State Senator, 36th District · North Carolina 2026 General Election

Trevor Cole Hardwick

Democratic

Hamptonville

The gist

Opposes all three 2026 state constitutional amendments.
Opposes the mail-in ballot photo ID amendment.

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Opposes all three 2026 state constitutional amendments.
Trevor Cole Hardwick for NC Senate: post on the three constitutional amendments (Facebook)
Candidate social media · Trevor Cole Hardwick for NC Senate · facebook.com
“Vote Against on all three. And actually fill in the bubble.”
Opposes the mail-in ballot photo ID amendment.
Trevor Cole Hardwick for NC Senate: post on the mail-in ballot photo ID amendment (Facebook)
Candidate social media · Trevor Cole Hardwick for NC Senate · facebook.com
“This amendment isn't about election security.”

Eddie Settle

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; printing and cattle business owner · Elkin

The gist

Pledges never to support a tax increase.
Opposes teaching critical race theory in NC schools.
Supports the rights of the unborn; opposes abortion.
Sponsored banning geoengineering such as cloud seeding.In office
Sponsored faster law-enforcement removal of squatters.In office
Sponsored limiting the attorney general's suits against presidential orders.In office

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Pledges never to support a tax increase.
Issues: Official Campaign, Eddie Settle for Senate
Campaign website · Eddie Settle for Senate · eddiesettle.com
“Eddie will never support a tax increase.”
Opposes teaching critical race theory in NC schools.
Issues: Official Campaign, Eddie Settle for Senate
Campaign website · Eddie Settle for Senate · eddiesettle.com
“Regarding the current issue of Critical Race Theory (CRT), Eddie believes it is pure poison.”
Supports the rights of the unborn; opposes abortion.
Senator Eddie Settle: Official Campaign Website
Campaign website · Eddie Settle for Senate · eddiesettle.com
“advocates for the rights and dignity of the unborn”
Sponsored banning geoengineering such as cloud seeding.
Senate Bill 485 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Prohibit Geoengineering.
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 485, long title · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF POLLUTING EMISSIONS, including stratospheric aerosol injection, cloud seeding, and electromagnetic radio frequency, into the atmosphere”
Sponsored faster law-enforcement removal of squatters.
Senate Bill 113 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Removal of Squatters from Private Property.
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 113, long title · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT TO CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY FOR THE EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS FROM private PROPERTY BY a law enforcement agency.”
Sponsored limiting the attorney general's suits against presidential orders.
Senate Bill 58 (2025-2026 session), as filed: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 58, long title · ncleg.gov
“limit the attorney general's participation in litigation advancing any argument that would result in the invalidation of any executive order issued by the president”
Senate Bill 58 (2025-2026 session): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs. Bill history
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · Bill history · ncleg.gov
“Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House”