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House District 26

Johnston County · 2026

Likely R

Partisan baseline (2024)

R+10.0

runs 8.3 pts more Republican than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018

2024 result

R+13.8

won by White (R)

L'Bertrice Solomon

Democrat · Challenger

Chief Public Health Officer at Docs On Da Block and an ordained minister
Johnston County Democrat focused on healthcare access and education

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Rep. Donna McDowell White

Republican · Incumbent

HD-26 incumbent since 2017 and former nurse
Chairs the House Health Committee

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Election night results

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Live returns and a precinct map for this race on Nov. 3.

Early voting

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Ballots cast so far in this district, in person and by mail. Updated every morning.

Who lives here

The people of House District 26, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income

$98,274

▲ vs NC · NC $75k

Bachelor's degree or higher

36%

▲ vs NC · NC 36%

Poverty rate

▼ vs NC · NC 13%

Homeownership

78%

▲ vs NC · NC 67%

Unemployment

3.7%

▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%

Uninsured rate

▼ vs NC · NC 10%

Top communities: Clayton 72% · Wendell 6% · Zebulon 6% · Selma 4% · Archer Lodge 3%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 74k voters are registered here; 56,256 voted in 2024.

White

70%

73%

Black

19%

Hispanic

6.7%

5.2%

Asian

0.9%

0.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Other

2.4%

1.8%

Registered (2024)Voted (2024)

Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (9% here) are excluded from the voted-side shares. Source: NCSBE voter file, 2024.

How this seat has moved

Actual result (solid)MRPI composite (dashed)Shaded = midterm

How far this district swings

Across these cycles the Democratic share of the two-party vote here has ranged from 39% to 43%.

Precinct detail

12 precincts.

About this seat

HD-26 is rated Likely R from its 2024 partisan baseline of R+10.0. Districts this far from even are not competitive in a typical cycle - the outcome tracks the district’s underlying partisanship rather than individual campaigns. Democrats have gained 4.1 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 8.2 points their way.

Campaign money

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Solomon (D) $15K cash$50K cash White (R)

White holds 3.4x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Solomon $32K / White $89K.

Actual legislative results, observed except where marked · NCSBE 2018–2024 · boundaries: Redistricting Data Hub (redistrictingdatahub.org) · demographics: Census ACS 2020–2024 · voter file: NCSBE
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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