Bladen County voters will cast ballots in local, state and federal races for the primary election on March 3.
The deadline to vote in the primary is February 6. In-person early voting begins on February 12 and ends February 28.
Winners in the primary election will move on to the general election on November 3.
Some takeaways:
- Longtime Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker faces two challengers in the Republican primary.
- Cameron McGill, chairman of the Bladen County Board of Commissioners faces two challengers in the Republican primary.
- Jon David is not seeking reelection as district attorney for Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties.
- William Brisson, a Republican, is not running for re-election to the N.C. House in District 22.
Here are the candidates.
*denotes incumbent candidates
U.S. Senate
- Robert Colon (Democrat)
- Roy Cooper (Democrat)
- Justin E. Dues (Democrat)
- Daryl Farrow (Democrat)
- Marcus W. Williams (Democrat)
- Orrick Quick (Democrat)
- Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian)
- Donald M. “Don” Brown (Republican)
- Richard Dansie (Republican)
- Margot Dupre (Republican)
- Thomas Johnson (Republican)
- Michele Morrow (Republican)
- Elizabeth A. Temple (Republican)
- Michael Whatley (Republican)
U.S. House (District 7)
- Kimberly Hardy (Democrat)
- Maad Abu-Ghazalah (Libertarian)
- David Buzzard (Republican)
- David Rouzer (Republican)*
N.C. Supreme Court (Seat 1)
- Anita Earls (Democrat)*
- Sarah Stevens (Republican)
N.C. Court of Appeals (Seat 1)
- John S. Arrowood (Democrat)*
- Matt Smith (Republican)
- Michael C. Byrne (Republican)
N.C. Court of Appeals (Seat 2)
- Tobias (Toby) Hampson (Democrat)*
- George Cooper Bell (Republican)
N.C. Court of Appeals (Seat 3)
- James Weldon Whalen (Democrat)
- Christine Marie Walczyk (Democrat)
- Craig Collins (Republican)
N.C. Senate (District 9)
- William H. Barbour (Republican)
- Brent Jackson (Republican)*
N.C. House (District 22)
- Jerol Kivett (Republican)
- Wellie Jackson (Republican)
N.C. District Court (District 15, Seat 2)
- Bryan D. Wilson (Republican)
N.C. District Court (District 15, Seat 5)
- Will M. Callihan, Jr. (Republican)*
N.C. District Court (District 15, Seat 7)
- Sarah McPherson (Republican)
District Attorney (District 15)
- Jenna Earley (Republican)
- J.K. Somers (Republican)
Board of Commissioners (District 2)
- Charles Ray Peterson (Republican)*
Board of Commissioners (District 3)
- Joe Allen, Jr. (Republican)
- Judy Bowen (Republican)
- Cameron McGill (Republican)*
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (County-Wide)
- Gloria Blanks McLean (Democrat)
- Harfel Clementa Davis (Democrat)
- Dennis R. Edwards (Republican)*
- Roger A. Caroll (Republican)
- Matthew Kyle Long (Republican)*
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (District 1)
- Gary N. Rhoda (Democrat)
- Theresa Bethea Jacobs (Democrat)
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (District 2)
- Walter Hester (Republican)*
- Mackie Singletary (Republican)
Bladen County School Board of Education (District 3)
- Jerome L. Purdie (Democrat)
- Aaron Russ (Republican)*
Clerk of Superior Court
- Vira Cristin Hursey (Republican)*
Register of Deeds
- Wendy Atkins (Republican)*
Sheriff
- Gary Scott Edwards (Democrat)
- Talmadge Christopher Hunt (Democrat)
- James Atlas McVicker (Republican)*
- Carl Milton Yonge Jr. (Republican)
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (County-Wide)
- Gloria B. McLean (Democrat)
- Harfel Davis (Democrat)*
- Matthew Long (Republican)
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (District 1)
- Gary N. Rhoda (Democrat)*
- Theresa Jacobs (Democrat)
Bladen County Schools Board of Education (District 2)
- Walter Hester (Republican)
Clerk of Superior Court
- Vira Cristin Hursey (Republican)*
Register of Deeds
- Wendy Atkins (Republican)