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Tom Downing

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026

Running for North Carolina Senate District 50, North Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Addressing affordable housing shortages
  • Affordable childcare availability
  • Addressing rising health insurance costs
Biography

Tom Downing is a Democrat running for North Carolina Senate District 50, covering Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transylvania counties. He has 15 years of municipal government experience and previously worked eight years as a special education teacher for students with serious emotional disabilities, per his campaign site.

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North Carolina Senate District 50North Carolina · 2026Haywood County sample ballot

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