2024 Election Candidate Filings [Updated Dec. 15, 2023]

The filing period ends Dec. 15.

More than two dozen candidates have filed to run for local, state, and national public office in Durham since the pre-election window opened.

Durham Board of County Commissioners

Fredrick Davis, Brenda Howerton, Wendy Jacobs, Michelle Burton, Daryl Payton, Stephen Valentine, Nimasheena Burns, Jovonia Lewis, Nida Allam, Renee Vaughan, and Mike Lee have filed. Five seats are up for election. Burns, Allam, Jacobs, and Howerton seek re-election.

• Nida Alam (D - Incumbent)

• Nimasheena Burns (D - Incumbent)

• Michelle Burton (D)

• Fredrick Davis (D)

• Brenda Howerton (D - Incumbent)

• Wendy Jacobs (D - Incumbent)

• Jovonia Lewis (D)

• Daryl Payton (D)

• Stephen Valentine (D)

• Mike Lee (D)

• Renee Vaughan (D)

Durham County Board of Education

Jessica Carda-Auten, Millicent Rogers, Wendell Tabb, Atrayus Goode, and Joy Harrell have filed.

• Jessica Carda-Auten (Incumbent)

• Atrayus Goode

• Millicent Rogers (Incumbent)

• Wendell Tabb

• Joy Harrell

Durham County Register of Deeds

• Sharon Davis (D - Incumbent)

North Carolina Attorney General

Satana Deberry, Dan Bishop, Tim Dunn, and Jeff Jackson have filed for State Attorney General.

• Satana Deberry (D)

• Tim Dunn (D)

• Dan Bishop (R)

• Jeff Jackson (D)

North Carolina House of Representatives District 29

• Vernetta Alston (D - Incumbent)

North Carolina House of Representatives District 30

• Marcia Morey (D - Incumbent)

North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

• Zack Hawkins (D - Incumbent)

North Carolina Senate District 20

• Natalie Murdock (D - Incumbent)

• Christopher Partain (R)

North Carolina Senate District 22

• Mike Woodard (D - Incumbent)

• Sophia Chitlik (D)

• Raymond Ubinger (Libertarian)

North Carolina District Court Judge District 16 Seat 07

• Kendra Montgomery-Blinn (D - Incumbent) [Meet the Candidate]

North Carolina Superior Court Judge District 16A Seat 01

• Shamieka LaCher Rhinehart (D - Incumbent) [Meet the Candidate]

U.S. House of Representatives District 4

• Eric Blankenburg (R)

• Valerie Foushee (D - Incumbent)

The primary election in Durham is set for March 5, 2024. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2024.

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