2026 North Carolina Senate election

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North Carolina Senate elections, 2026
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 
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Leader Phil Berger Sydney Batch
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th - Eden 17th - Holly Springs
Last election3020
Current seats3020
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Incumbent Majority Leader

Phil Berger
Republican



The 2026 North Carolina Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect members of the North Carolina Senate in all 50 of the U.S. state of North Carolina's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Results summary

District Incumbent PartyElectedParty
1st Bobby Hanig Rep
2nd Norman Sanderson Rep
3rd Bob Brinson Rep
4th Buck Newton Rep
5th Kandie Smith Dem
6th Michael Lazzara Rep
7th Michael Lee Rep
8th Bill Rabon Rep
9th Brent Jackson Rep
10th Benton Sawrey Rep
11th Lisa Stone Barnes Rep
12th Jim Burgin Rep
13th Lisa Grafstein Dem
14th Dan Blue Dem
15th Jay Chaudhuri Dem
16th Gale Adcock Dem
17th Sydney Batch Dem
18th Terence Everitt Dem
19th Val Applewhite Dem
20th Natalie Murdock Dem
21st Tom McInnis Rep
22nd Sophia Chitlik Dem
23rd Graig Meyer Dem
24th Danny Britt Rep
25th Amy Galey Rep
26th Phil Berger Rep
27th Michael Garrett Dem
28th Gladys Robinson Dem
29th Dave Craven Rep
30th Steve Jarvis Rep
31st Dana Caudill Jones Rep
32nd Paul Lowe Jr. Dem
33rd Carl Ford Rep
34th Chris Measmer Rep
35th Todd Johnson Rep
36th Eddie Settle Rep
37th Vickie Sawyer Rep
38th Mujtaba Mohammed Dem
39th DeAndrea Salvador Dem
40th Joyce Waddell Dem
41st Caleb Theodros Dem
42nd Woodson Bradley Dem
43rd Brad Overcash Rep
44th Ted Alexander Rep
45th Mark Hollo Rep
46th Warren Daniel Rep
47th Ralph Hise Rep
48th Tim Moffitt Rep
49th Julie Mayfield Dem
50th Kevin Corbin Rep

Districts 1–25

District 1

Incumbent Republican Bobby Hanig has represented the 1st district and its predecessors since 2022.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 2nd district and its predecessors since 2013.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Bob Brinson has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 2024.

District 4

Incumbent Republican Buck Newton has represented the 4th district since 2023.

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Kandie Smith has represented the 5th district since 2023.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Michael Lazzara has represented the 6th district since 2021.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Michael Lee has represented the 7th district and its predecessors since 2021.

District 8

Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.

District 9

Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 9th district and its predecessors since 2011.

District 10

Incumbent Republican Benton Sawrey has represented the 10th district since 2023.

District 11

Incumbent Republican Lisa Stone Barnes has represented the 11th district since 2021.

District 12

Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin has represented the 12th district since 2019.

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Lisa Grafstein has represented the 13th district since 2023.

District 14

Incumbent Democrat and Minority Leader Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Gale Adcock has represented the 16th district since 2023.

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch has represented the 17th district since 2021.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Terence Everitt has represented the 18th district since 2025.

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Val Applewhite has represented the 19th district since 2023.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock has represented the 20th district since 2020.

District 21

Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 2015.

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Sophia Chitlik has represented the 22nd district since 2025.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Graig Meyer has represented the 23rd district since 2023.

District 24

Incumbent Republican Danny Britt has represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017.

District 25

Incumbent Republican Amy Galey has represented the 25th district and its predecessors since 2021.

Districts 26–50

District 26

Incumbent Republican President pro tempore Phil Berger has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 2001.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett has represented the 27th district since 2019.

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.

District 29

Incumbent Republican Dave Craven has represented the 29th district and its predecessors since 2020.

District 30

Incumbent Republican Steve Jarvis has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2021.

District 31

Incumbent Republican Dana Caudill Jones has represented the 31st district since 2025.

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.

District 33

Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 33rd district since 2019.

District 34

Incumbent Republican Chris Measmer has represented the 34th district since his appointment in 2025.

District 35

Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson has represented the 35th district since 2019.

District 36

Incumbent Republican Eddie Settle has represented the 36th district since 2023.

District 37

Incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 2019.

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba Mohammed has represented the 38th district since 2019.

District 39

Incumbent Democrat DeAndrea Salvador has represented the 39th district since 2021.

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Caleb Theodros has represented the 41st district since 2025.

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Woodson Bradley has represented the 42nd district since 2025.

District 43

Incumbent Republican Brad Overcash has represented the 43rd district since 2023.

District 44

Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander has represented the 44th district since 2019.

District 45

Incumbent Republican Mark Hollo has represented the 45th district since 2025.

District 46

Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.

District 47

Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.

District 48

Incumbent Republican Tim Moffitt has represented the 48th district since 2023.

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Julie Mayfield has represented the 49th district since 2021.

District 50

Incumbent Republican Kevin Corbin has represented the 50th district since 2021.

See also

References

  1. Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. "North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.