{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEarl Henry Hostetler II \u2014 who filed and appears on the ballot as \"Henry Hostetler\" \u2014 is the Republican nominee for North Carolina State Senate District 5, on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. He defeated Angelene Mitchell in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, 83.3% to 16.7% (5,377 votes to 1,079 votes) [1][2]. In the general election he faces Democrat Kandie D. Smith [1].\n\nHostetler's NC State Board of Elections candidate filing lists his residence as Winterville, in Pitt County [1]. No further biographical information (education, prior elected office, or employment) is confirmed by public sources.\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n[2] NC State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_005","county":"edgecombe","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 05"},{"contest":"state_senate_005","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Earl","fullname":"Earl Henry Hostetler II","lastname":"Hostetler","middlename":"Henry","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_005","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 05","county":"edgecombe","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"state_senate_005","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_005","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Henry Hostetler is the Republican candidate for North Carolina State Senate District\u202f5 in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"a9810d8d787770e6"}