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North Carolina · North Carolina Senate District 15 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

David Bankert

Republican

2026 race · North Carolina Senate District 15

<1% chance of winning · race rated Solid D

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<1% chance of winning · race rated Solid D

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● Jay ChaudhuriINC● David Bankert
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Background

Past races on file
2 (0 won)

Links: Candidate list (source)

Electoral history

Earlier races in North Carolina, newest first, matched by name in the results archive.

  1. 2024

    State Senate · SD-15 Nov 5, 2024

    R · 30.2% · 30,867 votes

    Lost
  2. 2022

    State Senate · SD-13 Nov 8, 2022

    R · 34.3% · 28,001 votes

    Lost

Opponents in 2026