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House District 36

Wake County · 2026
Likely D
Partisan baseline (2024)
D+10.3
runs 12.0 pts more Democratic than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018
2024 result
D+12.2
won by Haefen (D)
Rep. Julie von Haefen
Democrat · Incumbent
  • Attorney from Wake County.
  • Serving her fourth term in the NC House.
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Mary Insprucker
Republican · Candidate
  • Communications professional with experience as a writer and journalist.
  • Has served as a substitute teacher in Wake County Public Schools and as an American Red Cross board member.
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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 36, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$138,174
NC
▲ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
67%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
3%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
82%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
3.0%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
4%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Holly Springs 37% · Apex 35% · Cary 14% · Raleigh 7% · Fuquay Varina 6%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 67k voters are registered here; 54,176 voted in 2024.

White
79%
82%
Black
8.3%
7.4%
Hispanic
4.1%
3.4%
Asian
4.0%
3.8%
American Indian
0.2%
0.2%
Other
4.0%
3.4%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (8% 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
2022 includes an estimated share where old district lines crossed today’s (2022 25% estimated); hover any point for the exact split. See Methodology.

How far this district swings

Across these cycles the Democratic share of the two-party vote here has ranged from 54% to 56%.

Precinct detail

14 precincts.

About this seat

HD-36 is rated Likely D from its 2024 partisan baseline of D+10.3. 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 0.8 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 1.6 points their way.

Campaign money

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Haefen (D) $39K cash$19K cash Insprucker (R)
Haefen holds 2.0x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Haefen $32K / Insprucker $27K.
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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