Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives will be held on November 3, 2026.

Republicans hold a 71–47 majority. If Republicans gain one or more seats on top of the 71 they currently hold, they will gain a veto-proof majority. If Democrats gain 11 or more seats on top of the 47 they currently hold, they will gain a majority for the first time since 2010.

Republicans won 71 seats in both the 2022 and 2024 elections. House Republicans last held a veto-proof majority after winning 74 seats in 2016. In 2024, Republicans won the presidential election, 10 of 14 U.S. House elections, and five of 10 state executive official elections in North Carolina. Democrats won four of 14 U.S. House seats and five of 10 state executive official elections, including for governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Since 2020, Republicans have won 20 of 30 statewide elections in North Carolina and Democrats have won 10.

Fifty-nine of 71 incumbent Republicans and 46 of 47 incumbent Democrats are running for re-election. Republicans are running in 89 districts and Democrats are running in 116 districts. Three incumbents — Dante Pittman (D), Tricia Cotham (R), and Lindsey Prather (D) — are running in districts where the other party's presidential nominee placed first in 2024.

Ballotpedia identified 23 of the 120 districts as battlegrounds based on a history of recent competitive elections. Twenty of the battleground districts have a Republican incumbent and three have a Democratic incumbent.

The North Carolina House elections could change the state's trifecta status. North Carolina has a divided government, with neither party holding a trifecta. Governor Josh Stein is a Democrat and Republicans hold majorities in both chambers of the Legislature. Because there is no election for governor this year, Republicans cannot gain a trifecta. Democrats will win a trifecta if they win majorities in both chambers of the Legislature. If Republicans hold the majority in at least one chamber, North Carolina will continue to have divided government.

The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.