To appear on the ballot, those wanting to run must submit a notice of candidacy and pay a required filing fee (which varies by office). They must file with the appropriate elections board office. The filing period opens at noon Monday and closes at noon Dec. 19, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

Even though it’s still 2025, the window for candidate filing to run in NC midterm elections in 2026 will open in December.

The district court ruling means that the party is one step closer to securing another seat in the U.S. House and retaining its majority, at the urging of President Trump.

North Carolina is among several states where Trump has broken with tradition by directing mid-decade map changes.

North Carolina Board of Elections certifies 2025 municipal elections, excluding two disputed Harrellsville races.

State election officials are looking for new ways to comb through the list of North Carolina’s 7.6 million registered voters to make sure they are who they say they are — despite no proof of widespread voter fraud.

A Republican-driven redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional maps can be used in the 2026 midterm elections, a federal court ruled Wednesday.

North Carolina has mailed another round of notices to voters with incomplete voter registrations, asking them to provide missing information.

A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections.