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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.
Republican · Incumbent
Jay Adams is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 96 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list.
Democratic
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.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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