Frank Pierce
Frank Pierce (Democratic Party) (also known as Jeremiah) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Frank Pierce was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pierce earned a B.S. in general studies from the University of Mount Olive in 2009. His career experience includes owning his own landscaping business. As of 2024, Pierce was affiliated with Holiday Firefighters Meal and the NC Foundation for Public School Children.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Incumbent Brad Knott (R), Paul Barringer (D), Anthony Aguilar (G), and Steven Swinton (L) are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | Brad Knott (R) | |
| | Paul Barringer (D) ![]() | |
| | Anthony Aguilar (G) | |
| Steven Swinton (L) | ||
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Paul Barringer (D) defeated Frank Pierce (D) and Alexander Nicholi (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Barringer ![]() | 59.1 | 29,661 |
| | Frank Pierce | 29.4 | 14,750 | |
| | Alexander Nicholi | 11.5 | 5,775 | |
| Total votes: 50,186 | ||||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Incumbent Brad Knott (R) defeated Sid Sharma (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Knott | 89.9 | 43,937 |
| | Sid Sharma ![]() | 10.1 | 4,921 | |
| Total votes: 48,858 | ||||
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Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Steven Swinton (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Pierce received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
2024
See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Brad Knott defeated Frank Pierce in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Knott (R) | 58.6 | 243,655 | |
Frank Pierce (D) ![]() | 41.4 | 171,835 | ||
| Total votes: 415,490 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Anderson (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Brad Knott defeated Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Knott | 90.8 | 19,632 | |
| Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew) | 9.2 | 1,998 | ||
| Total votes: 21,630 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Frank Pierce advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wiley Nickel (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Daughtry | 27.4 | 22,978 | |
| ✔ | Brad Knott | 18.7 | 15,664 | |
| Fred Von Canon | 17.1 | 14,344 | ||
| DeVan Barbour IV | 15.4 | 12,892 | ||
Josh McConkey ![]() | 7.1 | 5,926 | ||
Kenny Xu ![]() | 4.3 | 3,604 | ||
David Dixon ![]() | 2.6 | 2,146 | ||
Matt Shoemaker ![]() | 2.4 | 2,003 | ||
Chris Baker ![]() | 1.3 | 1,089 | ||
| Eric Stevenson | 1.0 | 844 | ||
Marcus Dellinger ![]() | 1.0 | 798 | ||
Sid Sharma ![]() | 0.7 | 614 | ||
| James Phillips | 0.7 | 565 | ||
| Steve Von Loor | 0.5 | 427 | ||
| Total votes: 83,894 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erin Paré (R)
Endorsements
Pierce received the following endorsements.
2022
Raleigh City Council District B
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District B
Megan Patton defeated Minu Lee, Frank Pierce, Zainab Baloch, and Jakob Lorberblatt in the general election for Raleigh City Council District B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Megan Patton (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 41.6 | 11,003 | |
Minu Lee (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 30.8 | 8,139 | ||
| Frank Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 4,044 | ||
| Zainab Baloch (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,925 | ||
| Jakob Lorberblatt (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,054 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 264 | ||
| Total votes: 26,429 | ||||
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North Carolina House of Representatives District 66
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66
Sarah Crawford defeated Ives Brizuela de Sholar and Micao Penaflor in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Crawford (D) | 70.1 | 18,606 | |
| Ives Brizuela de Sholar (R) | 27.2 | 7,220 | ||
| Micao Penaflor (L) | 2.7 | 705 | ||
| Total votes: 26,531 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66
Sarah Crawford defeated Wesley Knott and Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Crawford | 47.2 | 3,121 | |
Wesley Knott ![]() | 45.1 | 2,982 | ||
Frank Pierce ![]() | 7.6 | 504 | ||
| Total votes: 6,607 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ives Brizuela de Sholar advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Micao Penaflor advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Greg Jones in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sig Hutchinson (D) | 61.8 | 374,295 | |
| Greg Jones (R) | 38.2 | 230,937 | ||
| Total votes: 605,232 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sig Hutchinson | 55.6 | 92,607 | |
| Frank Pierce | 44.4 | 73,892 | ||
| Total votes: 166,499 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Greg Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1.
2018
General election
General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Greg Jones and Tim Jowers in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sig Hutchinson (D) | 61.4 | 264,587 | |
| Greg Jones (R) | 35.4 | 152,589 | ||
| Tim Jowers (L) | 3.1 | 13,449 | ||
| Total votes: 430,625 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sig Hutchinson | 62.2 | 38,548 | |
| Frank Pierce | 37.8 | 23,421 | ||
| Total votes: 61,969 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Greg Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | Greg Jones | |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Frank Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Pierce's campaign website stated the following:
Jobs and the Economy
As a small businessman, I am acutely aware of how government can help my business or hurt my business. A reasonable tax rate to assure a lean and efficient government is the beginning. A debt ceiling that is manageable must be a priority. Keeping jobs on our shores is a no-brainer. Consumer confidence is the determining factor that cannot be undermined by poor government decisions. Innovation, research, and start-up funding are drivers that cannot be ignored. I will fight everyday to attain the most dynamic economy in the world that generates high paying, respectful jobs for all who seek them.
Border Security/Immigration
We have suffered long enough from the failure of Congress to do their job. It is obvious that the American Dream is a magnet for every person suffering from oppression, poverty, and authoritarian governments. We now have chaos where we need laws. America is a nation of immigrants, but we only have so much capacity. Let’s invest in a system that allows the origin of immigration to begin only in the person’s home country. Let’s create solidarity among nations for processing refugees. Let’s have the infrastructure at the border to determine refugee status and move refugees quickly to a welcoming community. Let’s move immediately to have a law for DACA immigrants already in America that creates a pathway for citizenship. Let’s stop demonizing immigrants and understand that immigrants play a critical role in our economy especially in the area of agriculture, hospitality, and service jobs. Also, let’s be wise enough to keep the immigrants our universities prepare in America for innovation and American excellence.
Education
As the husband of a career teacher and a person who stepped up to teach middle schoolers during Covid and the teacher shortage, I know firsthand what the federal government can do to help our schools. Anyone who says money does not matter did not witness how successful the infusion of federal funds to counter the devastating impact on learning turned out to be. It is now stopping. In all fairness, the federal governments needs to keep its promise to fully fund Title I for disadvantaged kids and to fully fund its promise to special needs students. Until the federal government is funding one-third of the education costs including teacher salaries, America is underperforming. We need to trust teachers and parents more, and we need more of our tax dollars to be returned to strengthen rural and high poverty communities.
Housing
The homeless problem is a stain on America’s promise. It is everywhere, but most assuredly, out of control in many of our great cities. We need to invest in innovative models that are working. We need to renovate federal property and land to create more housing. We need lower interest rates for more first time home owners to free up rentals. We need incentives for developers to build more affordable housing. We need to partner with local governments to support more temporary housing and opportunities to match those without housing to jobs that provide livable wages. Finally, we need to attend to the mental health of too many homeless on our streets.
Foreign Policy
America is the leader of the free world, and that gives us the responsibility to assist others whose freedom is threatened by dictators and authoritarian despots who kill for power and property. The success of Ukraine to protect itself from Russia’s invasion affects all democracies who may be next. I support Ukraine and I support all democracies united and paying their fair share to match Russia’s resources. A much older conflict can be seen in the illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel. Today, the occupation has turned into an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. We must secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire, a hostage deal, and an end to the occupation. The United States is better served by an arms embargo on Israel.
Access to Affordable Healthcare
Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Reduce racial health disparities and seek solutions for high drug prices
End Gun Violence
The majority of North Carolinians, like other Americans want to prevent gun violence through effective policies and laws
Reproductive Freedom
Ensure access to high-quality, affordable, reproductive health care, access to safe and legal abortion, and the ability to access medically-accurate sex education.
Protect Democracy
Defend voting rights, fair representation, with an end to gerrymandering, teach all of American history and stop book bans
Climate Change
Protect NC's food supply, jobs, and physical safety of our people by reducing dependence on volatile energy sources.
— Frank Pierce's campaign website (February 13, 2026)
2024
Frank Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pierce's responses.
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- True Healthcare Policy. We need to help our veterans that have comeback from over seas and give them the care they deserve. We need to protect a Women's right to choose. That goes along with the Healthcare she needs for her decision. We need to protect the Healthcare of our elders, they helped shape our nation through hardwork and determination. We need to stop cutting Medicare and Medicaid for them and actually take care of them.
- Write policy to protect our farms and farmers. Many farms in North Carolina are in flood plains and we need to start working to protect them for our Communities and the future of local food. We need to have our local school systems partner with farmers for local produce to keep money in those communities.
- We need to invest in the future. One by bringing back trade schools for the kids that do not want to go to college. We are extremely short handed on trained professionals in multiple areas of trades. To go along with the trade schools we need to invest in paid internships for high school students to learn a trade if that is the area they want to be in. We need to Invest in early childhood education, the evidence is overwhelming on the difference it makes.
Ability to communicate and work with others.
Caring and Compassionate
Continue to learn and grow knowledge of things you know and don't know.
Ability to admit when wrong, we are human and can make mistakes.
Being able to put your constituents first and listening to them.
Trust and Friendship
Fight for what is right
Knowing how to write Policy.Don't be afraid to fail
Grant writing
Ability to compromise
Ability to work with others
Not afraid to admit when wrong
Hard-working
To go to your communities and work with your constituents.
Write policy to better the lives of all and not a select few.
Education
Border Security
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Campaign website
Pierce’s campaign website stated the following:
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Jobs and the Economy Border Security/Immigration Education Housing Foreign Policy |
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| —Frank Pierce’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
2022
Raleigh City Council District B
Frank Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
North Carolina House of Representatives District 66
Frank Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pierce's responses.
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- We can do better, I will do better
- Children are our future we must provide a sound education
- Affordable housing should be right for all
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2020
Frank Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Frank Pierce, US Congress, "About," accessed January 23, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 22, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Frank Pierce, US Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 23, 2024

