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North Carolina Senate District 17

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Sydney Batch won re-election by 47.5 points over Shirley Johnson.

Sydney BatchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%61,644
Shirley JohnsonRepublican
25.2%21,392
Patrick J. BowersoxLibertarian
2.1%1,763
84,799 votes

Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+29.72024 Pres.D+47.52026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sydney BatchShirley Johnson
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$6.7K
$922.1K
Spent by the campaign
$5.5K
$99.5K
Cash on hand
$214

Other candidates' campaigns: Patrick J. Bowersox $654.

Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 2026; North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Jun 30, 2026.

Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Sydney Batch
>99%
Shirley Johnson
<1%
Projected margin
D+43.9
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Sydney Batch (D)
Incumbent, North Carolina State Senate, first elected 2022Shirley Johnson (R)

Also on the ballot: Patrick J. Bowersox (Libertarian), 2.1%