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North Carolina › North Carolina State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

North Carolina State Senate District 24

Britt is clearly favored to win: Britt wins in 7 of every 8 simulations.

Hamm (D)
13%
chance of winning
Britt (R)
87%
Average margin
R+8.2
80% of outcomes
R+18 to D+2
Partisan lean
R+13
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Britt is favored to win: Britt wins in about 4 of every 5 simulations.

Hamm (D)
22%
chance of winning
Britt (R)
78%
Average margin
R+7.2
80% of outcomes
R+20 to D+6
Partisan lean
R+13
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

R+8.2R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30
R+7.2R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Hamm 13%Britt 87%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Hamm 22%Britt 78%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
North Carolina state offices
+0.0Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.5Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Southeast adjustment
−1.8How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Southeast adjustmentR+6.6Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+8.5Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in North Carolina andlook-alike placesR+7.9Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+8.1Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+7.1

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)-1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)-0.53
Elected-experience edge-0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-1.57
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation-1.57

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+13: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+3.6D+1.4 vs. nation2020 presidentR+8.1R+12.6 vs. nation2024 presidentR+15.1R+13.6 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
204,327
People per km²
47
Adults with a B.A.+
17%
White, no degree
26%of adults
  • White 29%
  • Hispanic 11%
  • Black 28%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 31%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

80,925 votes · R+17.5
✓ Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (R)58.7%
Kathy Batt (D)41.3%

2024 President Vote in this district

83,339 two-party votes · R+15.1 · R+13.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)57.5%
Kamala Harris (D)42.5%

2022 Earlier district lines

49,312 votes · R+16.6
✓ Danny Earl Britt Jr (R)58.3%
Darrel Gibson Jr (D)41.7%

2020 Earlier district lines

233,821 votes · R+4.9
✓ Amy S Galey (R)52.4%
J D Wooten (D)47.6%

2020 President Vote in this district

90,589 two-party votes · R+8.1 · R+12.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)54.0%
Joe Biden (D)46.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

74,356 two-party votes · D+3.6 · D+1.4 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)51.8%
Donald Trump (R)48.2%