Jerry Tillett
North Carolina State Senator, District 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- Last margin
- +4.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tillett was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina Senate District 1 | Won | R+4.1 | R+15.0 | −10.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $187.8K
- Spent
- $89.1K
- Cash
- $68.3K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| TILLETT FOR SENATE State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Who Tillett has run against
- Melissa Zehner (D) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Tillett
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/de679003-a07a-4f53-bb87-fd9bab0af532
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC