Who’s running in the Asheville, Buncombe 2024 primary election?

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Who’s running in the Asheville, Buncombe 2024 primary election?

By Sarah Honosky, Asheville Citizen Times, December 19, 2023

ASHEVILLE – Upcoming primary elections in Buncombe County will see ballots cast for city and county seats, as well as a U.S. president and House, General Assembly and a crowded gubernatorial field. With filing closed Dec. 15, voters can get the first glimpse of the full field for the March 5 primaries.

In local races, candidates are vying for spots in the state General Assembly’s House and Senate, the county Board of Commissioners, plus its chair, and Asheville City Council.

Asheville City Schools will elect new board members for only the second time. That follows a change in state law switching the board from an appointed to elected body.

What do you need to know about the 2024 primary election?

Dates to know:

  • Dec. 15: Candidate filing ended.
  • Jan. 2: Voters can begin requesting absentee ballots.
  • Feb. 9: Voter registration deadline.
  • Feb. 27: Absentee ballot request deadline.
  • Feb. 15-March 2: Early voting.
  • March 5: Primary Election Day.
  • March 15: Official election results available.

Photo ID requirements: A new state law requires all voters to show photo ID when they go to the polls. According to state guidelines, these are acceptable IDs (unexpired or expired no more than a year):

  • N.C. driver’s license
  • State ID from N.C. DMV
  • Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory. This only applies to voters registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election.
  • U.S. passport or U.S. passport card
  • N.C. voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections.
  • College or university student ID approved by the N.C. Board of Elections.
  • State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the N.C. Board of Elections.

Photo IDs that people can use irrespective of expiration date are:

  • Military or veterans ID cards issued by the U.S. government.
  • Tribal enrollment cards issued by a tribe recognized by the state or federal government.
  • ID cards issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the state of North Carolina for a public assistance program.

Learn more at ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id.

Voters are also able to get a free ID from their county board of elections. If the voter does not show an acceptable ID, the voter may vote with an ID Exception Form and a provisional ballot, or vote with a provisional ballot and return to their county board of elections office with their photo ID by the day before county canvass.

Am I registered to vote? Registration status and other details can be searched at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/. Voters can also register same-day at early voting, at the local election board or by mail. More information can be found at buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election.

Who filed to run in Asheville, Buncombe?

Ballots differ depending on where voters live. Each ballot will have one N.C. Senate district race and one N.C. House district race. Voters living in some municipalities will get to vote in city or town elections.

The candidate filings list below does not reflect anyone petitioning to run unaffiliated. For prospective candidates trying to get their name printed on the ballot for a general election without being affiliated with a political party, they must collect the required number of signatures, which differs by office, and file them by the deadline, which also varies.

U.S. House of Representatives, District 11

Democrat

  • Caleb Rudow

Republican

  • Christian Reagan
  • Chuck Edwards

N.C. Governor

Democrat

  • Chrelle Booker
  • Michael R. (Mike) Morgan
  • Marcus W. Williams
  • Josh Stein
  • Gary Foxx

Green

  • Wayne Turner

Libertarian

  • Shannon Bray

Republican

  • Dale Folwell
  • Bill Graham
  • Mark Robinson

N.C. Lieutenant Governor

Democrat

  • Ben Clark
  • Rachel Hunt

Libertarian

  • Dee Watson

Republican

  • Rivera Douthit
  • Deanna Ballard
  • Jeffrey Elmore
  • Hal Weatherman
  • Marlenis Hernandez Novoa
  • Allen Mashbum
  • Peter Boykin
  • Seth Woodall
  • Sam Page
  • Jim O’Neill

N.C. Attorney General

Democrat

  • Tim Dunn
  • Satana Deberry
  • Jeff Jackson

Republican

  • Dan Bishop

N.C. Auditor

Democrat

  • Jessica Holmes

Libertarian

  • Bob Drach

Republican

  • Charles Dingee
  • Jack Clark
  • Jim Kee
  • Jeff Tarte
  • Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street

N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture

Democrat

  • Sarah Taber

Libertarian

  • Sean Haugh

Republican

  • Steve Troxler
  • Colby (Bear) Hammonds

N.C. Commissioner of Insurance

Democrat

  • David Wheeler
  • Natasha Marcus

Republican

  • Mike Causey
  • C. Robert Brawley

N.C. Commissioner of Labor

Democrat

  • Braxton Winston II

Republican

  • Luke Farley
  • Travis Wilson
  • Jon Hardister
  • Chuck Stanley

N.C. Secretary of State

Democrat

  • Elaine Marshall

Republican

  • Jesse Thomas
  • Chad Brown
  • Christine E. Villaverde

N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction

Democrat

  • C.R. Katie Eddings
  • Kenon Crumble
  • Maurice (Mo) Green

Republican

  • Michelle Morrow
  • Catherine Truitt

N.C. Treasurer

Democrat

  • Wesley Harris
  • Gabe Esparza

Republican

  • A.J. Daoud
  • Rachel Johnson

N.C. Supreme Court, Associate Justice, Seat 6

Democrat

  • Lora Christine Cubbage
  • Allison Riggs

Republican

  • Jefferson G. Griffin

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 12

Democrat

  • Carolyn Jennings Thompson

Republican

  • Tom Murry

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 14

Democrat

  • Ed Eldred

Republican

  • Valerie Zachary

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 15

Democrat

  • Martin Moore

Republican

  • Hunter Murphy
  • Chris Freeman

N.C. State Senate, District 46

Democrat

  • John Ager

Republican

  • Warren Daniel

N.C. State Senate, District 49

Democrat

  • Julie Mayfield

Republican

  • Kristie Tincher Sluder

N.C. House of Representatives, District 114

Democrat

  • Eric Ager

Republican

  • Sherry M. Higgins

N.C. House of Representatives, District 115

Democrat

  • Lindsey Prather

Republican

  • Ruth Smith

N.C. House of Representatives, District 116

Democrat

  • Brian Turner

N.C. District Court Judge, District 40, Seat 6

Democrat

  • Robin Leigh Merrell
  • Emily Sutton Dezio

N.C. District Court Judge, District 40, Seat 7

Democrat

  • Meredith Pressley Stone
  • B. Todd Lentz

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, Chair

Democrat

  • Amanda Edwards

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 1

Democrat

  • Matt Kern
  • Jennifer Horton

Republican

  • Rondell Lance
  • Paul Benjamin

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 2

Democrat

  • Terri Wells

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, District 3

Democrat

  • Parker Sloan

Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court (unexpired)

Democrat

  • Jean Marie Christy
  • Johanna Finkelstein

Buncombe County Register of Deeds

Democrat

  • Drew Reisinger

City of Asheville, City Council

(Nonpartisan – three seats)

  • Kim Roney
  • Tod Leaven
  • Roberto (Bo) Hess
  • Sage Turner
  • Iindia Pearson
  • Kevan Frazier
  • Taylon Breanne Breeden
  • Charles (CJ) Domingo

Asheville City Schools, Board of Education

(Nonpartisan – three seats)

  • Jesse Warren
  • George Sieburg
  • William Young
  • Pepi Acebo

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