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North Carolina Senate District 2

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Norman Sanderson won re-election by 7.6 points over Roy Surrett.

Norman SandersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%47,174
Roy SurrettDemocrat
46.2%40,530
87,704 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

EvenR+14.22024 SenateR+17.12024 Pres.R+7.62026 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.

Roy SurrettNorman Sanderson
$96.3K
Raised by the campaign
$120.2K
$14.4K
Spent by the campaign
$66.2K
$51.9K
Cash on hand
$49.4K

Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 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.

Roy Surrett
13%
Norman Sanderson
87%
Projected margin
R+8.2
How the forecast works →