2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 33

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Carl Ford

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 33
Work: State senator

Carl Ford is the sitting State Senator for District 33 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Rowan and Stanly counties; the member page lists 4 terms in the Senate.

Carl Ford attended Rowan Technical College and North Carolina Textile College. Carl Ford was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2018 after three terms in the state House.

Ford's committees

Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology (Chairman)
Appropriations/Base Budget
Elections
Finance
Pensions and Retirement and Aging (Chairman)
Rules and Operations of the Senate
Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
State and Local Government (Chairman)
Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government
Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee
Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government (Co-Chair)

Sources for Ford

Carl Ford: 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)
Carl Ford candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Gary R. Weart

Democratic

Work: Retired public school teacher; founder of Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)

Gary R. Weart is a retired public school teacher, coach and administrator who founded Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) and taught as an adjunct at UNC Charlotte. Gary R. Weart served three years in the U.S. Army and holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Sources for Weart

Gary R. Weart candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Gary R. Weart 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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