North Carolina Senate District 5: 2026 candidates

Henry Hostetler

Republican

Work: Owner, Baywood Racquet Club (Pitt County)

Henry Hostetler owns the Baywood Racquet Club and is a graduate of East Carolina University. Henry Hostetler ran for Senate District 5 in 2024.

Sources for Hostetler

Henry Hostetler candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Kandie D. Smith

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 5
Work: Small business owner and consultant; state senator

Kandie D. Smith is the sitting State Senator for District 5 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Edgecombe and Pitt counties; the member page lists 2 terms in the Senate.

Kandie D. Smith is a small business owner and independent consultant. Kandie D. Smith was first elected to the Greenville City Council in 2009, served two terms in the state House after her 2018 election, and was elected to the Senate in 2022.

Smith's committees

Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources
Education/Higher Education
Elections
State and Local Government
Transportation
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the North Carolina State Lottery
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements
Governmental Operations, Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery

Sources for Smith

Kandie D. Smith: 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)
Kandie D. Smith candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Kandie D. Smith candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

North Carolina Senate District 5

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