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House District 48

Hoke & Scotland counties · 2026

Lean D2024 rematch

Partisan baseline (2024)

D+4.6

runs 6.3 pts more Democratic than NC overall · moving toward Republicans since 2018

2024 result

D+3.8

won by Pierce (D)

Rep. Garland E. Pierce

Democrat · Incumbent

One of the longest-serving members of the NC House
Minister and U.S. Army veteran; widely respected across southeastern NC

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Ralph Carter

Republican · Challenger

Orthopedic surgeon and military veteran
Ran for this seat in 2024 and lost to Rep. Pierce

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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 48, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income

$57,501

▼ vs NC · NC $75k

Bachelor's degree or higher

21%

▼ vs NC · NC 36%

Poverty rate

20%

▲ vs NC · NC 13%

Homeownership

69%

▲ vs NC · NC 67%

Unemployment

8.3%

▲ vs NC · NC 4.7%

Uninsured rate

10%

▲ vs NC · NC 10%

Top communities: Raeford 53% · Laurinburg 26% · Laurel Hill 5% · Red Springs 4% · Wagram 3%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 60k voters are registered here; 37,386 voted in 2024.

White

44%

47%

Black

39%

Hispanic

5.6%

4.3%

Asian

1.0%

0.9%

American Indian

6.7%

6.6%

Other

3.6%

2.0%

Registered (2024)Voted (2024)

Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (10% 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 52% to 63%.

Precinct detail

22 precincts.

About this seat

HD-48 is rated Lean D from its 2024 partisan baseline of D+4.6. Districts in this range are competitive when candidates, campaigns and the year’s statewide environment line up against the district’s modest partisan tilt. Republicans have gained 4.7 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 9.4 points their way.

Campaign money

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Pierce (D) $118K cash$39K cash Carter (R)

Pierce holds 3.0x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Pierce $95K / Carter $74K.

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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