Voter guide
Mecklenburg County Commissioners
• Mecklenburg commissioners chair aims to tackle jobs, health care if re-elected• Cotham focuses problem-solving in re-election bid
• Millennial, minister challenge longtime incumbent Leake for District 2 seat
• At-large Mecklenburg commissioner Democrats face primary challenger
• District 6 candidates spar over how to serve constituents
• Newcomer Faulkner wants to bring ‘cradle-to-opportunity pipeline’ to county youth
• Scarborough seeks to bring better jobs, eliminate homelessness
Mecklenburg District Court judge
• District judge’s retirement leads to four-candidate Mecklenburg race• 2 Mecklenburg attorneys hope to topple District Court Judge Christy Mann
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds
• 2 Democrats want Meck’s register of deeds officeN.C. Governor
• McCrory running on his record as NC governor, big and small• NC gubernatorial candidate Robert Brawley is a GOP maverick
• Randleman’s Charles Moss a determined GOP candidate for NC governor
• Roy Cooper on his run for governor: NC has gone ‘off the tracks’
• Spaulding banks on winning NC governor’s race with little money
N.C. Lieutenant Governor
• Ronald Newton knows he’s an ‘insurgent’ in NC lieutenant governor’s race• Holly Jones supports local control in run for NC lieutenant governor
• Linda Coleman touts middle class, women’s health, teachers in second run for lieutenant governor
• Jobs solve ills, Robert Wilson says in run for NC lieutenant governor
N.C. General Assembly
• In District 40, former council member Majeed challenges incumbent Waddell• N.C. Senate District 38: Candidates want more opportunity for district’s residents
• NC House District 92: I-77 toll lanes among top issues in GOP primary
• Autry, Maddalon fight to replace Tricia Cotham in N.C. House
• House District 101: Challenger tries to unseat veteran Earle
• House District 103: Democratic rivals see common foe in primary
• NC House District 105: Stone, Morgan duel in GOP primary
• NC House District 107: Alexander faces retired Army physician in primary
N.C. Attorney General
• Marcus Williams wants ‘bully pulpit’ to blast GOP policies• Josh Stein says AG has ‘unique ability to help people’
• Buck Newton touts insider’s knowledge of state legal issues
• Jim O’Neill brings prosecutor’s experience
N.C. Secretary of State
• NC Secretary of State: Contenders run on making it easier for businessN.C. Insurance Commissioner
• NC insurance commissioner race: 3 Republicans vie to unseat Democrat GoodwinN.C. Labor Commissioner
• N.C. Labor Commissioner: Former Raleigh mayor, Greensboro minister vie to replace Cherie BerrySuperintendent of Public Instruction
• 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats run for NC schools chiefN.C. State Treasurer
• Democrats running for NC treasurer differ on changes to state pension fundN.C. Agriculture commissioner
• Gun-rights activist challenges incumbent for NC agriculture commissionerU.S. Congress
• Burr’s Washington profile on rise as chairman of Senate panel that focuses on terrorism• Holmquist pledges to be senator who will stand tougher than Burr
• In second run for Senate, Brannon hopes to tap into anger at Washington establishment
• Republican Paul Wright, longtime judge, running for U.S. Senate
• Former NC Rep. Deborah Ross runs for Senate on ‘economic security’
• Senate candidate Ernest Reeves calls for FDR-style public works program
• Chris Rey wants to bring mayoral, military background to Senate
• Senate candidate Kevin Griffin is new to politics; he sees that as an asset
U.S. President
• Cruz says he’s the only consistent conservative• Rubio sells himself as the most electable
• Trump rises from reality star to front runner
• Kasich pushes pragmatism in year when outsiders rule
• Clinton entered as front-runner but now faces a tough contest against Sanders
• Sanders rises from obscure independent into a movement presidential candidate
