Brian McGinnis in front of the North Carolina flag and the State Capitol in Raleigh at sunset

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Write-in candidate · North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District

March forth with McGinnis

Marine veteran. Raleigh firefighter. Father of four. Brian McGinnis isn't printed on your ballot, so this November you write him in.

Brian McGinnis

US House of Representatives District 2

(You may vote for ONE)

Sample for illustration only. Not an official ballot.
  • Voter registration deadline

    Fri, Oct 9

    Miss it? Register in person during early voting.

  • Early voting

    Oct 15 – 31

    Any early voting site in your county.

  • Election Day

    Tue, Nov 3

    Polls open 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Three steps

His name isn't on the ballot. Yours is the pen.

  1. Find the race

    On your ballot, look for US House of Representatives District 2.

  2. Fill in the oval

    Completely fill in the oval next to the Write-in line. Without the oval, the vote may not count.

  3. Write his name

    Print Brian McGinnis clearly on the line. That's it. You just voted for him.

In his own words

Remember the name

Hear it from Brian, then make it count: write in Brian McGinnis for U.S. House, NC District 2.

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Meet Brian

He's spent his life running toward the emergency

Brian enlisted in the Marine Corps out of high school and deployed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Since 2008 he has served Raleigh as a firefighter.

He is running on integrity, courage, and independent leadership, to represent working people instead of wealthy donors and to stop sending Americans into unnecessary wars.

  • MarineLight Armored Vehicle crewman. Four years of service, honorably discharged.
  • IraqDeployed in the initial invasion in 2003.
  • Fire­fighterServing Raleigh since 2008.
  • FamilyHusband and father of four.

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