North Carolina: Unlikely Heroes '26

The North Carolina Democratic candidates listed on this page are contesting the most Republican-leaning districts. All districts on this page were won by Donald Trump by more than 15 points in 2024.

These candidates know they're very unlikely to win.

I'm raising money to help them keep GOP incumbents spending to defend red seats & away from flipping blue seats, while also helping boost Dem turnout for statewide races!

These "Unlikely Heroes" are punching well above their weight class.

All legislative districts listed below include their partisan lean rating based on the 2024 Presidential election results via State Navigate.

By default, donations made on this page will be split evenly among the bold-faced candidates listed, but you can also pick & choose which campaigns to support using the "Customize Amounts" tool.

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State House:

• HD-001 (R+30): Claude (Dorsey) Harris
• HD-003 (R+20): Diannia Bright
• HD-004 (R+24): Vernon Moore
• HD-006 (R+22): TBD
• HD-010 (R+16): Zyaire Webb
• HD-013 (R+41): Jason Moore
• HD-014 (R+31): Asjiah West*
• HD-015 (R+33): Christopher Schulte
• HD-016 (R+39): Jim Harris
• HD-017 (R+23): Dennis A. Breen
• HD-019 (R+21): Scott Nasiff
• HD-022 (R+27): Jimmy Melvin
• HD-028 (R+34): D. Matthew Bailey
• HD-046 (R+35): Brittany Newton
• HD-047 (R+24): Eshonda Hooper
• HD-051 (R+26): Tasherra Nichols McDuffie
• HD-052 (R+19): Joe Parfitt
• HD-053 (R+26): Kevin G. Thurman
• HD-055 (R+26): John J. Kirkpatrick IV
• HD-065 (R+36): Gavin McGaughey
• HD-067 (R+47): TBD
• HD-068 (R+21): Derek Warriner
• HD-069 (R+25): Heidi Sinsley
• HD-070 (R+53): William (Bill) McCaskill
• HD-076 (R+24): Scott Huffman
• HD-077 (R+53): Sabrina Harris
• HD-078 (R+50): Matt Borja
• HD-079 (R+27): Leah Knox*
• HD-080 (R+50): JacQuez Johnson
• HD-081 (R+44): Dylan R. Tucker
• HD-083 (R+31): Cortez Ferrell
• HD-084 (R+36): Chris E. Gilbert
• HD-085 (R+47): Suzanne Gavenus
• HD-086 (R+41): Wesley E. Hendrix
• HD-087 (R+49): Iris Bender
• HD-089 (R+49): Robert (Spider) Thompson
• HD-090 (R+56): Ken Badgett
• HD-091 (R+34): Lucille Puckett
• HD-093 (R+16): Charlie Wallin
• HD-094 (R+58): Andy Warren
• HD-095 (R+27): Michael Robinson
• HD-096 (R+27): Park Inglefield
• HD-097 (R+46): Greg McBryde
• HD-108 (R+30): Sydnie Hutchinson
• HD-110 (R+32): Mary Silver
• HD-111 (R+48): Jerry Blake
• HD-113 (R+31): Mason Rhodes
• HD-118 (R+25): Danny E. Davis
• HD-120 (R+49): Caleb Brown

State Senate:

• SD-02 (R+17): Roy Surrett
• SD-03 (R+20): Charles Dudley
• SD-06 (R+36): Andi Morrow
• SD-08 (R+19): Richard (Rick) Combes
• SD-09 (R+29): Helen Bronson
• SD-10 (R+22): Pat LeGrand
• SD-12 (R+24): TBD
• SD-21 (R+23): Paul Taylor
• SD-25 (R+19): Southey Blanton
• SD-26 (R+22): Steve Luking
• SD-29 (R+38): Bob Morrison
• SD-30 (R+47): Pamela D. McAfee
• SD-31 (R+23): Andy Bowline
• SD-33 (R+41): Gary R. Weart
• SD-35 (R+24): Christine E. Winward
• SD-36 (R+58): Trevor Cole Hardwick
• SD-37 (R+27): TBD
• SD-43 (R+22): Steve Rutherford
• SD-44 (R+42): Rod Powell
• SD-45 (R+42): Greg Cranford
• SD-46 (R+32): Kyle Whisnant
• SD-47 (R+29): Frank Patton Hughes III
• SD-48 (R+25): Doyle G. Brown, Jr.
• SD-50 (R+29): Tom Downing

* Independent candidate supported by NC Dems