2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 96

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jay Adams

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 96

Jay Adams is the sitting State Representative for District 96 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Catawba County; the member page lists 6 terms in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Commercial Real Estate Broker.

Adams's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, Transportation
Commerce and Economic Development (Vice Chairman)
Higher Education
House Select Committee on Government Efficiency
House Select Committee on Helene Recovery
House Select Committee on North Carolina's Transportation Future (Vice Chairman)
Housing and Development
Transportation (Chairman)
Wildlife Resources (Chairman)
Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

Sources for Adams

Jay Adams: 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)

Park Inglefield

Democratic

Work: State director, Young People's Alliance

Park Inglefield is state director of the Young People's Alliance, after serving as North Carolina deputy state director for Rise Free, on the National Democratic Training Committee curriculum team and as a campaign manager. Park Inglefield holds a political science degree from Northeastern University and ran for mayor of Hickory in 2025.

Sources for Inglefield

Park Inglefield candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Park Inglefield 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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