{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKyle Bradley Whisnant is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina State Senate District 46 (Buncombe, Burke, and McDowell counties) in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Republican incumbent Warren Daniel; the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled [1]. He filed his candidacy with the North Carolina State Board of Elections on December 18, 2025 [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nWhisnant previously ran as a Democratic candidate for one of two seats on the Burke County Board of Commissioners in the November 8, 2022 general election, alongside fellow Democrat Steve W. Starnes against Republicans Randy Burns and Phil Smith [3][4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Senate District 46 \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_State_Senate_District_46), accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), accessed 2026-07-20\n[3] [Kyle Whisnant (Burke County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina, candidate 2022) \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kyle_Whisnant_(Burke_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022)), accessed 2026-07-20\n[4] [Kyle Whisnant, Democrat candidate for Burke County Board of Commissioners \u2014 Morganton News Herald](https://morganton.com/news/election/kyle-whisnant-democrat-candidate-for-burke-county-board-of-commissioners/article_70c59d26-54c2-11ed-a163-cb04c9a211b4.html), accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_046","county":"buncombe","county_count":4,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 46"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kyle","fullname":"Kyle Bradley Whisnant","lastname":"Whisnant","middlename":"Bradley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_046","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 46","county":"buncombe","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_046","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 46","county":"buncombe","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kyle Bradley Whisnant is a Democratic candidate for the Burke County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina.","terms":[],"token":"3045ffa3b108932d"}