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2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sam Page and Steve Luking. Candidate information follows official Guilford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sam Page (Republican), Steve Luking (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Phil Berger (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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
Sam Page served more than two decades as sheriff of Rockingham County, per WRAL. He also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1975 to 1980 as a security forces K-9 handler, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Steve Luking is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.