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Sam Page (North Carolina)
Sam Page (Republican Party) is running for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 26. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Sam Page graduated from Reidsville High School in 1975. Page served in the U.S. Air Force from 1975 to 1980 as a security forces K-9 handler. Page was elected as the sheriff of Rockingham County, North Carolina, in 1998, and worked in that capacity as of 2024. His career experience also includes working as a patrolman, criminal investigator, and administrator.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 26
Sam Page is running in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Rachel Hunt defeated Hal Weatherman, Shannon Bray, and Wayne Jones in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachel Hunt (D) | 49.5 | 2,768,539 |
 | Hal Weatherman (R) | 47.6 | 2,663,183 | |
 | Shannon Bray (L) | 1.9 | 104,192 | |
 | Wayne Jones (Constitution Party) | 1.0 | 53,938 | |
| Total votes: 5,589,852 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Nicholson (Independent)
- Dee Watson (L)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Hal Weatherman defeated Jim O'Neill in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hal Weatherman | 74.3 | 96,600 |
 | Jim O'Neill | 25.7 | 33,448 | |
| Total votes: 130,048 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Rachel Hunt defeated Ben Clark and Mark H. Robinson in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Hunt | 70.4 | 477,196 |
 | Ben Clark | 16.5 | 111,836 | |
 | Mark H. Robinson | 13.2 | 89,247 | |
| Total votes: 678,279 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Rey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hal Weatherman | 19.6 | 181,818 |
| ✔ | | Jim O'Neill | 15.8 | 147,042 |
 | Deanna Ballard | 15.0 | 138,822 | |
 | Seth Woodall | 11.0 | 102,492 | |
| Sam Page | 10.2 | 94,810 | |
 | Allen Mashburn | 9.0 | 83,550 | |
 | Jeffrey Elmore | 8.6 | 79,883 | |
 | Peter Boykin | 3.5 | 32,126 | |
 | Rivera Douthit | 2.5 | 23,398 | |
 | Ernest Reeves | 2.5 | 22,760 | |
 | Marlenis Hernandez Novoa | 2.3 | 21,404 | |
| Total votes: 928,105 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Dee Watson advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Campaign website
Page’s campaign website stated the following:
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Public Safety
Economy
Education
Conservative Leadership
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| —Sam Page’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina State Senate District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rockingham County, NC, "Biography - Our Sheriff," accessed February 20, 2024
- ↑ Sam Page 4 NC, "About," accessed February 20, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sam Page 4 NC, “Issues,” accessed February 20, 2024
