2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 13

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Robert van Brederode

Republican

Work: Tax lawyer; managing partner, BrederodeTAX (Fuquay-Varina)

Robert van Brederode, a tax lawyer specializing in international consumption taxes, is managing partner of BrederodeTAX. Robert van Brederode previously held senior tax roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and Crowe Horwath, was tax counsel at United Technologies, taught at Erasmus University and New York University, and was the first director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Sources for van Brederode

Robert van Brederode candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Robert van Brederode candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Lisa Grafstein

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 13
Work: Civil rights attorney, Disability Rights North Carolina; state senator since 2023

Lisa Grafstein is the sitting State Senator for District 13 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Wake County; the member page lists 2 terms in the Senate.

Lisa Grafstein is litigation counsel at Disability Rights North Carolina, where she has also served as legal director, and earlier ran her own law practice. Lisa Grafstein has served in the North Carolina Senate since 2023 and holds a law degree from UNC.

Grafstein's committees

Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety
Appropriations/Base Budget
Judiciary
Regulatory Reform
State and Local Government
Legislative Ethics Committee
Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee
Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

Sources for Grafstein

Lisa Grafstein: 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)
Lisa Grafstein candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Lisa Grafstein 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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