Election: Research candidates on 2022 ballots in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
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Mecklenburg Voter Guide 2022
Before you cast your vote, use this guide to research what’s on the ballot.
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The 2022 election will be held Nov. 8. In-person early voting begins Oct. 20.
Go here for more information about requesting a mail-in ballot to vote absentee. Go here to find your polling place, verify registration and see a sample ballot.
The Charlotte Observer asked all candidates on local ballots both biographical and issue-focused questions. Click the names below to read their response to the candidate questionnaire.
Some candidates, including Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, do not have competition in the general election.
U.S. Senate
Cheri Beasley | Shannon W. Bray | Ted Budd (Did not respond) | Matthew Hoh
N.C. Supreme Court
Seat 3
Seat 5
Congress
Find your congressional district by clicking here.
12th District
14th District
Pat Harrigan (Did not respond) | Jeff Jackson
N.C. Senate
District 38
District 39
Mark Robeson | DeAndrea Salvador
District 40
Bobbie Shields | Joyce Waddell
District 41
Bonni Leone (Did not respond) | Natasha Marcus
District 42
Rachel Hunt | Cheryl Russo (Did not respond)
N.C. House
District 88
Mary Belk | Anne Marie Peacock (Did not respond)
District 92
Terry Brown | Mario J. Robinson, Sr. (Did not respond)
District 98
John R. Bradford III (Did not respond) | Christy Clark
District 99
Michael Anderson (Did not respond) | Nasif Majeed
District 100
District 101
Carolyn G. Logan | Steve Mauney (Did not respond)
District 102
Becky Carney | Cynthia Eleanor Clementi
District 103
Bill Brawley | Laura Budd (Neither candidate responded)
District 104
Brandon Lofton | Don Pomeroy (Did not respond)
District 105
District 106
Carla Cunningham | Karen Henning (Did not respond)
District 107
Kelly Alexander | Mark Alan Cook
District 112
Tricia Cotham | Tony Long (Neither candidate responded)
NC Superior Court
Kimberly Best | Donald Cureton, Jr. | Paulina N. Havelka | Matt Osman
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education
District 1
Ro Lawsin | Hamani Fisher | Rhonda Cheek | Melissa Easley | Bill Fountain
District 2
Monty Witherspoon | Juanrique Hall | Thelma Byers-Bailey
District 3
Steven Rushing | Gregory “Dee” Rankin
District 4
Carol Sawyer | Clara Kennedy Witherspoon | Stephanie Sneed
District 5
District 6
Summer Nunn | Sean Strain | Michael Watson
Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
At-large
Patricia (Pat) Cotham | Arthur Griffin, Jr. | Tatyana Thulien | Leigh Altman
District 1
Candidate Vilma Leake, District 2 incumbent, does not face competition in the November election.
District 3
District 4
District 5
Laura Meier | Matthew Ridenhour
District 6
Susan Rodriguez-McDowell | Jeremy Brasch
Mecklenburg County Soil and Water Conservation District
Barbara Bleiweis | Nancy Carter | Alonzo Hill | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel (Did not respond) | Hunter Wilson (Did not respond)
This story was originally published October 16, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
