Early voting starts tomorrow, Feb 12th!
The primaries for 2026 are already here!
Something important that I just discovered – the school board election happens during the primaries.
This is the final election for the school board!
Our district 2 school board candidates: Bettina Umstead, Nadeen Bir, Rachel Waltz
Here is an article with details on school board candidates.
This election year is very important both locally AND nationally. Choosing the right candidates in the primary will help make sure we have strong choices for the election this November. Some key races with contested Democratic spots include:
US Senate seat has several Democrats running including Roy Cooper
Our US House seat, Valerie Foushee is running for reelection against Democrats Nina Allam and Mary Patterson
Our NC Senate seat, Sophia Chitlik is running for reelection against Democrat DeDreana Freeman
1 seat on the NC Court of Appeals has two democratic candidates
2 seats in our NC District Court have two democratic candidates
Here is an overview of the 2026 elections and candidates for Durham
Another with more details on local candidates.
I’ve included all the candidates we can vote on in these primaries at the end of this email.
If you don’t live in precinct 4 (between W Club, Broad, Guess, and Hillandale), you can look up what’s your ballot at ballot builder
To learn more about what these officials do, check out this NC Voter Guide
Our closest early voting locations:
Duke University Karsh Alumni Center, 2080 Duke University Rd, in the Moyle conference room
Main Library, 300 N Roxboro St
Early voting location map & hours here.
More voting information here.
Not registered? Not sure if you’re registered? That’s ok! Show up to an early voting site and you can register or fix your registration.
Early voting will continue through Feb 28th. Don’t wait for primary election day to vote!
Want a way to reach out to other voters about particular Democratic candidates you care about? Sign up to be a poll greeter at an early voting site!
Main Library, South Library, East Library, North Library, NCCU, Duke Karsh Center, Eno River Unitarian
