2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 29

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Dave Craven

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 29
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Senior vice president, Fidelity Bank; state senator

Dave Craven is the sitting State Senator for District 29 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Anson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond and Union counties; the member page lists 3 terms in the Senate.

Dave Craven is a senior vice president focused on business development at Fidelity Bank and holds degrees in accounting, finance and political science from UNC Charlotte. Dave Craven has served in the North Carolina Senate since 2020.

Craven's committees

  • Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
  • Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
  • Commerce and Insurance
  • Finance (Chairman)
  • Judiciary
  • Pensions and Retirement and Aging
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
  • Environmental Review Commission
  • Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
  • Revenue Laws Study Committee (Vice Chair)
  • Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee (Co-Chair)
  • Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy

Sources for Craven

Judy Little

Democratic

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Former member, Anson County Board of Education

Judy Little has served as an at-large member of the Anson County Board of Education and is a graduate of South Piedmont Community College.

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