Ralph Carter
Ralph Carter (Republican Party) is running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 48. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
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 48
Incumbent Garland Pierce (D) and Ralph Carter (R) are running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Garland Pierce (D) | |
 | Ralph Carter (R) | |
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Garland Pierce (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48
Ralph Carter (R) defeated Kirk Lowery (R) in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ralph Carter | 59.3 | 2,100 |
 | Kirk Lowery | 40.7 | 1,439 | |
| Total votes: 3,539 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Garland Pierce defeated Ralph Carter in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Garland Pierce (D) | 51.9 | 18,845 |
| Ralph Carter (R) | 48.1 | 17,453 | |
| Total votes: 36,298 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Garland Pierce advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48
Ralph Carter defeated Melissa Swarbrick and James Diaz in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 48 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ralph Carter | 53.9 | 2,262 |
 | Melissa Swarbrick | 37.2 | 1,563 | |
| James Diaz | 8.9 | 375 | ||
| Total votes: 4,200 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carter in this election.
Pledges
Carter signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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