42 DA seats are on the North Carolina ballot this year.
Every prosecutorial district elects a district attorney in 2026. These offices decide what gets charged, dismissed, or pled out—and how seriously violent crime, theft, and repeat offending are treated.
A constitutional conservative DA enforces the law as written, prioritizes public safety and victims, applies the law correctly, and does not use charging power to rewrite policy the legislature never passed. Democrats want more diversion and less incarceration. Either way, the office has real power.
Look up your district. These races rarely get statewide attention, but they run the local criminal justice system.