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2022Final results

2022 election for North Carolina Senate District 17

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Sydney Batch (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Cavaliero (R) by 5.9 points.

Sydney BatchDemocrat · winner
51.8%45,279
Mark CavalieroRepublican
46.0%40,167
Patrick BowersoxLibertarian
2.2%1,922
87,368 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenR+16.92014R+0.92016D+4.22018D+6.62020D+5.92022D+47.52026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The candidates

Sydney Batch (D)Mark Cavaliero (R)

Also on the ballot: Patrick Bowersox (Libertarian), 2.2%