RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Neal Jackson

North Carolina State Representative, District 78 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 78

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 9; 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 17.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +36.4; 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.

Energy and Public Utilities · vice chair
Finance · senior chair
Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select · vice chair
Revenue Laws Study · vice chair
Agriculture and Environment
Blockchain and Digital Assets Select
Higher Education
Redistricting Select
Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 41 sponsored · 9 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 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.
ANIMALS; BOARDS; COMMISSIONS; COUNTIES; COURTS; DEATH & DYING; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; ELECTIONS · Became law Aug 2026

HB 920 Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act.
BANKING COMN.; BANKS; COMMERCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER PROTECTION; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; ID SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; LOANS; PRESENTED; PRIVACY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; TAXATION; CHAPTERED; COMMISSIONER OF BANKS; CRYPTOCURRENCY & NFTS · Became law Jul 2026

HB 133 NC Farmland and Military Protection Act.
AGRICULTURE; ARMED FORCES; COMMERCE; DEEDS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MILITARY BASES; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC RECORDS; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS; REGISTER OF DEEDS; SALES & CONVEYANCES; CHAPTERED; AGRICULTURAL LAND · Became law Jul 2026

HB 162 Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control.
BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; COUNTIES; CRIMINAL RECORDS; CULTURAL RESOURCES; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORS; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUNICIPALITIES; PERSONNEL; PLANNING & ZONING; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SOCIAL SERVICES; TITLE CHANGE; UTILITIES; WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PARKING & PARKING STRUCTURES · Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jackson sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Jackson is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Wyatt Gable, Frank Iler, Todd Johnson

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

With Jackson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
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: Jackson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Jackson	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 Jackson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 78

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 of Representatives, District 78	Won	R+36.4	R+50.0	−13.6
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 78	Won	R+52.9	R+50.0	+2.9
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 78	Won	R+53.1	—	—