2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 49

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Cynthia Ball

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 49

Cynthia Ball is the sitting State Representative for District 49 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Wake County; the member page lists 5 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Mediator.

Ball's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, Education
Education - K-12
Election Law
Health
House Select Committee on Redistricting
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee

Sources for Ball

Cynthia Ball: 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)

Daran Thomas

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Daran Thomas yet.

Where we looked, Wednesday, October 14, 2026:

BallotReady candidate profile ballotready.org/people/daran-thomas (no work history listed)
Branch voter guide branch.vote/races/2026-north-carolina-general-election-nc-state-state-representative-nc-state-house-49/candidates/daran-thomas (no professional background listed)
campaign website (none found)
Ballotpedia (blocked by bot check, not used)

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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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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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