2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 39

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Wayne Cockrell

Libertarian

Work: Cybersecurity manager; electrical engineer

Wayne Cockrell has worked as a cybersecurity manager and holds an electrical engineering degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a master's in control systems engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Sources for Cockrell

Wayne Cockrell candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jorge Cordova

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Jorge Cordova yet.

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BallotReady candidate profile (no profile found by name)
Branch voter guide branch.vote/races/2026-north-carolina-general-election-nc-state-state-representative-nc-state-house-39/candidates/jorge-cordova-1 (no professional background listed)
campaign website (none found)
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James A. Roberson

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 39

James A. Roberson is the sitting State Representative for District 39 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Wake County; the member page lists 3 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Sr. Dean and CCO, Western Wake Campus - Wake Technical Community College.

Roberson's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
Higher Education
House Select Committee on Helene Recovery
House Select Committee on Property Tax Reduction and Reform
Insurance
Pensions and Retirement
State and Local Government
Transportation
Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
Environmental Review Commission

Sources for Roberson

James A. Roberson: official member information (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)
North Carolina General Assembly: committee information (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)
North Carolina General Assembly: current member roster (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate List Grouped by Contest, 11/03/2026 general election (federal and state) (North Carolina State Board of Elections, Public record)

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