The following is the updated list of those who have filed to run for various offices in the May 6 primary:
U.S. Senate
Republican Mark Everette Harris of Raleigh.
Republican William Theodore Alexander III of Shelby.
U.S. House of Representatives District 1
Democratic incumbent G.K. Butterfield.
N.C. Senate District 4
Republican James Richard Scott of Scotland Neck.
Democratic incumbent Angela Bryant of Rocky Mount.
N.C. House of Representatives District 27
Democratic challenger Franklin Delano Roosevelt Williams Jr. of Weldon.
Democratic incumbent Michael Wray of Gaston.
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Democratic incumbent Rives Manning.
Democratic incumbent Vernon Bryant.
Clerk of superior court
Democratic incumbent Becky Spragins.
Halifax County sheriff
Republican James Warren Sr.
Democratic incumbent Wes Tripp.
Halifax County Schools Board of Education
Challenger Shawn Thomas Mitchell Sr. of Enfield.