Board Member Elections

The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy consists of six Board Members, (five actively licensed pharmacists and one public member). Pharmacist members of the Board are elected from five geographic areas of the state and the public member is appointed and commissioned by the Governor. Board members serve five-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive five-year terms. Eligible voters include all pharmacists actively licensed and residing in North Carolina on October 31 of the year the election begins. N.C.G.S. § 90-85.7.

2026-2027 NC BOARD OF PHARMACY ELECTIONS
NORTHERN & WESTERN DISTRICTS

BOARD STAFF TO HOST CANDIDATE INTEREST SESSIONS IN AUGUST AHEAD OF NEXT BOARD ELECTIONS

*UPDATED JULY 7, 2026*

The next Board election will begin on November 1, 2026 and will be for two positions: the northern district position, presently held by Keith Vance, and the western district position, presently held by Chris Sain.

Dr. Vance is currently serving his second consecutive five-year term and is thus term-limited. Dr. Sain is currently serving his first term and is eligible to run in this upcoming election.

The northern district comprises Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.

The western district comprises Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties.

North Carolina pharmacists interested in running or just learning more about Board service should plan to attend one of two candidate interest sessions the Board will host in early August:

* Tuesday, August 4, 2026: 7PM at the Board’s Chapel Hill office, 6015 Farrington Road, Suite 201

* Wednesday, August 5, 2026: 7PM at 74 South at Moretz Mills, 74 8th Street SE, Suite 203, Hickory, NC

October 1, 2026 is the deadline for a candidate to submit their notice of intent to run and a supporting petition signed by at least ten (10) pharmacists who reside in that district. More details on that process will be posted in the coming weeks.

Please contact Jay Campbell or Kristin Moore if you have questions about the upcoming election or the Board-hosted candidate info sessions.