Use our Voter Guide to research candidates in Johnston County elections
Election Day is Nov. 8. To help you make your choices, The News & Observer has created this voter guide for Johnston County.
We contacted many of the candidates who will appear on general election ballots in Johnston County and asked them to answer a series of questions about their backgrounds, philosophy and positions.
Below, find links to the questionnaires submitted by candidates who responded. We are making every questionnaire free to readers.
A few races are statewide, including those for U.S. Senate, N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals, which means everyone gets to vote in those.
Other races are open only to people living in the county, city or district. If you are unsure what district you live in for the U.S. House, N.C. House, N.C. Senate or Johnston County school board, you can look that up at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/.
There’s much more in the 2022 NC Voter Guide. Go to newsobserver.com/voter-guide for everything you need to know.
Here are the candidates.
U.S. Senate
Ted Budd (R)
U.S. House of Representatives District 13
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 3
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 5
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 8
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 9
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 10
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 11
NC Senate District 10
Benton Sawrey (R)
NC House Of Representatives District 26
Donna McDowell White (R)
NC House Of Representatives District 28
Larry Strickland (R)
NC House Of Representatives District 53
Howard Penny Jr. (R)
JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (PICK THREE)
Melissa Bowers
Kevin Donovan
Mark Lane
Terry Tippett
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