DemocraticIncumbent
Michael Garrett
- Experience
- State legislature
North Carolina › North Carolina State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Carolina State Senate District 27
Michael Garrett has no major-party opponent.
Michael Garrett has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+21: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 206,036
- People per km²
- 524
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 44%
- White, no degree
- 28%of adults
- White 53%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 26%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
107,157 votes · D+21.6✓ Michael K. Garrett (D)60.8%
Paul Schumacher (R)39.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
108,296 two-party votes · D+20.6 · D+22.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)60.3%
Donald Trump (R)39.7%
2022 Earlier district lines
67,987 votes · D+9.0✓ Michael Garrett (D)54.5%
Richard Sessoms (R)45.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
247,798 votes · D+8.6✓ Michael Garrett (D)54.3%
Sebastian King (R)45.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
117,430 two-party votes · D+22.9 · D+18.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)61.4%
Donald Trump (R)38.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
101,262 two-party votes · D+16.8 · D+14.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)58.4%
Donald Trump (R)41.6%