Biography
Patricia Smith is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 23 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Republican Brent Roberson. A minister, accountant and small business owner, she defeated incumbent Shelly Willingham in the Democratic primary.[1][2]
Patricia Smith graduated from Williamston High School, and in a Ballotpedia survey she said she is a native of Williamston, the mother of four adult children, and an accountant who has served clients in North Carolina and neighboring states for more than 40 years.[1][3]
In the survey, she said she is running to support public education, better pay for educators, affordable health care and small businesses, and named education, economic development and health care as her policy interests.[3] Ballotpedia quotes her campaign website as saying she is running to bring accountability and to serve the people of Edgecombe, Martin and Bertie counties.[2]
- 1.Patricia Smith (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Patricia Smith's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
North Carolina House District 23
Patricia Smith is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina House District 23 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.