2025 North Carolina General Election

C.J. Pete Pedersen

James Auchincloss

Walter Ley

Buket Urgen

Pete Pedersen – Cleveland County NC Water

C.J. "Pete" Pedersen is from South Dakota. He has an associate's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is married to his wife Ethel and they have four grown children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is a member of Polkville Baptist Church.

C.J. (Pete) Pedersen is currently a commissioner on the Cleveland County Water Board. He previously served on the board from 2005 to 2019 and was reelected in 2021.

As of September 3, 2025, C.J. Pete Pedersen did not have a website or any information online.