Gale Adcock
North Carolina State Senator, District 16 since 2022. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.8%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- With party
- 90%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +51.2
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations on Health and Human Services
- Child Fatality Task Force
- Commerce and Insurance
- Finance
- Health Care
- Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
- Medicaid Legislative Oversight
- Revenue Laws Study
- Rules and Operations of the Senate
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Adcock sits in the North Carolina State Senate
Adcock is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Graig Meyer, Jay Chaudhuri, Mujtaba Mohammed
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Adcock’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills64%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Adcock’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Adcock | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 34–3 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 32–9 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 35–10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections. | No | No | Yes | Passed 30–13 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 40–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Adcock was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 State Senate, District 16 | Won | D+51.2 | D+35.7 | +15.5 |
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 16 | Won | — | D+35.7 | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 16 | Won | D+34.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | D+27.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | D+33.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | D+14.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | D+2.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Adcock has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 16 · since 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41 · 2014–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Adcock has run against
- Philip Hensley (R) · 2026 election, won
- James Powers (R) · 2022 election, won
- Scott Populorum (R) · 2020 election, won
- Emmanuel Wilder (R) · 2018 election, won
- Chris M. Shoffner (R) · 2016 election, won
- Tom Murry (R) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Adcock
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1ba9c7a6-3a28-47ec-9704-6f3437463845
- Wikidata Q60621079
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET