North Carolina's 15th House district

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North Carolina's 15th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Phil Shepard
R Jacksonville
Demographics65%  White
12%  Black
15%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
5%  Multiracial
Population (2020)91,163

North Carolina's 15th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Phil Shepard since 2011. [1]

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Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Onslow County. The district overlaps with the 6th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1989

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Leo Mercer
( Chadbourn )
Democratic January 1, 1989 –
January 1, 1993
Redistricted to the 14th district and retired.1989–1993
All of Columbus County. [2]
Sam Ellis
( Garner )
Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 39th district.1993–2003
Part of Wake County. [3]
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Robert Grady
( Jacksonville )
Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Redistricted from the 80th district.
Retired.
2003–Present
Parts of Onslow County. [4]

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Phil Shepard
( Jacksonville )
Republican January 1, 2011 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 24,184 63.85%
Democratic Christopher Schulte11,79931.15%
Libertarian Matthew Feehan1,8945.00%
Total votes37,877 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 14,512 68.06%
Democratic Christopher Schulte6,81031.94%
Total votes21,322 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 4,024 72.17%
Republican Mark Price1,55227.83%
Total votes5,576 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 17,818 69.49%
Democratic Carolyn F. Gomas7,82430.51%
Total votes25,642 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 9,076 66.38%
Democratic Dan Whitten4,59633.62%
Total votes13,672 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 13,273 69.60%
Democratic Dan Whitten5,79730.40%
Total votes19,070 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 3,282 79.31%
Republican Jim Morton85620.69%
Total votes4,138 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2014 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 8,221 100%
Total votes8,221 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2012 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard (incumbent) 12,111 100%
Total votes12,111 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard 1,311 43.88%
Republican Martin Aragona Jr.1,09036.48%
Republican Tracey Louise Miller58719.65%
Total votes2,988 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2010 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Shepard 5,873 76.64%
UnaffaliatedGeorge Shaeffer1,79023.36%
Total votes7,663 100%
Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 1,474 63.53%
Republican George Shaeffer84636.47%
Total votes2,320 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 11,015 100%
Total votes11,015 100%
Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2006 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 378 69.23%
Republican George Shaeffer16830.77%
Total votes546 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2006 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 3,920 61.88%
Democratic Jean Hawley2,41538.12%
Total votes6,335 100%
Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2004 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 9,196 100%
Total votes9,196 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2002 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Grady (incumbent) 8,988 70.81%
Democratic Jerome Willingham3,70529.19%
Total votes12,693 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Democratic primary election, 2000 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Hunt 2,035 51.77%
Democratic Isaac L. "Skip" Blaylock1,89648.23%
Total votes3,931 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2000 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Ellis (incumbent) 21,286 58.60%
Democratic Thomas Hunt15,04141.40%
Total votes36,327 100%
Republican hold

References

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