On November 7, Iredell County voters will have the opportunity to cast ballots in at least 13 contested races. Residents of parts of the county will also vote in contested N.C. Senate races.

This is the first non Presidential-year election since 1994 that one of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seats has not been on the ballot. The only statewide contests are non-partisan races for four North Carolina Supreme Court seats and two state Court of Appeals seats.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx represents the Fifth District, which includes the Statesville precincts and areas of the county north and east of Statesville. Congressman Patrick McHenry represents the Tenth District, which includes the southern and western parts of the county. The two first-term members of Congress are facing opposition from Roger Sharpe and Richard Carsner, respectively.

Iredell County is split among four North Carolina House districts and three state Senate Districts. All four House seats and one of the three Senate seats are unopposed. Residents of the 42nd District, which includes parts of north and west Iredell, and of the 36th District, which includes part of Mooresville, will be able to vote in a contested N.C. Senate race.

At the county level, Sheriff Phil Redmond is facing opposition from an Unaffiliated candidate and two write-in candidates. County Commissioners Steve Johnson, Godfrey Williams, and Marvin Norman are facing challengers Chuck Gallyon, Wayne Kahl, and Victor Crosby. The Register of Deeds and Clerk of Court are unopposed for re-election.

In the 22nd Judicial District, Robert Spaugh and Mark Klass are running for a Superior Court judgeship. Carlton Terry and Rod Penry are competing for an open District Court seat. The District Attorney and six incumbent District Court judges are unopposed.

The bulk of this issue is devoted to stories on these races. Check our website for late-breaking developments.