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2026 Elections - Candidate Committees

Listed below are campaign committees for candidates with open committees that may be participating in the 2026 elections.

- Committees exceeding $1,000 in contributions or expenditures are required to file scheduled disclosure reports.
- Candidates with Open Committees are listed below; however, they may choose to not file for office in this election year.
- Most candidates below file for office at County elections offices (District Attorney files with the State Board of Elections).
- Links are provided for candidates requried to file reports with the State Board of Elections Campaign Reports Search

Office

Committee Name /
Candidate

Report Name

PARTISAN RACES

Filing Period: Noon, Dec 1, 2025 - Noon, Dec 19, 2025

NC Senate (45th District)

Friends of Kim Bost
Kim Bost (Dem)
NCSBE Campaign Decuments
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE
Mark Hollo for NC Senate
Mark Hollo (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents
  • Notice of Candidacy 12-1-2025
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE
Committee to Elect Nancy Meek
Nancy R. Meek (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE

NC House (89th District)

Vote Cranford

Greg Cranford (Dem)
NCSBE Campaign Documents

  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE
Committee to Elect Mitchell Smith Setzer

Mitchell Smith Setzer (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents

  • Notice of Candidacy 12-1-2025
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE

NC House (96th District)

Adams for NC House

Jay Adams (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents

  • Notice of Candidacy 12-2-2025
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE
Elizabeth (Eli) Glynn for NC96
Elizabeth (Eli) Glynn (Dem)
NCSBE Campaign Documents
  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE

District Attorney (36th District)

Note:
DA Candidates file with State BOE

Reilly for DA Committee

Scott Reilly (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents

  • All reports filed with the NCSBE

Clerk of Superior Court

Patty Cook for Clerk of Superior Court

Patty Cook (Rep)

Kim Sigmon for Clerk of Superior Court

Kim Richards Sigmon (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents

SheriffArmstrong for Sheriff
Willie Armstrong (Rep)
Don Brown for Sheriff
Don Brown (Rep)
NCSBE Campaign Documents
Bobby Lineberger for Sheriff

Bobby Lineberger (Rep)

Committee Closed

William Propst for Sheriff

William Propst (Rep)

J.D. Slape for Sheriff
J.D. Slape (Rep)

County Commissioner (3 seats)

Committee to Elect Geno Baker

Geno Baker (Dem)

Butler for Commissioner
Sherry E. Butler (Rep)
Chisholm for Commissioner

Michael Chisholm (Una)

Dunn4Catawba
Eric Dunn (Rep)
<To Be Organized>

Dave Fontana (Rep)

Isenhower for Commissioner

C. Randall (Randy) Isenhower (Rep)

Kennedy for Commissioner

Wendy Boulanger Kennedy (Dem)

Jay Moore 4 Commissioner

Jay Moore (Rep)

Cole Setzer for Commissioner

Cole Setzer (Rep)

NCSBE Campaign Documents

INACTIVE

  • search 2024 for previous reports
  • All other reports are filed with the NCSBE

Office

Committee Name /
Candidate

Report Name

SCHOOL BOARDS - Partisan Races

County and City Schools became partisan as of 6/08/2023 Session Law 2023-32

Newton-Conover School Board Offices - Fee: $5

  • Conover District (1 Seat)
  • Newton District (2 Seats)
Canrobert For Schools
Jennifer Canrobert (Rep)
Committee to Elect Tim Hayes
Tim Hayes (Rep)

Hickory Public School Board Offices - Fee: $5

  • School Ward 1 (1 Seat)
  • School Ward 2 (1 Seat)
  • School Ward 3 (1 Seat)
Ittiely T. Carson For HCS Ward 3
Ittiely T. Carson
  • School Ward 5 (1 Seat)

Catawba County School Board Offices - Fee: $10

Catawba County School Board
(4 Seats)

Tim Settlemyre CC School Board
Tim Settlemyre (Rep)
Greg Whitener For School Board
Greg Whitener (Rep)
<To Be Organized>
Matthew Fox (Rep)

NON-PARTISAN RACES

Filing Period: Noon, June 8, 2026 - Noon, July 3, 2026

Catawba County
Soil and Water Conservation
District Supervisor

(2 Seats)


Color Key:Committee is Active and Candidate has filed for office this election cycle
Committee is Active or Inactive and may run this election cycle
Committee is Closed