2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 49

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

CJ Domingo

Republican

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Operations supervisor, Loomis (Asheville area)

CJ Domingo is an operations supervisor at Loomis and previously worked in food service and grocery management and as a parking services supervisor for a government agency. CJ Domingo holds a microbiology degree from UNC Asheville and previously ran for Asheville City Council.

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Julie Mayfield

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 49
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Senior policy advisor, MountainTrue; attorney; state senator since 2021

Julie Mayfield is the sitting State Senator for District 49 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Buncombe County; the member page lists 3 terms in the Senate.

Julie Mayfield is a senior policy advisor with MountainTrue and previously was vice president and general counsel of the Georgia Conservancy and ran Emory Law School's environmental law clinic. Julie Mayfield served five years on the Asheville City Council and has been in the North Carolina Senate since 2021.

Mayfield's committees

  • Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
  • Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources
  • Elections
  • Health Care
  • Rules and Operations of the Senate
  • Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
  • Transportation
  • Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee
  • Governmental Operations, Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery

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