Bradley Keith Overcash

Bradley Keith Overcash is the incumbent Republican State Senator for North Carolina’s 43rd District, a seat he has held since the start of the 2023 legislative session and will continue to hold through January 1, 2027. He is on the ballot for re‑election in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he will again face Democratic challenger Steve Rutherford ¹.

Overcash lives in Belmont, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. After law school he entered private practice as an attorney, a career he continues to maintain alongside his legislative duties ¹¹³.

Before his election to the Senate, Overcash was active in party leadership, serving as vice‑chairman of the Gaston County Republican Party, chairman of the 10th Congressional District Republican Party, and treasurer of the North Carolina Republican Party. He also chaired the Gaston College Board of Trustees and served on the Gaston County Family Advisory Board, reflecting deep ties to local civic institutions ¹.

In the Senate, Overcash has been assigned to several key committees. During the 2025‑2026 session he chaired the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education Committee and the Education/Higher Education Committee, while also serving on the Commerce and Insurance, Senate Finance, and Senate Judiciary committees. In the 2023‑2024 session he held similar assignments, adding the Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee to his portfolio ¹.

Electorally, Overcash won his first Senate race in 2022 and was re‑elected in 2024, defeating Democrat Corey Creech with 61.8% of the vote (66,112 votes) ¹. The 2026 Republican primary was cancelled, automatically advancing him to the November general election ¹.

Overcash’s campaign finances for the 2024‑2025 cycle show total contributions of $204,750 and expenditures of $130,887, with notable donors including the Catawba Indian Nation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and major payees such as Endgame Consulting LLC and the North Carolina Republican Senatorial Committee ¹².

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