Wyatt Walter Gable

Wyatt Walter Gable is the incumbent Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 14, a seat he has held since the start of the 2025‑2027 term and for which he is on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. The North Carolina House is a 120‑member lower chamber; members serve two‑year terms, introduce and vote on state legislation, and sit on standing committees that shape policy for the Commonwealth. Gable’s current term began on January 1, 2025 and will end on January 1, 2027, and the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for his seat was cancelled, advancing him automatically to the general election ¹².

Born on September 30, 2002, Gable graduated from White Oak High School in 2021 and is a senior at East Carolina University, majoring in business management with a minor in political science. While at ECU he served as president of the university’s Turning Point USA chapter, a conservative student organization, and remains active in campus athletics, running track and playing intramural sports ⁵²⁰¹⁹.

Gable entered state politics by challenging 10‑term incumbent Rep. George Cleveland in the March 2024 Republican primary. He won a narrow victory—2,467 votes to Cleveland’s 2,372, a margin of 95 votes—becoming the youngest member ever elected to the North Carolina General Assembly at age 21 ^5151819. In the November 2024 general election he defeated Democrat Carmen Spicer with 66.1 % of the vote (16,859 votes to Spicer’s 8,639) and was sworn in in January 2025 ¹⁵¹⁹.

During the 2025‑2026 legislative session Gable received committee assignments on Appropriations; Appropriations‑Education; Higher Education; Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs; the Select Committee on Government Efficiency; and Housing and Development ⁵. He has sponsored several bills, though the full list is maintained on legislative tracking sites ¹.

Gable’s public statements and campaign materials emphasize a platform of lower taxes, expanded gun rights, and a focus on education reform. He advocates restoring home‑economics and career‑technical classes, expanding physical‑education programs, and improving vocational pathways for students who may not pursue a four‑year college degree ^18162019. He also highlights infrastructure investment and job creation in Onslow County, especially supporting the workforce connected to the nearby Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ¹⁹²⁰. Health‑care issues for veterans and broader health‑care access are also part of his agenda ¹⁸.

Gable’s 2026 campaign is being run without a primary opponent; the Republican primary was cancelled, and he will appear on the November ballot seeking a second term ¹². He continues to balance legislative duties with his university coursework, with the university’s administration accommodating his schedule ¹⁹²⁰.

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