North Carolina Sample Ballot 2026: How to See Yours, the Senate and Court Races and Three Amendments

North Carolina voters can see their Nov. 3, 2026 sample ballot with the State Board of Elections Voter Search tool. Every ballot in the state has an open U.S. Senate seat, one Supreme Court seat, three Court of Appeals seats and three constitutional amendments. U.S. House, legislative and county races depend on your address.

How to find your North Carolina sample ballot

1. Go to ncsbe.gov and open Voter Search.
2. Enter your first and last name. Add your county or birth year if your name is common.
3. Click your name and scroll to “Your Sample Ballot.” The same page shows your polling place and districts.

The State Board of Elections says voters may bring voting guides, notes and other materials into the booth, so a marked-up sample ballot is fine. Do not photograph your ballot. For other states, see our sample ballot lookup for all 50 states.

Key dates

Date	What
Fri., Oct. 9	Regular registration deadline (passed)
Thu., Oct. 15 to Sat., Oct. 31	One-stop early voting; same-day registration available; ends at 3 p.m. Oct. 31
Tue., Oct. 20	Absentee ballot request deadline (passed)
Tue., Nov. 3	Election Day, polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; absentee ballots due by 7:30 p.m.

Voters are asked to show photo ID. If you do not have one, you can still vote by filling out an ID exception form.

Statewide races

From the State Board of Elections candidate list dated Oct. 13, 2026. Ballot order may differ.

Contest	Candidates
U.S. Senate	Michael Dublin (Green); Roy Cooper (Dem.); Shannon W. Bray (Lib.); Michael Whatley (Rep.)
Supreme Court, Associate Justice Seat 1	Anita Earls (Dem.); Sarah Stevens (Rep.)
Court of Appeals, Seat 1	Michael C. Byrne (Rep.); John S. Arrowood (Dem.)
Court of Appeals, Seat 2	George Cooper Bell (Rep.); Tobias (Toby) Hampson (Dem.)
Court of Appeals, Seat 3	Craig Collins (Rep.); Christine Marie Walczyk (Dem.)

All 14 U.S. House districts are also on the ballot. Your sample ballot shows your district’s candidates.

The three constitutional amendments

The wording below is how each appears on an official county sample ballot. Each is a For or Against vote.

• Photo ID: “Constitutional amendment to require all voters, not just those presenting to vote in person, to present photo identification before voting.”
• Income tax: “Constitutional amendment to keep the State income tax rate from being raised higher than three and one-half percent (3.5%).”
• Property tax: “Constitutional amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments.”

Print your checklist

The free one-page checklist below lists the statewide candidates and all three amendments, with key dates and space for your House and local races. See which other states are voting early right now and when polls close nationwide.