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NC Labor 2020 Voter Guide

Jeremy Sprinkle
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Important Dates / Times

  • October 9 - Regular voting registration deadline for November 3rd
  • October 15 – One-Stop Early Voting / Same-Day Registration for Nov. 3rd begins
  • October 27 - Deadline to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail from home
  • October 31 – One-Stop Early Voting / Same-Day Registration ends for Nov. 3rd
  • November 3 – Statewide General Election; polls open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM

List of Endorsed Candidates / Slates

How you vote is a personal decision, but unions of working people like yours did the research, conducted interviews, and recommend these candidates in the November 3rd general election.

For November 3rd

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Keep scrolling to view slates for different areas of North Carolina, organized in alphabetical order by Central Labor Council.

Eastern NC CLC (Havelock, Jacksonville, Outer Banks area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
NC State House HD-1: Emily Bunch Nicholson
NC State House HD-8: Kandie D. Smith
NC State House HD-9: Brian Farkas
NC State House HD-12: Virginia Cox-Daugherty

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Eastern NC slate for November 3, 2020

Eastern Piedmont CLC (Roanoke Rapids, Wilson area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-1: G.K. Butterfield
NC State Senate SD-7: Donna Lake
NC State Senate SD-11: Allen Wellons
NC State House HD-5: Howard J. Hunter III
NC State House HD-24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield
NC State House HD-27: Michael H. Wray
NC District Court Judge 6, Seat 3: Vershenia Moody
Northampton Co. Comm. 1: Charles Tyner Sr.
Northampton Co. Comm. 2: Geneva Riddick-Faulkner

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Eastern Piedmont CLC slate for November 3, 2020

Greater Sandhills CLC (Fayetteville area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-8: Patricia Timmons-Goodson
US House of Representatives CD-9: Cynthia L. Wallace
NC State Senate SD-13: Barbara Yates-Lockamy
NC State Senate SD-19: Kirk DeViere
NC State House HD-21: Raymond E. Smith, Jr.
NC State House HD-22: Albert D. Kirby, Jr.
NC State House HD-42: Marvin W. Lucas
NC State House HD-43: Kimberly Hardy
NC State House HD-44: Billy Richardson
NC State House HD-45: Frances Vinell Jackson
NC State House HD-47: Charles Graham
NC State House HD-48: Garland Pierce
NC State House HD-51: Jason Cain
NC State House HD-52: Lowell Simon
NC State House HD-66: Scott Brewer

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Greater Sandhills CLC slate for November 3, 2020

Southeastern NC CLC (Wilmington area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
NC State Senate SD-8: David Sink
NC State Senate SD-9: Harper Peterson
NC State House HD-16: Debbi Fintak
NC State House HD-17: Tom Simmons
NC State House HD-18: Deb Butler
NC State House HD-19: Marcia Morgan
NC State House HD-20: Adam Ericson
New Hanover Co. Commission: Jonathan Barfield Jr.
New Hanover Co. Commission: Leslie Cohen
New Hanover Co. Commission: Kyle Horton

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Southeastern NC CLC slate for November 3, 2020

Southern Piedmont CLC (Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-8: Patricia Timmons-Goodson
US House of Representatives CD-9: Cynthia L. Wallace
US House of Representatives CD-12: Alma Adams
NC State Senate SD-37: Jeff Jackson
NC State Senate SD-38: Mujtaba A. Mohammed
NC State Senate SD-39: DeAndrea Salvador
NC State Senate SD-40: Joyce Waddell
NC State Senate SD-41: Natasha Marcus
NC State House HD-55: Gloria Overcash
NC State House HD-76: Al Heggins
NC State House HD-82: Aimy Steele
NC State House HD-83: Gail Young
NC State House HD-88: Mary Belk
NC State House HD-98: Christy Clark
NC State House HD-99: Nasif Majeed
NC State House HD-100: John Autry
NC State House HD-101: Carolyn Logan
NC State House HD-102: Becky Carney
NC State House HD-104: Brandon Lofton
NC State House HD-105: Wesley Harris
NC State House HD-106: Carla Cunningham
NC District Court Judge 26, Seat 2: Aretha Blake
Mecklenburg Co. Comm. At-Large: Patricia (Pat) Cotham

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Southern Piedmont CLC slate for November 3, 2020

Triangle Labor Council (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-1: G.K. Butterfield
US House of Representatives CD-2: Deborah Ross
US House of Representatives CD-4: David Price
NC State Senate SD-14: Dan Blue
NC State Senate SD-15: Jay Chaudhuri
NC State Senate SD-16: Wiley Nickel
NC State Senate SD-17: Sam Searcy
NC State Senate SD-18: Sarah Crawford
NC State Senate SD-20: Natalie Murdock
NC State Senate SD-22: Mike Woodard
NC State Senate SD-23: Valerie Foushee
NC State House HD-2: Cindy Deporter
NC State House HD-11: Allison Dahle
NC State House HD-29: Vernetta Alston
NC State House HD-30: Marcia Morey
NC State House HD-31: Zack Hawkins
NC State House HD-32: Terry Garrison
NC State House HD-33: Rosa Gill
NC State House HD-34: Grier Martin
NC State House HD-35: Terence Everitt
NC State House HD-36: Julie von Haefen
NC State House HD-37: Sydney Batch
NC State House HD-38: Abe Jones
NC State House HD-39: Darren Jackson
NC State House HD-40: Joe John
NC State House HD-49: Cynthia Ball
NC State House HD-50: Graig Meyer
NC State House HD-54: Robert Reives II
NC State House HD-56: Verla Insko

Triangle Labor Council slate for November 3, 2020

Triad CLC (Greensboro, Reidsville, Winston-Salem area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-6: Kathy Manning
NC State Senate SD-24: J.D. Wooten
NC State Senate SD-27: Michael Garrett
NC State Senate SD-28: Gladys Robinson
NC State Senate SD-31: Terri LeGrand
NC State House HD-57: Ashton Clemmons
NC State House HD-59: Nicole Quick
NC State House HD-61: Mary Pricey Harrison
NC State House HD-63: Ricky Hurtado
NC State House HD-64: Eric Henry
NC State House HD-71: Evelyn Terry
NC State House HD-74: Dan Besse
NC District Court Judge 18, Seat 7: Angela Foster
Guilford Co. Commission 5: Carly Cooke
Guilford Co. Board of Edu. 7: Bettye Jenkins
Guilford Co. Commission 8: Melvin (Skip) Alston
Winston-Salem City Council East Ward: Annette Scippio
Winston-Salem Mayor: Allen Joines

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Triad CLC slate for November 3, 2020

Western NC CLC (Asheville, Boone area)

President: Joe Biden
US Senate: Cal Cunningham
Governor: Roy Cooper
Attorney General: Josh Stein
Auditor: Beth A. Wood
Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Lewis Holley
Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jen Mangrum
Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01: Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 02: Lucy Inman
Supreme Court Assoc. Justice Seat 04: Mark Davis
Court of Appeals Seat 04: Tricia Shields
Court of Appeals Seat 05: Lora Cubbage
Court of Appeals Seat 06: Gray Styers
Court of Appeals Seat 07: Reuben Young
Court of Appeals Seat 13: Chris Brook
US House of Representatives CD-11: Moe Davis
NC State Senate SD-47: David Wheeler
NC State Senate SD-48: Brian Caskey
NC State Senate SD-49: Julie Mayfield
NC State Senate SD-50: Victoria Fox
NC State House HD-89: Greg Cranford
NC State House HD-113: Sam Edney
NC State House HD-114: Susan Fisher
NC State House HD-115: John Ager
NC State House HD-116: Brian Turner
NC State House HD-117: Josh Remillard
NC State House HD-118: Alan Jones*
NC State House HD-119: Joe Sam Queen
Asheville City Council: Rich Lee
Asheville City Council: Kim Roney
Asheville City Council: Nicole Townsend
Buncombe Co. Commission Chairman: Brownie Newman
Buncombe Co. Commission 2: Jasmine Beach Ferrara
Buncombe Co. Commission 3: Parker Sloan

* Alan Jones is a union member of USW

Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Western NC CLC slate for November 3, 2020