October 11, 2018
NC Labor 2018 Voter Guide

Your vote does count!
If you are looking for election-related videos and print material – including slates and flyers, voter tools and election info, and important dates and times – you have come to the right place!
Quick Links
FIND YOUR EARLY VOTING LOCATION
Important Dates / Times
October 12 – last day to register to vote on November 6th
October 15 – last day for 28 counties most affected by Hurricane Florence to register to vote on November 6th (click here for the list of counties)
October 17 – One-Stop Early Voting begins
October 17 – Same-Day Registration begins (only available during One-Stop Early Voting)
November 3 – One-Stop Early Voting / Same-Day Registration ends
November 6 – polls open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM
November 6 – 5:00 PM deadline to submit absentee ballots
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 votes in the November 6th general election.
All Endorsed Candidates for Nov 6th (download the slate 1-pager)
These are all of the labor-endorsed candidates in the November 6th general election, grouped by government level. Scroll down to view the candidate list grouped by Central Labor Council.
Statewide Judicial Races
NC Supreme Court: Anita Earls
NC Ct. of Appeals: Allegra Collins
NC Ct. of Appeals: John Arrowood
NC Ct. of Appeals: Toby Hampson
State Constitutional Amendments
Income Tax Cap: AGAINST
Photo ID Restriction: AGAINST
Judicial Vacancy Appt.: AGAINST
Elections and Ethics: AGAINST
Congressional Races
US House: 1: GK Butterfield
US House: 2: Linda Coleman
US House: 4: David Price
US House: 5: DD Adams
US House: 7: Kyle Horton
US House: 8: Frank McNeill
US House: 9: Dan McCready
US House: 10: David Brown
US House: 11: Phillip Price
US House: 12: Alma Adams
US House: 13: Kathy Manning
State Senate Races
NC Senate: 1: D. Cole Phelps
NC Senate: 2: Ginger Garner
NC Senate: 4: Milton (Toby) Fitch Jr
NC Senate: 8: David Sink Jr
NC Senate: 9: Harper Peterson
NC Senate: 11: Albert Pacer
NC Senate: 14: Dan Blue Jr
NC Senate: 15: Jay Chaudhuri
NC Senate: 16: Wiley Nickel
NC Senate: 17: Sam Searcy
NC Senate: 18: Mack Paul
NC Senate: 19: Kirk DeViere
NC Senate: 20: Floyd McKissick
NC Senate: 22: Mike Woodard
NC Senate: 23: Valerie Foushee
NC Senate: 24: JD Wooten
NC Senate: 27: Michael Garrett
NC Senate: 28: Gladys A Robinson
NC Senate: 29: Cheraton Love
NC Senate: 30: Jen Mangrum
NC Senate: 31: John Motsinger Jr
NC Senate: 32: Paul Lowe Jr
NC Senate: 34: Beniah McMiller
NC Senate: 37: Jeff Jackson
NC Senate: 38: Mujtaba Mohammed
NC Senate: 39: Chad Stachowicz
NC Senate: 40: Joyce Waddell
NC Senate: 41: Natasha Marcus
NC Senate: 46: Art Sherwood
NC Senate: 47: David Wheeler
NC Senate: 48: Norm Bossert
NC Senate: 49: Terry Van Duyn
State House Races
NC House: 1: Ronald Wesson
NC House: 2: Darryl Moss
NC House: 5: Howard Hunter III
NC House: 7: Bobbie Richardson
NC House: 9: Kristoffer Rixon
NC House: 11: Allison Dahle
NC House: 16: John Johnson
NC House: 17: Tom Simmons
NC House: 18: Deb Butler
NC House: 19: Marcia Morgan
NC House: 20: Leslie Cohen
NC House: 21: Raymond Smith Jr
NC House: 23: Shelly Willingham
NC House: 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield
NC House: 26: Linda Bennett
NC House: 27: Michael Wray
NC House: 29: MaryAnn Black
NC House: 30: Marcia Morey
NC House: 31: Zack Forde-Hawkins
NC House: 32: Terry Garrison
NC House: 33: Rosa Gill
NC House: 34: Grier Martin
NC House: 35: Terrence Everitt
NC House: 36: Julie Von Haefen
NC House: 37: Sydney Batch
NC House: 38: Yvonne Lewis Holley
NC House: 39: Darren Jackson
NC House: 40: Joe John
NC House: 42: Marvin Lucas, Jr
NC House: 43: Elmer Floyd
NC House: 44: William O Richardson
NC House: 46: Barbara Yates-Lockamy
NC House: 47: Charles Graham
NC House: 48: Garland Pierce
NC House: 49: Cynthia Ball
NC House: 50: Graig Meyer
NC House: 52: Lowell Simon
NC House: 53: Richard Chapman
NC House: 56: Verla Insko
NC House: 57: Ashton Clemmons
NC House: 58: Amos Quick
NC House: 59: Steve Buccini
NC House: 60: Cecil Brockman
NC House: 61: Mary (Pricey) Harrison
NC House: 62: Martha Shafer
NC House: 63: Erica McAdoo
NC House: 65: Michael H (Mike) Lee
NC House: 69: Jennifer Benson
NC House: 71: Evelyn Terry
NC House: 74: Terri Legrand
NC House: 75: Dan Besse
NC House: 77: Bonnie Clark
NC House: 80: Wendy Sellars
NC House: 82: Aimy Steele
NC House: 83: Gail Young
NC House: 85: Howard Larsen
NC House: 88: Mary Belk
NC House: 89: Greg Cranford
NC House: 92: Chaz Beasley
NC House: 94: Dianne Little
NC House: 97: Natalie Robertson
NC House: 98: Christy Clark
NC House: 99: Nasif Majeed
NC House: 100: John Autry
NC House: 101: Carolyn Logan
NC House: 102: Becky Carney
NC House: 103: Rachel Hunt
NC House: 104: Brandon Lofton
NC House: 105: Wesley Harris
NC House: 106: Carla Cunningham
NC House: 107: Kelly Alexander Jr
NC House: 108: Robert Kellogg
NC House: 110: Christy McCleary
NC House: 112: Gregory Gallagher
NC House: 113: Samuel Edney
NC House: 114: Susan Fisher
NC House: 115: John Ager
NC House: 116: Brian Turner
NC House: 117: Gayle Kemp
NC House: 118: Rhonda Cole Schandevel
NC House: 119: Joe Sam Queen
County Races (alpha order by county name)
Alamance Co.: Commission: Kristen Powers
Anson Co.: Commission: Vancine Sturdivant
Anson Co.: Sheriff: Landric Reid
Bladen Co.: Sheriff: Hakeem Brown
Buncombe Co.: Commission 2: Amanda Edwards
Buncombe Co.: Commission 3: Donna Ensley
Buncombe Co.: District Atty. 40: Todd Williams
Cabarrus Co.: Board of Ed.: Richard Bovard
Cumberland Co.: Commission: Charles Evans
Guilford Co.: District Atty 24: Avery Michelle Crump
Guilford Co.: Board of Ed. 8: Deena Hayes
Guilford Co.: Board of Ed. At-large: Alan Duncan
Henderson Co.: Commission 1: Patricia (Pat) Sheley
Lincoln Co.: Clerk of Court: Franklin E. Lowry
Lincoln Co. Board of Ed.: Clifidean Foster Bethea
Mecklenburg Co.: Sheriff: Garry L. McFadden
Mecklenburg Co. District Atty.: 37: Spencer Merriweather
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 2: Vilma Leake
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 3: George Dunlap
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 4: Mark Jerrell
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 6: Susan Rodriguez McDowell
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: At-large: Trevor M. Fuller
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: At-large: Patricia (Pat) Cotham
Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court: 26C: Reggie McKnight
Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court: 26E: Donnie Hoover
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26A Seat 1: Alicia D. Brooks
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26A Seat 2: Donald Cureton Jr
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26F Seat 2: Khalif Rhodes
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26G Seat 1: Rickye McKoy-Mitchell
New Hanover Co. Commission: Rob Zapple
New Hanover Co. Commission: Julia Olson-Boseman
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Stefanie Adams
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Nelson Beaulieu
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Judy Justice
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Elena Rosemond-Hoerr
Randolph Co.: Commission 3: Elworth (Boo) Cheek
Rockingham Co.: Board of Ed.: Debbie Smith
Rockingham Co.: Commission: Ann Brady
Wake Co.: Commission 1: Sig Hutchinson
Wake Co.: Commission 2: Matt Calabria
Wake Co.: Commission 3: Jessica Holmes
Wake Co.: Commission 4: Susan Evans
Wake Co.: Commission 5: James West
Wake Co.: Commission 7: Vickie Adamson
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
By Central Labor Council (CLC)
Eastern NC CLC (New Bern, Jacksonville, Outer Banks area)
US House: 1: GK Butterfield
NC Senate: 1: D. Cole Phelps
NC Senate: 2: Ginger Garner
NC House: 1: Ronald Wesson
NC House: 9: Kristoffer Rixon
NC House: 16: John Johnson
NC House: 23: Shelly Willingham
NC House: 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Eastern Piedmont CLC (Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Wilson area)
US House: 1: GK Butterfield
US House: 2: Linda Coleman
US House: 7: Kyle Horton
NC Senate: 1: D. Cole Phelps
NC Senate: 4: Milton (Toby) Fitch Jr
NC Senate: 11: Albert Pacer
NC House: 1: Ronald Wesson
NC House: 5: Howard Hunter III
NC House: 7: Bobbie Richardson
NC House: 16: John Johnson
NC House: 21: Raymond Smith Jr
NC House: 23: Shelly Willingham
NC House: 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield
NC House: 27: Michael Wray
NC House: 32: Terry Garrison
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Greater Sandhills CLC (Fayetteville area)
US House: 7: Kyle Horton
US House: 8: Frank McNeill
US House: 9: Dan McCready
NC Senate: 8: David Sink Jr
NC Senate: 19: Kirk DeViere
NC Senate: 29: Cheraton Love
NC House: 21: Raymond Smith Jr
NC House: 42: Marvin Lucas, Jr
NC House: 43: Elmer Floyd
NC House: 44: William O Richardson
NC House: 46: Barbara Yates-Lockamy
NC House: 47: Charles Graham
NC House: 48: Garland Pierce
NC House: 52: Lowell Simon
NC House: 53: Richard Chapman
Cumberland Co. Commission: Charles Evans
Bladen County Sheriff: Hakeem Brown
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Southeastern NC CLC (Wilmington area)
US House: 7: Kyle Horton
NC Senate: 8: David Sink Jr
NC Senate: 9: Harper Peterson
NC House: 16: John Johnson
NC House: 17: Tom Simmons
NC House: 18: Deb Butler
NC House: 19: Marcia Morgan
NC House: 20: Leslie Cohen
NC House: 21: Raymond Smith Jr
NC House: 46: Barbara Yates-Lockamy
New Hanover Co. Commission: Rob Zapple
New Hanover Co. Commission: Julia Olson-Boseman
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Stefanie Adams
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Nelson Beaulieu
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Judy Justice
New Hanover Co. Board of Ed.: Elena Rosemond-Hoerr
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Southern Piedmont CLC (Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia area)
US House: 8: Frank McNeill
US House: 9: Dan McCready
US House: 10: David Brown
US House: 12: Alma Adams
US House: 13: Kathy Manning
NC Senate: 34: Beniah McMiller
NC Senate: 37: Jeff Jackson
NC Senate: 38: Mujtaba Mohammed
NC Senate: 39: Chad Stachowicz
NC Senate: 40: Joyce Waddell
NC Senate: 41: Natasha Marcus
NC House: 69: Jennifer Benson
NC House: 77: Bonnie Clark
NC House: 82: Aimy Steele
NC House: 83: Gail Young
NC House: 88: Mary Belk
NC House: 92: Chaz Beasley
NC House: 97: Natalie Robertson
NC House: 98: Christy Clark
NC House: 99: Nasif Majeed
NC House: 100: John Autry
NC House: 101: Carolyn Logan
NC House: 102: Becky Carney
NC House: 103: Rachel Hunt
NC House: 104: Brandon Lofton
NC House: 105: Wesley Harris
NC House: 106: Carla Cunningham
NC House: 107: Kelly Alexander Jr
NC House: 108: Robert Kellogg
NC House: 110: Christy McCleary
Anson Co. Commission: Vancine Sturdivant
Anson Co. Sheriff: Landric Reid
Cabarrus Co. Board of Ed.: Richard Bovard
Lincoln Co. Clerk of Court: Franklin E. Lowry
Lincoln Co. Board of Ed.: Clifidean Foster Bethea
Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff: Garry L. McFadden
Mecklenburg Co. District Atty.: 37: Spencer Merriweather
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 2: Vilma Leake
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 3: George Dunlap
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 4: Mark Jerrell
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: 6: Susan Rodriguez McDowell
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: At-large: Trevor M. Fuller
Mecklenburg Co. Commission: At-large: Patricia (Pat) Cotham
Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court: 26C: Reggie McKnight
Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court: 26E: Donnie Hoover
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26A Seat 1: Alicia D. Brooks
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26A Seat 2: Donald Cureton Jr
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26F Seat 2: Khalif Rhodes
Mecklenburg Co. District Court: 26G Seat 1: Rickye McKoy-Mitchell
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Triangle Labor Council (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area)
US House: 1: GK Butterfield
US House: 2: Linda Coleman
US House: 4: David Price
US House: 7: Kyle Horton
NC Senate: 11: Albert Pacer
NC Senate: 14: Dan Blue Jr
NC Senate: 15: Jay Chaudhuri
NC Senate: 16: Wiley Nickel
NC Senate: 17: Sam Searcy
NC Senate: 18: Mack Paul
NC Senate: 20: Floyd McKissick
NC Senate: 22: Mike Woodard
NC Senate: 23: Valerie Foushee
NC House: 2: Darryl Moss
NC House: 7: Bobbie Richardson
NC House: 11: Allison Dahle
NC House: 26: Linda Bennett
NC House: 29: MaryAnn Black
NC House: 30: Marcia Morey
NC House: 31: Zack Forde-Hawkins
NC House: 32: Terry Garrison
NC House: 33: Rosa Gill
NC House: 34: Grier Martin
NC House: 35: Terence Everitt
NC House: 36: Julie Von Haefen
NC House: 37: Sydney Batch
NC House: 38: Yvonne Lewis Holley
NC House: 39: Darren Jackson
NC House: 40: Joe John
NC House: 49: Cynthia Ball
NC House: 50: Graig Meyer
NC House: 56: Verla Insko
Wake County Commission: 1: Sig Hutchinson
Wake County Commission: 2: Matt Calabria
Wake County Commission: 3: Jessica Holmes
Wake County Commission: 4: Susan Evans
Wake County Commission: 5: James West
Wake County Commission: 7: Vickie Adamson
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Triad CLC (Greensboro, Reidsville, Winston-Salem area)
US House: 5: DD Adams
US House: 13: Kathy Manning
NC Senate: 24: JD Wooten
NC Senate: 27: Michael Garrett
NC Senate: 28: Gladys A Robinson
NC Senate: 29: Cheraton Love
NC Senate: 30: Jen Mangrum
NC Senate: 31: John Motsinger Jr
NC Senate: 32: Paul Lowe Jr
NC Senate: 34: Beniah McMiller
NC House: 57: Ashton Clemmons
NC House: 58: Amos Quick
NC House: 59: Steve Buccini
NC House: 60: Cecil Brockman
NC House: 61: Mary (Pricey) Harrison
NC House: 62: Martha Shafer
NC House: 63: Erica McAdoo
NC House: 65: Michael H (Mike) Lee
NC House: 71: Evelyn Terry
NC House: 74: Terri Legrand
NC House: 75: Dan Besse
NC House: 80: Wendy Sellars
Rockingham Co. Board of Ed.: Debbie Smith
Rockingham Co. Commission: Ann Brady
Randolph Co. Commission: 3: Elworth (Boo) Cheek
Guilford Co. District Attorney: 24: Avery Michelle Crump
Guilford Co. Board of Ed.: 8: Deena Hayes
Guilford Co. Board of Ed.: At-Large: Alan Duncan
Alamance Co. Commission: Kristen Powers
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Western NC CLC (Asheville, Boone area)
US House: 5: DD Adams
US House: 10: David Brown
US House: 11: Phillip Price
NC Senate: 46: Art Sherwood
NC Senate: 47: David Wheeler
NC Senate: 48: Norm Bossert
NC Senate: 49: Terry Van Duyn
NC House: 85: Howard Larsen
NC House: 89: Greg Cranford
NC House: 94: Dianne Little
NC House: 112: Gregory Gallagher
NC House: 113: Samuel Edney
NC House: 114: Susan Fisher
NC House: 115: John Ager
NC House: 116: Brian Turner
NC House: 117: Gayle Kemp
NC House: 118: Rhonda Cole Schandevel
NC House: 119: Joe Sam Queen
Henderson Co. Commission: 1: Patricia (Pat) Sheley
Buncombe Co. District Attorney: 40: Todd Williams
Buncombe Co. Commission: 2: Amanda Edwards
Buncombe Co. Commission: 3: Donna Ensley
Paid for by NC State AFL-CIO and not endorsed by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
why is Union County not listed ?
[…] N.C. Labor Voting Guide (AFL-CIO) […]
Hey Richard,
Decisions on which local races to endorse are made by the area Central Labor Council. Visit http://aflcionc.org/about-us/membership/central-labor-councils/ to learn more about North Carolina CLCs.
Thanks,
NC State AFL-CIO