2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 31

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Andy Bowline

Democratic

Work: Software developer; co-founder of a health technology company

Andy Bowline is a software developer who co-founded a health technology company. Andy Bowline holds a psychology degree from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Wake Forest University; this is his first run for public office.

Sources for Bowline

Andy Bowline candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Andy Bowline candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Dana Caudill Jones

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 31
Work: President, Caudill's; state senator since 2025

Dana Caudill Jones is the sitting State Senator for District 31 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Forsyth and Stokes counties; the member page lists 1 term in the Senate.

Dana Caudill Jones is president of Caudill's. Dana Caudill Jones served four terms on the Kernersville Board of Aldermen and eight years on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education before her election to the state Senate in 2024.

Jones's committees

Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
Education/Higher Education
Regulatory Reform
State and Local Government
Transportation
Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the North Carolina State Lottery

Sources for Jones

Dana Caudill Jones: 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)
Dana Caudill Jones 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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