CalledUnofficial results
North Carolina Senate District 21
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tom McInnis won re-election by 8.8 points over Paul Taylor.
Tom McInnisRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%41,901
Paul TaylorDemocrat
45.6%35,149
77,050 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratTom McInnis
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Raised by the campaign
$708.8K
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Spent by the campaign
$506.3K
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Cash on hand
$119.8K
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.
- Paul Taylor
- 2%
- Tom McInnis
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+15.0