State
State Senator, 18th 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
Chris StockRepublican
- Supports limits on property tax increases.
Brad HesselLibertarian
- Pledges to restrain government taxing and regulation.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
No documented position found.
Public safety
Chris StockRepublican
- Supports ending cashless bail.
Brad HesselLibertarian
No documented position found.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
- Supports more funding and better pay for law enforcement.
Education
Chris StockRepublican
- Supports higher teacher pay and keeping politics out of classrooms.
Brad HesselLibertarian
No documented position found.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
- Opposes unchecked expansion of private school vouchers.
Housing
Chris StockRepublican
No documented position found.
Brad HesselLibertarian
- Opposes exclusionary zoning that raises housing costs.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
No documented position found.
Economy & jobs
Chris StockRepublican
- Supports farmland preservation and cutting red tape for farms.
Brad HesselLibertarian
- Supports abolishing the state-run ABC liquor system.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
No documented position found.
Roads & infrastructure
Chris StockRepublican
- Supports more funding for local infrastructure and utilities.
Brad HesselLibertarian
No documented position found.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Chris StockRepublican
No documented position found.
Brad HesselLibertarian
No documented position found.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
- Supports loosening certificate-of-need rules to allow new hospitals.
- Supports protecting Medicaid and Medicaid expansion.
Government & transparency
Chris StockRepublican
No documented position found.
Brad HesselLibertarian
- Proposes a bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the legislature.
- Supports letting local governments use instant runoff voting.
Haseeb FatmiDemocratic
- Supports independent, nonpartisan redistricting.
- Pledges to co-sponsor and vote to ratify the ERA.
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.