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State Representative, 18th District

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1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    • Sponsored a budget transparency bill requiring public notice.
    • Supports reinstating the earned income tax credit.

Public safety

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Supports curbing license plate reader surveillance.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Supports letting school boards set their own calendars.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Opposes rolling back data center sales tax exemptions.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    • Supports repealing the 2025 Power Bill Reduction Act.
    • Opposes tax breaks for data centers.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Opposes a toll on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    • Opposes tolling the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement.

Environment & parks

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Supports state limits on more PFAS compounds and 1,4-dioxane.
    • Proposes requiring closed-loop cooling at new data centers.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Latisha GradyRepublican

    • Opposes an independent redistricting commission.

  • Deb ButlerDemocratic

    • Supports taking redistricting away from lawmakers.
    • Sponsored a no-budget, no-pay constitutional amendment for legislators.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.