Welcome to CharlotteObserver.com's first annual you pick 'em politics contest.

Pick the winners in each race below. The top winner gets a free lunch or dinner after the election with Peter St. Onge, the Ballot-meister, along with Observer political reporters Jim Morrill and Tonya Jameson.

If that’s not convenient, we’ll mail you a present from the Observer.

The last question is a tiebreaker for those who have all the other answers correct. If there is still a tie, we'll draw a winner at random. (The candidates are listed in alphabetical order, not by party.)

Questions about the contest? E-mail sgunn@charlotteobserver.com