Darren Armstrong

Businessman and Farmer in Belhaven, North Carolina

Darren Armstrong is a candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 79 in Belhaven, North Carolina — 2026 Primary Election. Running as Republican.

Darren Armstrong is a local businessman and lifelong farmer from Eastern North Carolina. Raised in the Grassy Ridge community of Hyde County, he and his family operate a seed conditioning business. In 2020, he purchased a business in Beaufort County and moved near Belhaven. Armstrong is deeply involved in his community, serving as a deacon at Pike Road Church of Christ, chairman of the Pungo Christian Academy Board of Directors, a trustee for Beaufort County Community College, and a board member for the Corn Growers of North Carolina. His past civic engagement includes serving on the Hyde County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and the Hyde County Soil and Water Board, and as chairman of the Hyde County Chamber of Commerce. This is his first campaign for public office.