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North Carolina candidate resources

Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every North Carolina county: the notice of candidacy, the filing fee, the unaffiliated petition route, and your county Board of Elections contact card. Click the map or use the list.

Alamance County — how to run for office Alexander County — how to run for office Alleghany County — how to run for office Anson County — how to run for office Ashe County — how to run for office Avery County — how to run for office Beaufort County — how to run for office Bertie County — how to run for office Bladen County — how to run for office Brunswick County — how to run for office Buncombe County — how to run for office Burke County — how to run for office Cabarrus County — how to run for office Caldwell County — how to run for office Camden County — how to run for office Carteret County — how to run for office Caswell County — how to run for office Catawba County — how to run for office Chatham County — how to run for office Cherokee County — how to run for office Chowan County — how to run for office Clay County — how to run for office Cleveland County — how to run for office Columbus County — how to run for office Craven County — how to run for office Cumberland County — how to run for office Currituck County — how to run for office Dare County — how to run for office Davidson County — how to run for office Davie County — how to run for office Duplin County — how to run for office Durham County — how to run for office Edgecombe County — how to run for office Forsyth County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Gaston County — how to run for office Gates County — how to run for office Graham County — how to run for office Granville County — how to run for office Greene County — how to run for office Guilford County — how to run for office Halifax County — how to run for office Harnett County — how to run for office Haywood County — how to run for office Henderson County — how to run for office Hertford County — how to run for office Hoke County — how to run for office Hyde County — how to run for office Iredell County — how to run for office Jackson County — how to run for office Johnston County — how to run for office Jones County — how to run for office Lee County — how to run for office Lenoir County — how to run for office Lincoln County — how to run for office Macon County — how to run for office Madison County — how to run for office Martin County — how to run for office McDowell County — how to run for office Mecklenburg County — how to run for office Mitchell County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Moore County — how to run for office Nash County — how to run for office New Hanover County — how to run for office Northampton County — how to run for office Onslow County — how to run for office Orange County — how to run for office Pamlico County — how to run for office Pasquotank County — how to run for office Pender County — how to run for office Perquimans County — how to run for office Person County — how to run for office Pitt County — how to run for office Polk County — how to run for office Randolph County — how to run for office Richmond County — how to run for office Robeson County — how to run for office Rockingham County — how to run for office Rowan County — how to run for office Rutherford County — how to run for office Sampson County — how to run for office Scotland County — how to run for office Stanly County — how to run for office Stokes County — how to run for office Surry County — how to run for office Swain County — how to run for office Transylvania County — how to run for office Tyrrell County — how to run for office Union County — how to run for office Vance County — how to run for office Wake County — how to run for office Warren County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Watauga County — how to run for office Wayne County — how to run for office Wilkes County — how to run for office Wilson County — how to run for office Yadkin County — how to run for office Yancey County — how to run for office

All 100 North Carolina counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 100 North Carolina counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Alamance County Alexander County Alleghany County Anson County Ashe County Avery County Beaufort County Bertie County Bladen County Brunswick County Buncombe County Burke County Cabarrus County Caldwell County Camden County Carteret County Caswell County Catawba County Chatham County Cherokee County Chowan County Clay County Cleveland County Columbus County Craven County Cumberland County Currituck County Dare County Davidson County Davie County Duplin County Durham County Edgecombe County Forsyth County Franklin County Gaston County Gates County Graham County Granville County Greene County Guilford County Halifax County Harnett County Haywood County Henderson County Hertford County Hoke County Hyde County Iredell County Jackson County Johnston County Jones County Lee County Lenoir County Lincoln County Macon County Madison County Martin County McDowell County Mecklenburg County Mitchell County Montgomery County Moore County Nash County New Hanover County Northampton County Onslow County Orange County Pamlico County Pasquotank County Pender County Perquimans County Person County Pitt County Polk County Randolph County Richmond County Robeson County Rockingham County Rowan County Rutherford County Sampson County Scotland County Stanly County Stokes County Surry County Swain County Transylvania County Tyrrell County Union County Vance County Wake County Warren County Washington County Watauga County Wayne County Wilkes County Wilson County Yadkin County Yancey County

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