2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina House District 96 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jay Adams and Park Inglefield. Candidate information follows official Catawba County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jay Adams (Republican), Park Inglefield (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jay Adams is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (a second primary is held only when no one reaches 30 percent plus one); unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jay Adams, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Jay Adams works as a commercial real estate broker, per the NC General Assembly. He represents House District 96, covering Catawba County, and is serving his sixth term.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Park Inglefield serves as North Carolina State Director for the Young People's Alliance, a bipartisan nonprofit focused on AI regulation policy, per her campaign site. She is a fourth-generation North Carolinian born in Statesville and raised in Hickory, graduated with honors in political science from Northeastern University, and previously ran for Mayor of Hickory in 2025.
Who is running for North Carolina House District 96 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina House District 96 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jay Adams and Park Inglefield. Candidate information follows official Catawba County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the North Carolina House District 96 election in North Carolina?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Carolina are on the North Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Catawba County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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