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Gale Adcock

Gale Adcock

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for North Carolina Senate District 16, North Carolina

Top priorities

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  • Healthcare access and policy
  • Nursing and healthcare workforce development
Biography

Gale Adcock is a family nurse practitioner and former chief health officer at SAS Institute, where she worked for 26 years, per her campaign site. The first advanced-practice registered nurse elected to the North Carolina legislature, she previously served on the Cary Town Council and in the North Carolina House before her election to the Senate.

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North Carolina Senate District 16North Carolina · 2026Wake County sample ballot

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