State
State Senator, 16th District
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 3
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state senator votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.
Taxes & budget
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Pledges to push for lower taxes and fewer regulations.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
No documented position found.
Education
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Supports school choice for parents.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
- Supports investing in education from pre-K through university.
- Sponsored a requirement for a nurse in every public school.In office
Housing
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Opposes exclusionary single-family zoning.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
No documented position found.
Economy & jobs
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Supports abolishing the state-run ABC liquor system.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
No documented position found.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
- Supports conservation tax credits and conservation trust fund funding.
Health & human services
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
No documented position found.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
- Supported Medicaid expansion from 2015 until its 2023 passage.
- Supports repealing limits on licensed health professionals' practice.
- Sponsored raising the tobacco and vaping sales age to 21.In office
Government & transparency
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Supports instant runoff voting instead of plurality wins.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
No documented position found.
Courts & justice
Jonathan D. MillerLibertarian
- Supports limiting criminal laws to acts of force or fraud.
Philip HensleyRepublican
No documented position found.
Gale AdcockDemocratic
No documented position found.
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; 8 issues covered in this race.