fairfield, Democrat
Tyrrell County
Board of Commissioners:
Robert Thompson, Columbia, Republican
Karen Rose Simmons, Columbia, Democrat
Register of Deeds: Gene Parisher, Columbia, Democrat
Board of Education:
William Sawyer Jr., Fairfield, no party affiliation listed
Mike Cole, Columbia, no party affiliation listed
Currituck
Board of Commissioners:
At Large:
Paul O’Neal, Coinjock, Republican
Mike Hall, Moyock, Republican
Claywood Wilson Jr., Moyock, Democrat
District 1:
Ronda Galko, Corolla, Republican
Tony Angell, Knotts Island, Republican
District 2:
Selina S. Jarvis, Harbinger, Republican
C. Shay Ballance, Jarvisburg, Republican
District 4:
Bryan Bass, Moyock, Republican
Janet Williams Rose, Moyock, Republican
Register of Deeds:
Emily Castelow, Grandy, Republican
Natalie Roberts Twiddy, Moyock, Republican
Dare
Dare County Board of Commissioners:
District 1:
Wally Overman, Manteo, Republican
Carson Creef, Wanchese, Republican
District 1 – unexpired term of Jim Tobin:
Bea Basnight, Manteo, Republican
Mike Burrus, Wanchese, Republican
District 2:
Robert L. (Bob) Woodard Sr., Kill Devil Hills, Republican
Christian Thomas Hayman, Kill Devil Hills, Republican
Katie Morgan, Kill Devil Hills, Democrat
District 3:
Steve House, Southern Shores, Republican
Dennis Zaenger, Duck, Democrat
District 4:
Aida Havel, Salvo, Democrat
Mary Ellon D. Ballance, Hatteras, Republican
Board of Education:
At Large:
David Twiddy, Manteo, Republican
Melissa Zehner, Southern Shores, Democrat
District 1:
Justin Bateman, Wanchese, Republican
District 2:
Lisa E. Lloyd, Nags Head, Republican
Haley Carey, Nags Head, Democrat
District 4:
Kenny Brite, Avon, Republican
Heather Euler, Buxton, Democrat
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