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2026 Candidate Introductions: North Carolina General Assembly Races

Posted by Staff | Oct 15, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

Orange and Chatham Counties only have a pair of contested North Carolina General Assembly seats this fall: N.C. House 56 and N.C. Senate 23.

2026 Candidate Introductions: U.S. House – North Carolina District 9

Posted by Staff | Oct 14, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

The longtime incumbent for North Carolina District 9, Republican Rep. Richard Hudson, faces Democrat Richard Ojeda on the ballot.

2026 Candidate Introductions: U.S. House – North Carolina District 4

Posted by Staff | Oct 13, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

This cycle, Democrat Valerie Foushee is seeking a third term in Congress after facing a spirited challenge in this spring’s primary. She’ll face two candidates on the fall ballot who had no primary contest: Republican Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar and Libertarian Guy Meilleur.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Chatham County Sheriff

Posted by Staff | Oct 12, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

Steve Maynor and Marcus Globuschutz are facing off on the ballot to replace the recently retired Mike Roberson as Chatham County Sheriff.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Chatham County Board of Commissioners

Posted by Staff | Oct 8, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

Three Chatham County Board of Commissioner seats are on the ballot this fall, with Districts 4 and 5 featuring general election races.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Orange County Board of Commissioners

Posted by Staff | Oct 5, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election

For the 2026 election, 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com spoke with Orange County candidates to detail their policy goals, positions and inspirations.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Orange County Register of Deeds

Posted by Staff | Feb 22, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election, Local Election Coverage

With the current Orange County Register of Deeds Mark Chilton retiring from the role after 12 years, the race to replace him is on.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Democratic Primaries for the Chatham County Board of Commissioners

Posted by Staff | Feb 19, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election, Local Election Coverage

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners sees contested Democratic primaries in Districts 3 and 5 seats on the ballot for this spring.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Orange County Board of Education

Posted by Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election, Local Election Coverage

As the Orange County Schools district grapples with many of the same challenges other public schools are in North Carolina, four seats on the Board of Education are up for grabs in 2026.

2026 Candidate Introductions: Democratic Primaries for the Orange County Board of Commissioners

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2026 | Candidate Intros, Election, Local Election Coverage

After only one of the 2024 races for the Orange County Board of Commissioners was contested in the primary cycle, all three have competition this year.

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