Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Donna McDowell White

North Carolina State Representative, District 26 since 2016. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

North Carolina State Representative, District 26Born 1948

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 3; 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.8%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −6.0; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · vice chair
Appropriations, Health and Human Services · chair
Health · chair
Medicaid Legislative Oversight · vice chair
Child Fatality Task Force
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Higher Education
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House
State and Local Government

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 3 Relief at the Pump.
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINES & PENALTIES; FUELS; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; NOTIFICATION; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REVENUE DEPT.; STATE CONTROLLER; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Oct 2026

HB 433 State Fiscal Recovery Fund/NC Pandemic Recovery Office Revisions.
BOARDS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; COUNCIL OF STATE; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATION · Became law May 2026

HB 546 Medicaid Modernization.
CHILD CUSTODY; CONTRACTS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; DEFINITIONS; DHHS; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS; INSURANCE · Became law Jul 2025

HB 390 Medicaid Prepaid Health Plan Practices.
ALARM SYSTEMS; CLINICS; DHHS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS; INSURANCE · Vetoed May 2026

HB 491 Medicaid Rebase Funding.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DHHS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE · Failed in the Senate Oct 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where White sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

White is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: , Mitchell Setzer, John Torbett

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With White’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: White’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	White	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 84–26

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time White was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House District 26	Lost	D+6.0	R+11.8	−17.8
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+13.4	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+18.4	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+18.9	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+19.7	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+16.1	—	—