2026 North Carolina Senate election

North Carolina Senate elections, 2026
November 3, 2026
All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate; 26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
	Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring ; Democratic incumbent
Incumbent Majority Leader; Phil Berger; Republican	; ;

The 2026 North Carolina Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election will coincide with elections for other offices, including for the U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and State House.^[1] Voters will elect members of the North Carolina Senate in all 50 of the U.S. state of North Carolina's Senate districts to serve a two-year term.^[2] Primary elections will be held on March 3, 2026.

Results summary

District	Incumbent		Elected
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	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	Michael Garrett	Dem
28th	Gladys Robinson	Dem	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	Mujtaba Mohammed	Dem
39th	DeAndrea Salvador	Dem	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

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Retirements

Bobby Hanig (R-District 1) is retiring to run for North Carolina's 1st congressional district.^[3]

Detailed results

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Districts 1–25

District 1

Incumbent Republican Bobby Hanig has represented the 1st district and its predecessors since 2022. Hanig is retiring to run for Congress.

North Carolina Senate 1st district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Jerry Tillett
	Republican	Jay Lane
	Republican	Cole Johnson
	Republican	David Forsythe
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Melissa Zehner
Total votes			100%

District 2

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

North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Norman Sanderson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Roy Surrett
Total votes			100%

District 3

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

North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Bob Brinson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Charles Dudley
Total votes			100%

District 4

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

North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Buck Newton (incumbent)
	Democratic	Jessica Rivera
Total votes			100%

District 5

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

North Carolina Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Henry Hostetler
	Republican	Angelene Mitchell
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Kandie Smith (incumbent)
	Republican	TBD
Total votes			100%

District 6

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

North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Michael Lazzara (incumbent)
	Democratic	Andi Morrow
Total votes			100%

District 7

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

North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Michael Lee (incumbent)
	Democratic	Jessica Bichler
Total votes			100%

District 8

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

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)
	Democratic	Richard Combes
	Libertarian	Tim White
Total votes			100%

District 9

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

North Carolina Senate 9th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Brent Jackson (incumbent)
	Republican	William Barbour
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Helen Bronson
Total votes			100%

District 10

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

North Carolina Senate 10th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Benton Sawrey (incumbent)
	Republican	Caitlin Marsh
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Pat LeGrand
	Libertarian	Kevin Terrett
Total votes			100%

District 11

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

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Lisa Stone Barnes (incumbent)
	Democratic	James Gailliard
	Libertarian	Gavin Bell
Total votes			100%

District 12

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

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Jheri Hardaway
	Democratic	Tanya White Anderson
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)
	Republican	Tim McNeill
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	TBD
Total votes			100%

District 13

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

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Lisa Grafstein (incumbent)
	Republican	Robert van Brederode
Total votes			100%

District 14

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

North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Dan Blue (incumbent)
	Republican	Angela McCarty
Total votes			100%

District 15

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

North Carolina Senate district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)
	Republican	David Bankert
Total votes			100%

District 16

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

North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Gale Adcock (incumbent)
	Republican	Philip Hensley
	Libertarian	Jonathan Miller
Total votes			100%

District 17

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

North Carolina Senate 17th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Sarah Al-Baghdadi
	Republican	Shirley Johnson
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Sydney Batch (incumbent)
	Republican	TBD
	Libertarian	Patrick Bowersox
Total votes			100%

District 18

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

North Carolina Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Chris Stock
	Republican	Cheryl Caulfield
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Terence Everitt (incumbent)
	Republican	TBD
	Libertarian	Brad Hessel
Total votes			100%

District 19

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

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Val Applewhite (incumbent)
	Republican	Venus de la Cruz
Total votes			100%

District 20

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

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Natalie Murdock (incumbent)	100%
Total votes			100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

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

North Carolina Senate 21st district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Tom McInnis (incumbent)
	Republican	Ray Daly
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Paul Taylor
Total votes			100%

District 22

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

North Carolina Senate 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Sophia Chitlik (incumbent)
	Democratic	DeDreana Freeman
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	Lakeshia Alston
Total votes			100%

District 23

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

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Graig Meyer (incumbent)
	Republican	Laura Pichardo
Total votes			100%

District 24

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

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)
	Democratic	Catina Hamm
Total votes			100%

District 25

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

North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Amy Galey (incumbent)
	Democratic	Southey Blanton
Total votes			100%

Districts 26–50

District 26

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

North Carolina Senate 26th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Phil Berger (incumbent)
	Republican	Sam Page
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 26th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Steve Luking
Total votes			100%

District 27

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

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Michael Garrett (incumbent)	100%
Total votes			100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

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

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	100%
Total votes			100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

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

North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Dave Craven (incumbent)
	Democratic	Bob Morrison
Total votes			100%

District 30

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

North Carolina Senate 30th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Steve Jarvis (incumbent)
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Pamela McAfee
Total votes			100%

District 31

Incumbent Republican Dana Caudill Jones has represented the 31st district since 2024.

North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Dana Caudill Jones (incumbent)
	Democratic	Andy Bowline
Total votes			100%

District 32

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

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	Peter Antinozzi
Total votes			100%

District 33

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

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)
	Democratic	Gary Weart
Total votes			100%

District 34

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

North Carolina Senate 34th district Republican primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Chris Measmer (incumbent)
	Republican	Kevin Crutchfield
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	April Cook
Total votes			100%

District 35

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

North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Todd Johnson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Christine Winward
Total votes			100%

District 36

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

North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Eddie Settle (incumbent)
	Democratic	Trevor Cole Hardwick
Total votes			100%

District 37

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

North Carolina Senate 37th district Democratic primary election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Raygan Angel
	Democratic	Precinda Bjorgen
Total votes			100%

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Vickie Sawyer (incumbent)
	Democratic	TBD
Total votes			100%

District 38

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

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent)	100%
Total votes			100%
	Democratic hold

District 39

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

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	DeAndrea Salvador (incumbent)	100%
Total votes			100%
	Democratic hold

District 40

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

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)
	Republican	Bobbie Shields
Total votes			100%

District 41

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

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Caleb Theodros (incumbent)
	Republican	Kevin Gray
Total votes			100%

District 42

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

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Woodson Bradley (incumbent)
	Republican	Stacie McGinn
Total votes			100%

District 43

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

North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Brad Overcash (incumbent)
	Democratic	Steve Rutherford
Total votes			100%

District 44

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

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ted Alexander (incumbent)
	Democratic	Rod Powell
Total votes			100%

District 45

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

North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo (incumbent)
	Democratic	Greg Cranford
Total votes			100%

District 46

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

North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Warren Daniel (incumbent)
	Democratic	Kyle Whisnant
Total votes			100%

District 47

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

North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ralph Hise (incumbent)
	Democratic	Frank Patton Hughes III
Total votes			100%

District 48

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

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt (incumbent)
	Democratic	Doyle Brown Jr.
Total votes			100%

District 49

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

North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield (incumbent)
	Republican	CJ Domingo
Total votes			100%

District 50

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

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Kevin Corbin (incumbent)
	Democratic	Tom Downing
Total votes			100%

References

^ Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
^ "North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
^ Battaglia, Danielle (September 3, 2025). "Eastern NC senator forgoes reelection, launches competitive congressional race". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 6, 2025. Sen. Bobby Hanig announces he will forgo his reelection campaign and instead set his sights on Congress.
^ "2026 Primary Candidate List By Contest - Federal and State Only" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

[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.

[3] Battaglia, Danielle (September 3, 2025). "Eastern NC senator forgoes reelection, launches competitive congressional race". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 6, 2025. Sen. Bobby Hanig announces he will forgo his reelection campaign and instead set his sights on Congress.

[4] "2026 Primary Candidate List By Contest - Federal and State Only" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

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