Lisa Stone Barnes
North Carolina State Senator, District 11 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 2
- 12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 36.5%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −5.1
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission · co-chair
- Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Legislative Oversight · vice chair
- Agriculture, Energy and Environment · chair
- Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources · chair
- Environmental Review Commission · ex officio
- Select Committee on Property Tax Reform · chair
- Appropriations and Base Budget
- Education and Higher Education
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Health Care
- Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
- Legislative Education Oversight
- Regulatory Reform
- Rules and Operations of the Senate
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINES & PENALTIES; FUELS; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; NOTIFICATION; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; REVENUE DEPT.; STATE CONTROLLER; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in the Senate Oct 2026
ACCOUNTING; BUDGETING; COUNTIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION; FUELS; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOCAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; RATIFIED; TITLE CHANGE; UTILITIES; NASH COUNTY; FRANKLIN COUNTY; ROCKY MOUNT; LOUISBURG; CHAPTERED · Became law Jul 2026
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ASSAULT; BOARDS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; CORPORATIONS · Became law Jul 2025
AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSTITUTION · Failed in the Senate May 2026
ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CHILD ABUSE; COMMISSIONS; COMPUTERS; COUNTIES; CRIMES; EMERGENCY SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDIA; MINORS; NOTIFICATION; OBSCENITY; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLISHING; SEX OFFENSES; SHERIFFS; STATE EMPLOYEES; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Barnes sits in the North Carolina State Senate
Barnes is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Brent Jackson, Tim Moffitt, Brad Overcash
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Barnes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Barnes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Barnes | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 34–3 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–9 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–13 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 40–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Barnes 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 11 | Lost | D+5.1 | R+3.5 | −8.6 |
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 11 | Won | R+2.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 11 | Won | R+9.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina State Senate, District 11 | Won | R+10.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+16.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Barnes has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 11 · since 2020
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 7 · 2018–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Barnes has run against
- James D. Gailliard (D) · 2026 general, lost
- James Mercer (D) · 2024 election, won
- Mark Speed (D) · 2022 election, won
- Allen H. Wellons (D) · 2020 election, won
- Bobbie J. Richardson (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Barnes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/21577fbd-e06f-4bc3-8717-e050ff165a74
- Wikidata Q99412583
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET