Mary Lucas (North Carolina State House candidate)
Mary Lucas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 50. She was on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Lucas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mary Lucas earned a graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University. Her career experience includes working in healthcare administration.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary occurred on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Renée Price (D), Mary Lucas (D), and Brandall Redd (D) ran in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mary Lucas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lucas' responses.
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Representing a next generation of outspoken, community-grounded leadership, Mary’s commitment is reflected in her service across Orange County. She sits on the Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board and the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging, and she founded Longleaf Animal Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to senior and medically fragile animals. Alongside her therapy dog, Waylon, she volunteers at UNC Hillsborough Hospital and other healthcare settings, supporting patients and families.
Her professional path includes work in government relations in healthcare, building partnerships across policy, healthcare, and community sectors. A Triangle Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, she has also served on the City of Raleigh Human Relations Commission and the Community Engagement Board.
She is focused on helping build a larger, more effective Democratic Party across North Carolina by showing up in communities, listening to those most affected by policy decisions, and advocating clearly on their behalf.
Steady, compassionate, and unafraid to speak up, Mary brings forward-looking, next generation leadership.- Working families are doing everything right and still falling behind, and that’s a policy failure. I believe the economy should reward work, care, and contribution, not just wealth and corporate power. That means fighting for living wages, affordable healthcare, housing people can actually afford, and protections for workers and caregivers. Every policy decision should be viewed in an affordability lens and focus on raising dignity for seniors, parents, young people, and small business owners. Government has a responsibility to make life more affordable and stable, not harder.
- My leadership style reflects next-generation progressive values: outspoken, accessible, and grounded in shared purpose. I don’t believe leaders should stay quiet or hide behind vague language when our values are on the line. I show up, listen directly to people, especially those too often ignored, and speak out clearly for dignity, fairness, and opportunity for all. After listening, I act with courage, even when it’s uncomfortable or challenges the status quo. Next-generation leadership isn’t about being polite or quiet, it’s about being present, transparent, and willing to say hard things out loud when silence causes harm.
- Government should work for everyone, not just the powerful and well-connected. I believe healthcare decisions belong to patients and doctors, not politicians. Our personal freedoms, civil rights, and democracy are non-negotiable, and I will always stand up for them. I support open, transparent government and voting that is easy, fair, and accessible. Progress happens when leaders put people before party and focus on real results, not political theater.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 31, 2025
