2026 Wake County District Attorney election

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2026 Wake County District Attorney election
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent District Attorney

Lorrin Freeman
Democratic



The 2026 Wake County District Attorney election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the district attorney of Wake County, North Carolina. Primary elections will be held on March 3. Incumbent Democratic district attorney Lorrin Freeman is not running for re-election. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Lorrin Freeman, incumbent district attorney [5]

Endorsements

Wiley Nickel
Local officials

References

  1. ↑ Solomon, Lexi (May 8, 2025). "Wake County's top prosecutor won't seek reelection. Here's more on her decision". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Eanes, Zachery (September 16, 2025). "Former Rep. Wiley Nickel to run for Wake DA seat". Axios. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Justin (June 18, 2025). "Wake County Special Victims Unit leader enters district attorney race". The Wake Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Specht, Paul (September 16, 2025). "Nickel launches campaign for Wake County district attorney, taking on two other Democrats". WRAL. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Eanes, Zachery (May 8, 2025). "Wake County's district attorney won't run for reelection". Axios. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

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