2026 in North Carolina
The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in North Carolina.
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Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Josh Stein (D)
Events
January
- January 6 – 2025–26 United States measles outbreak: Three measles cases are reported in Buncombe County, with the health department tracing the origin to a Mission Health emergency department in Asheville.[1]
- January 21 – 18-year-old Austin Thompson, who killed five people in a series of shootings in Raleigh in 2022, pleads guilty to murder.[2]
Scheduled
- March 28 – The ARCA races at Hickory will begin being held at the Hickory Motor Speedway.[3]
- November 3 – 2026 North Carolina elections:[4]
- 2026 North Carolina Senate election
- 2026 North Carolina House of Representatives election
- 2026 North Carolina judicial elections
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
- 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
- 2026 Wake County District Attorney election
- 2026 Wake County elections
See also
References
- ^ "Three North Carolina children confirmed positive for measles". WECT. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ Robertson, Gary D. (January 21, 2026). "Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Release, Press (December 6, 2025). "Hickory Motor Speedway to welcome ARCA Menards Series East for first time on March 28, 2026". ARCA. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ^ "North Carolina elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 31, 2025.