Democrats gained a majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives in the general election on November 3, 2026. All 120 seats were up for election.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 71–47 majority. Republicans needed to gain at least one seat in addition to the 71 they already held in order to gain a veto-proof majority. Democrats needed to gain at least 14 seats on top of the 47 they already held in order to win a majority. Democrats last held a majority in 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. From 2020 to 2024, Republicans won 20 of 30 statewide elections in North Carolina, and Democrats won 10.

Fifty-nine of 71 incumbent Republicans and 46 of 47 incumbent Democrats ran for re-election. Republicans ran in 89 districts, and Democrats ran in 116 districts. Three incumbents — Dante Pittman (D), Tricia Cotham (R), and Lindsey Prather (D) — ran 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 had a Republican incumbent, and three had a Democratic incumbent. Of the 20 battleground districts with Republican incumbents, Democratic candidates won in 15 and the remaining five were too close to call as of November 9, 2026. The Democratic candidate won in all three battleground districts with Democratic incumbents.

The North Carolina House elections had the potential to influence the state's trifecta status. Heading into the election, North Carolina had a divided government. Governor Josh Stein (D) was a Democrat and Republicans had majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. In 2026, North Carolina held elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate in addition to the House elections. Because North Carolina did not hold an election for governor in 2026, it was not possible for Republicans to gain a trifecta. As of November 9, 2026, control of the North Carolina Senate was too close to call. If Democrats had not won a majority in the North Carolina House, it would not have been possible for them to gain a trifecta regardless of the Senate results.

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