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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 48

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Doyle G. Brown, Jr.

Democratic

Work
Small business owner

Doyle G. Brown, Jr. is a small business owner and holds an accounting degree and an MBA from Delaware State University.

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Tim Moffitt

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 48
Work
Owner, Moffitt Properties; founder and CEO, Moffitt International; state senator since 2023

Tim Moffitt is the sitting State Senator for District 48 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Henderson, Polk and Rutherford counties; the member page lists 2 terms in the Senate.

Tim Moffitt owns the real estate firm Moffitt Properties, founded the executive search and consulting firm Moffitt International and manages a mountaintop events venue. Tim Moffitt served in the North Carolina House (2011-2015 and 2021-2023) and was elected to the Senate in 2022.

Moffitt's committees

  • Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources
  • Commerce and Insurance
  • Finance
  • Health Care
  • Regulatory Reform (Chairman)
  • Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
  • Transportation
  • Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy (Co-Chair)
  • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance
  • Governmental Operations, Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery

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