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2024Final results

2024 election for North Carolina Senate District 15

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Jay Chaudhuri (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating David Bankert (R) by 35.7 points.

Jay ChaudhuriDemocrat · winner
65.9%67,355
David BankertRepublican
30.2%30,867
Kat McDonaldLibertarian
3.8%3,915
The same year, the district voted D+24.6 for president; this race was D+35.7.102,137 votes

Source: North Carolina State Board of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenR+4.32016D+49.82018D+21.22020D+38.22022D+35.72024D+50.22026

Source: North Carolina State Board of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 AM ET

The candidates

Jay Chaudhuri (D)David Bankert (R)

Also on the ballot: Kat McDonald (Libertarian), 3.8%