2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 89

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Mitchell Smith Setzer

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 89

Mitchell Smith Setzer is the sitting State Representative for District 89 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Catawba and Iredell counties; the member page lists 14 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Business Executive - Vice President, Smith Setzer & Sons, Inc.

Setzer's committees

  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Ethics
  • Finance (Senior Chairman)
  • House Select Committee on Helene Recovery
  • House Select Committee on Property Tax Reduction and Reform (Chairman)
  • Insurance (Vice Chairman)
  • Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations (Ex Officio)
  • Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
  • Revenue Laws Study Committee (Vice Chair)
  • Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

Sources for Setzer

Robert (Spider) Thompson

Democratic

Work
Retired public school teacher and coach; former state representative

Robert (Spider) Thompson is a retired public school teacher, coach and athletic administrator. Robert (Spider) Thompson represented House District 79 in the North Carolina House from 2011 to 2013.

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