Mark Speed
Mark Speed (Democratic Party) is running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 7. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. The Democratic primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 7
Mark Speed (D) and Cory Thornton (R) are running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Mark Speed (D) | |
| Cory Thornton (R) | ||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Mark Speed (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 7 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Cory Thornton (R) advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 7 without appearing on the ballot.
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2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 11
Incumbent Lisa Barnes defeated Mark Speed in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Barnes (R) | 54.8 | 41,701 |
| Mark Speed (D) | 45.2 | 34,333 | |
| Total votes: 76,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mark Speed advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lisa Barnes advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mark Speed completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Speed's responses.
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Commissioner Speed enters the race with a family heritage of public service. His Grandfather served on the Franklin County Commission in the 1920’s. His father James D. Speed represented this community for over 30 years in the North Carolina General Assembly. Mark hopes to bring his own family’s values of service and stability to the North Carolina State Senate.
Mark and his wife of 28 years, Camille Speed, live in Louisburg North Carolina and are members of Red Bud Baptist Church.
- Fighting for Working Families
- Supporting Public Education
- Lowering Healthcare Costs
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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