2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 5

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Sam Davis III

Democratic

Work: Pasquotank County commissioner (at large)

Sam Davis III serves as an at-large member of the Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners and was re-elected to a four-year term in November 2024. Sam Davis III ran for House District 1 in 2016.

Sources for Davis

Sam Davis III candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Sam Davis III candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Dems Davis, Griffin win new terms; Newbern defeats White, Boylan upends Walton (The Daily Advance, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Bill Ward

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 5

Bill Ward is the sitting State Representative for District 5 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Camden, Gates, Hertford and Pasquotank counties; the member page lists 2 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Retired Law Enforcement.

Ward's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, General Government
Election Law
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs (Chairman)
Judiciary 3
State and Local Government
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee

Sources for Ward

Bill Ward: 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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