North Carolina General Election - Republican Candidates
November 5, 2024
President of the United States
The President is the chief executive of the county, possessing many powers including signing bills into law, vetoing legislation, appointing federal judges and executive department heads, issue executive orders, and conducting foreign policy.
Donald J. Trump
United States 45th President (2017 - 2021)
The Trump Organization, President (1971 - 2016)
U.S. House of Representatives - North Carolina Congressional District 3
The US House of Representatives is one of two chambers for the federal legislature. Representatives begin the legislation process, offer amendments, and serve on committees.
Gregory Murphy
U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman - North Carolina Congressional District 3 (2019 - Present)
Vident Medical Center, Chief of Staff
Medical Private Practice Owner & Lead Physician
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Faculty
North Carolina Governor
The Governor is the chief executive officer of the state.
Mark Robinson
Lieutenant Governor (2020 - Present)
Owner of Day care business
Factory Worker
Army Reserves, Medical Specialist
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor is the second highest ranking executive officer of the state.
Founder and President of the Electoral Education Foundation, a 501-c3 non profit organization dedicated to advancing election integrity efforts in North Carolina.
Chief of Staff to former North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest and former US Representative Sue Myrick
Published author
North Carolina Attorney General
The Attorney General is the chief legal advisor and chief law enforcement officer of the state.
U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman- North Carolina Congressional District 8 (2023 - Present)
North Carolina Senate - District 39 (2017 - 2019)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 104 (2015 - 2017)
North Carolina Agriculture/Consumer Affairs Secretary (Joint)
The office oversees state regulatory functions related to agriculture, environmental protection, consumer safety, and ensuring the wholesomeness of food.
Steve Troxler
North Carolina Agriculture/Consumer Affairs Secretary (2016 - Present)
Farmer
North Carolina State Auditor
The State Auditor is the chief accountant for the state.
Dave Boliek
Small business owner
Former prosecutor
Chairman of the UNC Board of Trustees
Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County
North Carolina Secretary of State
North Carolina's Secretary of State oversees the economic and business-related operations of the state government. The office does not oversee the state's elections.
Chad Brown
Former professional baseball player
Mayor of Stanley, NC
County Commissioner, Gaston County, NC
North Carolina State Treasurer
The State Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state and the official banker, and a member of the Council of State
Brad Briner
Investment manager
Board member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Worked as a Chief Investment Officer for Willet Advisors
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Schools
This is a statewide office responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state's elementary and secondary schools.
Michele Morrow
Home school teacher
Former nurse
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal
This office is responsible for regulating the state's insurance industry and ensuring fire safety in the state.
Mike Causey
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal (2017 - Present)
North Carolina Labor Commissioner
This office to oversees the administration of state laws relating to labor and the workforce to ensure workers are treated fairly.
Luke Farley
Workplace Safety Attorney with over fourteen years of experience
North Carolina State Senator - District 2
Legislative authority and responsibilities include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
Norman Sanderson
North Carolina State Senator, District 2 (2012 - Present)
Kids Heaven School Age Care Center, Co-Owner/Director (1997 - Present)
North Carolina House of Representatives, Representative, District 3 (2010 - 2012)
Fairway Realty Property Manager (1994 - 2004)
Craven Regional Medical Center, Risk Management (1982 - 1983)
Pamlico County Sheriff's Department, Deputy (1975 - 1980)
North Carolina State House of Representatives - District 79
Legislative authority and responsibilities include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
Keith Kidwell
North Carolina General Assembly, Representative District 79 (2019 - Present)
Small business owner tax accountant
Judicial Candidates
North Carolina needs conservation judges. Judicial races are more important than ever. Democrats have a 6-1 majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court. That’s six judicial activists and only one conservative protecting your constitutional rights.
North Carolina Judicial Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court is the highest court in the state.
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice - Seat 6
Jefferson G. Griffin
North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge (2020 - present)
Wake County District Court Judge (2015 - 2020)
Wake County District Attorney's Office, Attorney (2010)
North Carolina Army National Guard, First Lieutenant, JAG Officer
North Carolina Judicial Appellate Court
Judges on the Court of Appeals are responsible for evaluating appeals to decisions made by lower courts.
North Carolina Appeals Court Judge - Seat 12
Tom Murry
Assistant district attorney (prosecutor) in the Eleventh Prosecutorial District (2020 - present)
Chief Legal Counsel to North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin
North Carolina General Assembly, Representative District 41 (2011 - 2015)
Judge Advocate in the NC Army National Guard
North Carolina Appeals Court Judge - Seat 14
Valerie Zachary
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (2015 - Present)
Appointed by Governor Pat McCrory in 2015 to the Court of Appeals then won reelection in 2016 for 8 years
Practiced law for 26 years at Zachary Law Offices
North Carolina Appeals Court Judge - Seat 15
Chris Freeman
District Court Judge, District 17A (2014 - present)
Assistant District Attorney Rockingham County
JAG officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve since 2013
North Carolina Superior Court
Superior courts hear civil and criminal cases, including felony cases and civil cases over $25,000.
North Carolina Superior Court Judge - District 4, Seat 3
Augustus (Gus) Willis
Currently is a district court judge for the 4th Judicial District, serving Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties of North Carolina. He was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in April 2024.
Assistant district attorney in Prosecutorial District 4
North Carolina District Court - General
District or Circuit court Judges are responsible for adjudicating cases in Civil and Criminal Courts at the trial-level.
North Carolina District Court Judge - District 04
Seat 01
Paul Delamar
District Court Judge District 3B, Seat 1
Appointed to Pamlico County Board of Commissioners as an At-Large Member, January 2006 and then elected in November 2006 Re-elected three times (2010, 2014, 2018) to Board of Commissioners Served as Chairman 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019.
Seat 02
Andrew Wigmore
North Carolina District Court Judge - District 3B, Seat 2
Attorney at Law is currently in his 24th year practicing law in coastal North Carolina serving Carteret County (Beaufort), Onslow County (Jacksonville) and Craven County (New Bern).
A summa cum laude graduate of North Carolina Wesleyan College and a 1993 graduate with a Juris Doctorate degree from Campbell University Law School.
Seat 03
W. David McFadyen III
Currently is a district court judge for the 3B Judicial District, serving Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties in North Carolina. He was elected to this position on November 6, 2012, and assumed office in January 2013. McFayden won re-election in 2020.
He received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and his J.D. from Appalachian School of Law in Virginia.
Began his career as an attorney for the Kellum Law Firm, specializing in civil law and litigation. He then opened the McFadyen Law Firm with his father in 2006. The firm later became Valentine and McFadyen, P.C.
Seat 04
Lionel Walter Mills
Currently is the chief district court judge in District 3B. He was appointed to the court by former Gov. Mike Easley (D) in January 2007, and he was appointed chief district court judge on February 8, 2012.
Re-elected to the court on November 8, 2016.
Received his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University in 1987 and his J.D. from the Michigan State University Law School in 1998. Mills
Worked as a private practice attorney for eight years prior to his judicial appointment in 2007.
Seat 05
Alex Pully
Appointed by Governor Cooper as District Court Judge in Judicial District 3B in 2023, serving Craven, Carteret, and Pamlico counties. He filled the vacancy of Judge Bob Cherry, who was elected as superior court judge
Served as an assistant district attorney in Prosecutorial District 4 and previously served in District 10.
Seat 06
Debra Massie
Currently is a district court judge for the 3B Judicial District, serving Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties of North Carolina. She was appointed by Governor Cooper in 2021.
Partner at Wheatly, Wheatly, Weeks, Lupton and Massie Law Firm
Public Defender Carteret County.
Pamlico County
Recorder//Register of Deeds//Register of Mesne Conveyance
The County Recorder, Register of Deeds, or Register of Mesne Conveyance is the officer responsible for keeping records of vital statistics, notarized deeds of trust, and other deeds affecting real property.
Lynn H. Lewis
Pamlico County Register of Deeds, Register of Deeds (2012 - Present)
Pamlico County, Deputy/Assistant Pamlico County Register of Deeds (2002 - 2012)
Lee, Hancock & Lasitter, P.A., Real Estate Secretary (1996 - 2002)
Ward, Ward, Willey & Ward, Office Assistant/Courier (1993 - 1996)
Fairfield Harbour, Expedite Clerk (1992 - 1993)
County Commissioners
In a county commission form of government, a body of elected commissioners serves both the executive and the legislative duties, meaning they enact local ordinances and administer them. They approve budgets, oversee spending and hire county employees.
Township 01
Thomas Andrew Mills
No prior political office.
Township 02
Candy Bohmert
County Commissioner 2016 - present
Oriental Town Commissioner 2003 - 2011
Volunteer - Croaker Festival 2003 - 2012, Again in 2024 Spirit of Christmas 2008 -2011
Employed by Pamlico Soil and Water Conservation District 2002 - present
Township 05
Ken Heath
Ken "Kenny" Heath is the Mayor of Arapahoe, North Carolina. He was elected in 2020 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a County Commissioner for Pamilco County, serving 3 terms from 2008-2017, resigning early from his third term.
Board of Education
Responsible for crafting the overall educational vision of a district’s public schools, from setting a school’s curriculum, to creating and upholding board policy, to electing school officials and overseeing administrators.
District 01
John Prescott
Currently serves as Pamlico County Board of Education Member for Township 1. He is also chairman of the board.
District 02
Cathy Dunbar
Currently serves as Pamlico County Board of Education Member for Township 2.
District 03
No picture available.
Jaclyn Cowell Jones
District 05
Heather Harrison
Practice administrator for Coastal Carolina Health Care.
Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.