Who’s running so far for Wake County commissioner and other races in 2020
Candidates in Wake County, including those in the N.C. House of Representatives, N.C. Senate and county board of commissioners, are filing for office.
Filing for partisan candidates began Dec. 2 and ended at noon Dec. 20.
More information about candidates filing for statewide or at the federal level, can be found at bit.ly/2020NCCandidates. You can find your representatives online at ncsbe.gov.
Wake County Commissioner
All of the seats on the seven-person board are on the 2020 ballot. All of the commissioners, except Jessica Holmes, have filed for re-election. Holmes is running statewide for the NC Secretary of Labor position.
Candidates must live in the district they are seeking, but all Wake County residents may call their ballots for candidates from all the districts.
District 1
Name: Sig Hutchinson, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.Sig4Wake.com
Name: Jeremiah Pierce
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.facebook.com/Pierce4Wake
Name: Greg Jones
- Party Affiliation: Republican
- Website: www.facebook.com/GregJonesforWake
District 2
Name: Matt Calabria, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.MattCalabria.com
District 3
Name: Audra Killingsworth
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.FriendsOfAudra.com
Name: Maria Cervania
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.MariaForWake.com
Name: Steve Hale
- Party Affiliation: Republican
- Website: www.stevehaleforwake.com
District 4
Name: Susan Evans, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.facebook.com/susanevansforwake
District 5
Name: James West, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.facebook.com/CommissionerJamesWest
District 6
Name: Greg Ford, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.facebook.com/gregfordnc
Name: Karen Weathers
- Party Affiliation: Republican
- Website: n/a
District 7
Name: Vickie Adamson, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.VickieForWakeCounty.com
Name: Faruk Okcetin
- Party Affiliation: Republican
- Website: n/a
Register of Deeds
Name: Tammy Brunner
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: www.TammyBrunner.com
Name: Charles Gilliam, incumbent
- Party Affiliation: Republican
- Website: www.CharlespPGilliam.com
Name: William (Bill) Madden
- Party Affiliation: Democrat
- Website: n/a
N.C. Senate
District 14
- Dan Blue, incumbent, Democrat
- Alan David Michael, Republican
- Justin Walczak, Libertarian
District 15
- Jay Chaudhuri, incumbent, Democrat
- Kat McDonald, Libertarian
- Mario Lomuscio, Republican
District 16
- Wiley Nickel, incumbent, Democrat
- Will Marsh, Republican
District 17
- Sam Searcy, incumbent, Democrat
- Travis Groo, Libertarian
- Mark Cavaliero, Republican
District 18
- Angela Bridgman, Democrat
- Sarah Crawford, Democrat
- Jason Loeback, Libertarian
- Scott McKaig, Republican
- Larry Norman, Republican
N.C. House of Representatives
District 11
- Allison Dahle, incumbent, Democrat
- Adrian Lee Travers, Libertarian
- Clark Pope, Republican
District 33
- Rosa Gill, incumbent, Democrat
- Antoine Marshall, Democrat
- Sammie Brooks, Libertarian
- Fran Sarpolus, Republican
District 34
- Grier Martin, incumbent Democrat
- Michael Munger, Libertarian
- Ronald Smith, Republican
District 35
- Terence Everitt, incumbent, Democrat
- Michael Nelson, Libertarian
- Alma Peters, Republican
- Fred Von Canon, Republican
District 36
- Julie von Haefen, incumbent, Democrat
- Kim Coley, Republican
- Bruce Basson, Libertarian
- Gil Pagan, Republican
District 37
- Sydney Batch, incumbent, Democrat
- Liam Leaver, Libertarian
- Erin Pare, Republican
- Jeff Moore, Republican
- Anna Powell, Republican
District 38
- Quanta Monique Edwards, Democrat
- Abe Jones, Democrat
- Richard Haygood, Libertarian
- Kenneth Bagnal, Republican
District 39
- Darren Jackson, incumbent, Democrat
District 40
- Joe John, incumbent, Democrat
- Gerald Falzon, Republican
District 41
- Gale Adcock, incumbent, Democrat
- Guy Meilleur, Libertarian
- Scott Populorum, Republican
District 49
- Cynthia Ball, incumbent, Democrat
- Cap Hayes, Libertarian
- David Robertson, Republican
School board
All nine seats on the Wake County Board of Education will be up in 2020. But those are nonpartisan seats, meaning candidates don’t have to go through the political primary in March. Filing for the nonpartisan seats begin noon June 8.
This story was originally published December 12, 2019 at 8:00 AM.
