Official Election Notice County of BUNCOMBE

2020 PRIMARY

Election Date: 03/03/2020

This is an official notice of an election to be conducted in BUNCOMBE County on 03/03/2020. This notice contains a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, State, and local offices this county expects, as of this date, to be on the ballot on the date of the election. (See Attachment)

An Election Notice will be prepared not later than 100 days before a regularly scheduled election that permits absentee voting, and as soon as practicable in the case of an election or vacancy election not regularly scheduled. For a second primary, an Election Notice will be prepared, no later than the day following the date the appropriate board of elections orders that a second primary be held.

As soon as ballot styles are printed, this county board of elections will update this notice with the certified candidates for each office and ballot measures and referenda questions that will be on the ballot. For General Elections during even-numbered years, ballots will be printed 60 days prior to the election. For statewide primaries and other elections (except municipal elections), ballots will be printed 50 days prior to the election. Municipal ballots are available 30 days prior to Election Day. You must request an updated Election Notice.

Transmitting a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: This notice may be used in conjunction with the federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB). Covered military & overseas voters seeking to vote by absentee ballot may use the FWAB to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and vote an official military-overseas ballot. When using the FWAB to register to vote, and/or request an absentee ballot, please transmit your signed and completed FWAB no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day. If submitted later than this day and time, your absentee ballot will not be counted. Federal write-in absentee ballots are available at www.NCSBE.gov. You may also request a regular absentee ballot by using the federal postcard application (FPCA), available at www.FVAP.gov. A regular ballot can be mailed, faxed or emailed to you. You may return the FWAB or a regular absentee ballot by mail, secure fax (1-919-715-0351) or email ([email protected]).

Marking a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: When marking a FWAB, for each office for which you wish to vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party designation. For ballot measures or referenda, write either “YES” (you are for the ballot measure or referendum) or “NO” (you are against the ballot measure or referendum). In a primary, if you are registered as Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, for partisan contests, you may only vote for the candidates of the party for which you are affiliated. You are also eligible to vote for non-partisan contests. If you are registered as unaffiliated (“independent”), in a primary, you may choose to vote for the partisan contests of one of the parties or you may choose to vote for non-partisan contests only. Please contact your local board of elections to confirm your party affiliation or voter registration status.

Please check the website for the NC State Board of Elections (www.NCSBE.gov) for additional information on military- overseas absentee voting.

NC State Board of Elections December 2019 Election Notice Of Contests and Referenda BUNCOMBE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (03/03/2020)

BUNCOMBE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (03/03/2020)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE DON BLANKENSHIP Don Blankenship CST CHARLES KRAUT Charles Kraut CST NO PREFERENCE No Preference CST DEVAL PATRICK Deval Patrick DEM BERNIE SANDERS Bernie Sanders DEM TOM STEYER Tom Steyer DEM ELIZABETH WARREN Elizabeth Warren DEM MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Marianne Williamson DEM ANDREW YANG Andrew Yang DEM MICHAEL BENNET Michael Bennet DEM JOSEPH BIDEN Joseph R. Biden DEM MICHAEL BLOOMBERG Michael R. Bloomberg DEM CORY BOOKER Cory Booker DEM PETE BUTTIGIEG Pete Buttigieg DEM JULIAN CASTRO Julian Castro DEM JOHN DELANEY John K. Delaney DEM TULSI GABBARD Tulsi Gabbard DEM AMY KLOBUCHAR Amy Klobuchar DEM NO PREFERENCE No Preference DEM HOWIE HAWKINS Howie Hawkins GRE NO PREFERENCE No Preference GRE JAMES OGLE James Orlando Ogle LIB STEVE RICHEY Steve Richey LIB KIM RUFF Kim Ruff LIB VERMIN SUPREME Vermin Supreme LIB ARVIN VOHRA Arvin Vohra LIB MAX ABRAMSON Max Abramson LIB KEN ARMSTRONG Ken Armstrong LIB DAN BEHRMAN Dan Behrman LIB KENNETH BLEVINS Kenneth Blevins LIB SOURAYA FAAS Souraya Faas LIB ERIK GERHARDT Erik Gerhardt LIB JEDIDIAH HILL Jedidiah Hill LIB JACOB HORNBERGER Jacob Hornberger LIB JO JORGENSEN Jo Jorgensen LIB ADAM KOKESH Adam Kokesh LIB JOHN MCAFEE John McAfee LIB NO PREFERENCE No Preference LIB DONALD TRUMP Donald J. Trump REP JOE WALSH Joe Walsh REP BILL WELD Bill Weld REP NO PREFERENCE No Preference REP BUNCOMBE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (03/03/2020)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY US SENATE ERICA SMITH Erica D. Smith DEM STEVEN SWENSON Steve Swenson DEM JAMES CUNNINGHAM Cal Cunningham DEM TREVOR FULLER Trevor M. Fuller DEM ATUL GOEL Atul Goel DEM THOMAS TILLIS REP PAUL WRIGHT Paul Wright REP LARRY HOLMQUIST Larry Holmquist REP SHARON HUDSON Sharon Y. Hudson REP US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 11 MICHAEL O'SHEA Michael O'Shea DEM PHILLIP PRICE Phillip G. Price DEM ROBERT WOODSMALL Steve Woodsmall DEM GINA COLLIAS Gina Collias DEM MORRIS DAVIS Moe Davis DEM JOSEPH OSBORNE Joey Osborne REP VANCE PATTERSON Vance Patterson REP ALBERT WILEY Albert Wiley, Jr. REP CHARLES ARCHERD Chuck Archerd REP LYNDA BENNETT Lynda Bennett REP MATTHEW BURRIL Matthew Burril REP DAVID CAWTHORN Madison Cawthorn REP JAMES DAVIS Jim Davis REP DANIEL DRISCOLL Dan Driscoll REP STEVEN FEKETE Steven Fekete, Jr. REP DILLON GENTRY Dillon S. Gentry REP JOSEPH KING Wayne King REP NC GOVERNOR ERNEST REEVES Ernest T. Reeves DEM Roy Cooper DEM DANIEL FOREST Dan Forest REP HOLLY GRANGE Holly Grange REP NC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ALLEN THOMAS Allen Thomas DEM WILLIAM TOOLE Bill Toole DEM TERESA VAN DUYN Terry Van Duyn DEM CHAZ BEASLEY Chaz Beasley DEM YVONNE HOLLEY Yvonne Lewis Holley DEM RONALD NEWTON Ron Newton DEM JOHN RITTER John L. Ritter REP MARK ROBINSON Mark Robinson REP SCOTT STONE Scott Stone REP WILFRED WELLS Andy Wells REP RICHARD BENGEL Buddy Bengel REP DEBORAH COCHRAN Deborah Cochran REP RENEE ELLMERS Renee Ellmers REP BUNCOMBE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (03/03/2020)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY GREGORY GEBHARDT Greg Gebhardt REP MARK JOHNSON Mark Johnson REP NC ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES O'NEILL Jim O'Neill REP SAM HAYES Sam Hayes REP CHRISTINE MUMMA Christine Mumma REP NC AUDITOR LUIS TOLEDO Luis A. Toledo DEM BETH WOOD Beth A. Wood DEM ANTHONY STREET Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street REP TIMOTHY HOEGEMEYER Tim Hoegemeyer REP NC COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE WALTER SMITH Walter Smith DEM JENNIFER WADSWORTH Jenna Wadsworth DEM DONOVAN WATSON Donovan Alexander Watson DEM NC COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE RONALD PIERCE Ronald Pierce REP JOHN CAUSEY REP NC COMMISSIONER OF LABOR CHUCK STANLEY Chuck Stanley REP JOSHUA DOBSON REP PEARL FLOYD Pearl Burris Floyd REP NC SECRETARY OF STATE ESLIE SYKES E.C. Sykes REP CHAD BROWN Chad Brown REP MICHAEL LAPAGLIA Michael LaPaglia REP NC SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION KEITH SUTTON Keith A. Sutton DEM JAMES BARRETT James Barrett DEM CONSTANCE JOHNSON Constance (Lav) Johnson DEM MICHAEL MAHER Michael Maher DEM JENNIFER MANGRUM Jen Mangrum DEM Catherine Truitt REP DWIGHT HORN Craig Horn REP NC TREASURER DIMPLE AJMERA Dimple Ajmera DEM AARON CHATTERJI Ronnie Chatterji DEM JOHN LEATHERMAN Matt Leatherman DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48 NAJAH UNDERWOOD Najah Underwood DEM BRIAN CASKEY Brian Caskey DEM CRISTAL FIGUEROA Cristal Figueroa DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 49 BENJAMIN SCALES Ben Scales DEM TRAVIS SMITH Travis Smith DEM JULIE MAYFIELD Julie Mayfield DEM BUNCOMBE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (03/03/2020)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 01 TERRI WELLS Terri Wells DEM NANCY NELSON Nancy Nehls Nelson DEM BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 02 ANTHONY PENLAND Anthony Penland REP MICHAEL FRYAR Mike Fryar REP BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 03 PARKER SLOAN Parker Sloan DEM DONNA ENSLEY Donna Ensley DEM CITY OF ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL KIMBERLY RONEY Kim Roney NICOLE TOWNSEND Nicole Townsend SAGE TURNER Sage Turner WILLIAM YOUNG Keith Young LARRY BAKER Larry Ray Baker TIMOTHY COLLINS Tim Collins KRISTEN GOLDSMITH Kristen Goldsmith SANDRA KILGORE Sandra Kilgore RICHARD LEE Rich Lee SHANE MCCARTHY Shane McCarthy