POLITICAL RACE		TERM	NEXT ELECTION	CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
CITY: NON PARTISAN PRIMARY & ELECTION-ODD YEARS
	Mayor	2 years	2013	Must reside within city limits
	City Council - 3 At Large Seats	4 years	2015	Must reside within city limits
	City Council - 3 Ward seats	4 years	2013	Must reside within city limits and within ward
COUNTY: PARTISAN PRIMARY & ELECTION - EVEN YEARS
	Commissioners - 5 seats	4 years	2012	Must reside within the County
	Clerk of Court	4 years	2014	Must reside within the County
	Register of Deeds	4 years	2012	Must reside within the County
	Sheriff	4 years	2014	Must have resided within the County for one year preceding the election and never have been convicted of a felony
DISTRICTS: STATE
	NC Senate			Must be at least 25 years of age and qualified voter in NC. Must reside in NC as a citizen for two years and in the district for one year immediately preceding election.
	Senate District 18 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Includes Durham County precincts (3, 4, 5, 6, split) 16, 27, 35.3, 36, 38, 39, 43, 48, 50, 51, 53-1, 53-2, 54 plus Lee and Chatham Counties.
	Senate District 20 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Includes Durham County precincts 1, 2, (3, 4, 5, 6, split), 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30-1, 30-2, 31, 32, 33, 34-1, 34-2, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52, 55-11, 55-49.
	House of Representatives			Must be a qualified voter in NC and reside in district one year preceding election.
	District 29 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Durham County Precincts 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 27, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 51, 53-1, 53-2, 54 split, 55-11, 55-49
	District 30 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Durham County Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45 split, 46, 50
	District 31 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Durham County Precincts 14, 15, 18, 19, 29, 30-1, 30-2, 31, 32, 33, 34-1, 34-2, 35.3, 47, 52, 54 split, 55, 56
	District 55 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Durham County Precincts 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 45 split, plus Person County
DISTRICTS: JUDICIAL - 14TH DISTRICT
	Superior Court Judge - 1 seat - 14A	8 years	2012	Must be licensed to practice law in NC and reside 14A: Precincts 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 34-1, 34-2, 40, 41, 42, 48, 51, 52, 53-1, 54, 55-11 or 55-49
	Superior Court Judge - 3 seats - 14B	8 years	2018	Must be licensed to practice law in NC and must reside in one of the Durham County Precincts not in District 14A.
	District Court Judges - 6 seats	4 years	2014 (6)	Must be licensed to practice law in NC.
			2012 (1)	Must be licensed to practice law in NC.
	District Attorney	4 years	2014	Must be licensed to practice law in NC.
FEDERAL
	U. S. Senate - 2 seats	6 years	2014 (1)	Must be 30 years old. U.S. citizen for 9 years.
			2016 (1)	NC resident
	U.S. Congress District 4 - 1 seat	2 years	2012	Must be 25 years old. U.S. citizen for 7 years.
				NC resident
	President of U.S.	4 years	2012	Must be 35 years old. Natural born citizen.
				At least 14 years U.S. resident.
NON-PARTISAN: ELECTION AND RUN-OFF
	Durham Public Schools Board of Education	4 years		Must reside within geographical area of District.
	7 seats
	Districts #1, #2, #3, #4 - 4 seats		2014	District 1A = Precincts: 1,13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 31,33, 42, 47, 52
	Consolidated districts A & B - 2 seats		2012	District 2A = Precincts: 2, 3, 5, 7 thru 12, 17, 34-1, 34-2, 41, 48, 54, 55-11, 55-49
	At Large - 1 seat		2012	District 3B = Precincts: 4, 6, 16, 27, 35.3, 36, 38, 39, 40, 43, 50, 51, 53-1&2
				District 4B = Precincts: 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30-1, 30-2, 32, 37, 44, 45, 46
	Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor	4 years	2014 (2)
		3 seats	2012 (1)