North Carolina's 15th Senate district

North Carolina's 15th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 15th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jay Chaudhuri ; D – Raleigh
Demographics	67% White ; 13% Black ; 10% Hispanic ; 5% Asian ; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	193,730

Last updated July 19, 2025

North Carolina's 15th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the state senate of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has been represented by Democrat Jay Chaudhuri since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has covered part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 34th, 40th, 49th, and 66th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Multi-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Wesley Webster ( Madison )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		Fred Folger Jr. ( Mount Airy )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 21st district.	1973–1983 All of Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, and Caswell counties.^[2]
Wesley Webster ( Madison )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		George Marion Jr. ( Dobson )	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.
Conrad Duncan Jr. ( Stoneville )	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.	George Marion Jr. ( Dobson )	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.

Single-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Robert Warren Sr. ( Benson )	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted from the 9th district.	1983–1993 All of Johnston and Sampson counties.^[3]
Leo Daughtry ( Smithfield )	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 11th district and retired to run for State House.	1983–1993 All of Johnston and Sampson counties.^[3]
Elaine Marshall ( Lillington )	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.	1993–2003 All of Harnett County. Parts of Lee, Johnston, and Sampson counties.^[4]
Vacant		January 1, 1995 – April 3, 1995	Seat vacant and special election called after 1994 election resulted in a tie.^[5]
Daniel Page ( Coats )	Republican	April 3, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Elected to the vacant seat.^[6] Retired to run for Congress.
Oscar Harris ( Dunn )	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 10th district and retired.
John Carrington ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 36th district. Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Part of Wake County.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Neal Hunt ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015	Retired.
John Alexander ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 18th district.
Jay Chaudhuri ( Raleigh )	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present	Redistricted from the 16th district.

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate district general election, 2024^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	67,355	65.95%
	Republican	David Bankert	30,867	30.22%
	Libertarian	Kat McDonald	3,915	3.83%
Total votes			102,137	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2022^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	52,472	67.52%
	Republican	Emanuela Prister	22,776	29.31%
	Libertarian	Sammie Brooks	2,463	3.17%
Total votes			77,711	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2020^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	71,700	58.01%
	Republican	Mario J. Lomuscio	45,457	36.78%
	Libertarian	Kat McDonald	6,441	5.21%
Total votes			123,598	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	60,805	73.10%
	Republican	Alan David Michael	19,365	23.28%
	Libertarian	Brian Lewis	3,005	3.61%
Total votes			83,175	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2016^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alexander (incumbent)	58,999	50.01%
	Democratic	Lauren Deegan-Fricke	53,905	45.69%
	Libertarian	Brad Hessel	5,081	4.31%
Total votes			117,985	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Fulghum	10,188	80.06%
	Republican	Apryl Major	2,537	19.94%
Total votes			12,725	100%

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alexander	41,366	50.43%
	Democratic	Tom Bradshaw	40,665	49.57%
Total votes			82,031	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	61,981	55.82%
	Democratic	Sig Hutchinson	49,050	44.18%
Total votes			111,031	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	44,397	60.55%
	Democratic	Charles Malone	28,928	39.45%
Total votes			73,325	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	56,873	52.83%
	Democratic	Chris Mintz	46,175	42.89%
	Libertarian	Jan MacKay	4,602	4.27%
Total votes			107,650	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	31,478	54.90%
	Democratic	Dorothy (Gerry) Bowles	25,854	45.10%
Total votes			57,332	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 15th district Republican primary election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt	7,686	62.36%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	3,880	31.48%
	Republican	Jean Koch	759	6.16%
Total votes			12,325	100%

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt	59,970	84.58%
	Libertarian	Lee Griffin	10,934	15.42%
Total votes			70,904	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 15th district Republican primary election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	8,126	70.48%
	Republican	George C. Mackie Jr.	3,403	29.52%
Total votes			11,529	100%

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	36,177	57.08%
	Democratic	Dorothy Gerry Bowles	25,581	40.36%
	Libertarian	Nathan Wilson	1,626	2.57%
Total votes			63,384	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Harris (incumbent)	30,148	61.15%
	Republican	John Hairr	19,154	38.85%
Total votes			49,302	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State Senate District 15, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974" . Retrieved July 4, 2025.
↑ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 4, 2025.
↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina session 1995" (PDF). North Carolina Senate. 1996. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
↑ "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina session 1995" (PDF). North Carolina Senate. 1996. p. 262. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State Senate 15". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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[1] "State Senate District 15, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974" . Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[3] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[4] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[5] "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina session 1995" (PDF). North Carolina Senate. 1996. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[6] "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina session 1995" (PDF). North Carolina Senate. 1996. p. 262. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[7] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[8] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[9] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[10] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[11] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[12] "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[13] "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[14] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[28] "NC State Senate 15". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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157th General Assembly (2025–2026) President of the Senate Rachel Hunt (D) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Michael Lee (R) Minority Leader Sydney Batch (D)
▌ Bobby Hanig (R) ▌ Norman Sanderson (R) ▌ Bob Brinson (R) ▌ Buck Newton (R) ▌ Kandie Smith (D) ▌ Michael Lazzara (R) ▌ Michael Lee (R) ▌ Bill Rabon (R) ▌ Brent Jackson (R) ▌ Benton Sawrey (R) ▌ Lisa Stone Barnes (R) ▌ Jim Burgin (R) ▌ Lisa Grafstein (D) ▌ Dan Blue (D) ▌ Jay Chaudhuri (D) ▌ Gale Adcock (D) ▌ Sydney Batch (D) ▌ Terence Everitt (D) ▌ Val Applewhite (D) ▌ Natalie Murdock (D) ▌ Tom McInnis (R) ▌ Sophia Chitlik (D) ▌ Graig Meyer (D) ▌ Danny Britt (R) ▌ Amy Galey (R) ▌ Phil Berger (R) ▌ Michael Garrett (D) ▌ Gladys Robinson (D) ▌ Dave Craven (R) ▌ Steve Jarvis (R) ▌ Dana Caudill Jones (R) ▌ Paul Lowe Jr. (D) ▌ Carl Ford (R) ▌ Chris Measmer (R) ▌ Todd Johnson (R) ▌ Eddie Settle (R) ▌ Vickie Sawyer (R) ▌ Mujtaba Mohammed (D) ▌ DeAndrea Salvador (D) ▌ Joyce Waddell (D) ▌ Caleb Theodros (D) ▌ Woodson Bradley (D) ▌ Brad Overcash (R) ▌ Ted Alexander (R) ▌ Mark Hollo (R) ▌ Warren Daniel (R) ▌ Ralph Hise (R) ▌ Tim Moffitt (R) ▌ Julie Mayfield (D) ▌ Kevin Corbin (R)
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