2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 36

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Julie von Haefen

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 36
Work
Attorney; substitute teacher, Wake County Public Schools; state representative since 2019

Julie von Haefen is the sitting State Representative for District 36 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Wake County; the member page lists 4 terms in the House.

Julie von Haefen practiced law for 10 years in areas including criminal law, medical malpractice defense and education law, and works as a substitute teacher in Wake County Public Schools; she has been state advocacy chair of the North Carolina PTA. Julie von Haefen was first elected to the North Carolina House in 2018.

von Haefen's committees

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations, Health and Human Services
  • Education - K-12
  • Ethics
  • Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Non-Standing Committees (Representative Julie von Haefen is not currently assigned to any non-standing committees)

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Mary Insprucker

Republican

Work
Educator; nonprofit director

Mary Insprucker has worked as an educator and as director of a nonprofit. This is her first run for public office.

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