| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 26 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Phil Berger |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Eden |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 17 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 13 |
| Percent Asian: | 3 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 200,490 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 26th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Phil Berger since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Rockingham County, as well as part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 57th, 59th, 62nd, and 65th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Cass Ballenger | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – November 4, 1986 | Redistricted from the 23rd district. Resigned to assume seat in Congress. | William Walter Redman Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1983 – March 11, 1987[2] | Redistricted from the 23rd district. Resigned. | 1983–1993 All of Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, and Yadkin counties.[3] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | November 4, 1986 – January 1, 1987 | |||||||||
| Austin M. Allran | Republican | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 | Redistricted to the single-member district. | ||||||||
| align=left | Howard Franklin Bryan | Republican | nowrap | March 11, 1987 – January 1, 1993 | Appointed to finish Redman's term. Redistricted to the 39th district. | ||||||
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Austin M. Allran | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the multi-member district. Redistricted to the 44th district. | 1993–2003 All of Catawba County. Part of Lincoln County.[4] | ||
| align=left | Phil Berger | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted from the 12th district. Redistricted to the 30th district. | 2003–2019 All of Rockingham County. Part of Guilford County.[5] [6] [7] | ||
| align=left | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 | Redistricted from the 29th district. Resigned. | 2019–2023 All of Randolph County. Part of Guilford County.[8] [9] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 2020 – July 17, 2020 | ||||||
| align=left | Dave Craven | Republican | nowrap | July 17, 2020 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Tillman's term. Redistricted to the 29th district. | |||
| align=left | Phil Berger | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | Redistricted from the 30th district. | 2023–Present All of Rockingham County. Part of Guilford County.[10] | ||