2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina House District 98

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Beth Helfrich

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 98

Beth Helfrich is the sitting State Representative for District 98 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Mecklenburg County; the member page lists 1 term in the House. Official legislature records list the occupation as Writer/Editor, Small Business Owner.

Helfrich's committees

Appropriations
Appropriations, Transportation
Higher Education
Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs
Non-Standing Committees (Representative Beth Helfrich is not currently assigned to any non-standing committees)

Sources for Helfrich

Beth Helfrich: 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)

John Rhodes

Republican

Work: Former medic, firefighter and business owner; former state representative

John Rhodes has worked as a medic, firefighter and business owner and served as a town commissioner. John Rhodes previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Sources for Rhodes

John Rhodes 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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