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2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina House District 89 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Robert (Spider) Thompson and Mitchell Smith Setzer. Candidate information follows official Catawba County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Robert (Spider) Thompson (Democratic), Mitchell Smith Setzer (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mitchell Smith Setzer 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.
Democratic
Robert 'Spider' Thompson is a retired public school teacher, coach and athletic administrator from Statesville, per his campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Republican · Incumbent
Mitchell Smith Setzer is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 89 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list.