Jay Adams
North Carolina State Representative, District 96 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 3
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.9%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.3
- 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.
- Commerce and Economic Development · vice chair
- Transportation · chair
- Wildlife Resources · chair
- Appropriations
- Appropriations, Transportation
- Government Efficiency Select
- Helene Recovery
- Higher Education
- Housing and Development
- Local Government Legislative
- Transportation Future Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
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
ANIMALS; BOATING; BUDGETING; COMMISSIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSERVATION; DMV; ENVIRONMENT; FEES; FISH & WILDLIFE; FUNDING; HUNTING & FISHING; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PRIVACY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; RECREATION & LEISURE; REPORTING; SAFETY; SAFETY EQUIPMENT; TITLE CHANGE; TRANSPORTATION; WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; BOATS & WATERCRAFT · Became law Jul 2026
COMMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.; LAKES & RIVERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; MORATORIUMS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STUDIES; UNC; WATER RESOURCES; CHAPTERED; POLICY COLLABORATORY · Became law Jul 2025
BUILDINGS; COURTS; CRIMES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; LICENSES & PERMITS; PUBLIC; SCHOOL BUILDINGS & PROPERTY; STORAGE SYSTEMS; WEAPONS; WOMEN; PROPERTY-LOCAL GOVERNMENT; FAMILY ISSUES; CONCEALED CARRY · Failed in the Senate May 2025
COMMISSIONS; DEQ; ENVIRONMENT; EROSION; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; LAKES & RIVERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; PUBLIC; SEDIMENTATION CONTROL COMN.; SOILS; MOA · Failed in the Senate May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Adams sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Adams is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: John Sauls, Chris Humphrey, Mitchell Setzer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Adams’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
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: Adams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Adams | 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. | No | 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 Adams 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 House District 96 | Won | R+9.3 | R+27.0 | −17.7 |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | R+28.4 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | R+25.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | R+21.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | R+34.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 (primary) | Won | +26.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $68.7K
- Spent
- $61.8K
- Cash
- $20.6K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| ADAMS FOR NC HOUSE State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Adams has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Adams has run against
- Park Inglefield (D) · 2026 general, won
- Elizabeth (Eli) Glynn (D) · 2024 election, won
- Kim Bost (D) · 2020 election, won
- Cliff Moone (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Adams
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1a75f967-8f35-40aa-8b0a-990a135e70cb
- Wikidata Q20090057
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET