North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Matt Wareham

- The district attorney prosecutes all criminal cases filed in District and Superior Courts.
- They advise local law enforcement on which cases to pursue and how to collect proper evidence for those cases.
- The district attorney may institute court proceedings on behalf of the State, its agencies, or its citizens in any and all public interest matters. This means they play an important role in keeping the public safe.
The district attorney is elected for a four-year term in partisan elections. 

Prosecutes criminal cases and represents the state in local courts. 

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Matt Wareham is from eastern North Carolina. He attended North Carolina Central University School of Law.

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Matt is a prosecutor. He has served as a prosecutor for more than a decade in Alamance, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties.

Matt is currently the district attorney for North Carolina's Fourth Prosecutorial District. He was appointed to this position in August 2025. Before his appointment, Matt served as a prosecutor for more than a decade in Alamance, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties.

New DA sworn in for Craven, Carteret & Pamlico Counties

As of January 5, 2026, Matt Wareham’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to address the "drug crisis, particularly fentanyl."