2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 56

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Allen Buansi

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 56

Allen Buansi is the sitting State Representative for District 56 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Orange County; the member page lists 2.5 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Attorney.

Buansi's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Election Law
Health
Higher Education
House Select Committee on Helene Recovery
Insurance
Revenue Laws Study Committee

Sources for Buansi

Allen Buansi: 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)

Matthew P. Clements

Libertarian

Work: IT specialist, Fitch Creations, Inc.; baseball writer, Inside Carolina

Matthew P. Clements works as an information technology specialist at Fitch Creations, Inc. and as a baseball beat writer for Inside Carolina, after earlier work in restaurant and hospitality management. Matthew P. Clements holds biology degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and ran for House District 56 in 2018 and Carrboro Town Council in 2019.

Sources for Clements

Matthew P. Clements candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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