North Carolina's 15th Senate district

North Carolina's 15th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 15th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jay Chaudhuri; D–Raleigh
Demographics	67% White; 13% Black; 10% Hispanic; 5% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	193,730

Demographics67% White
13% Black
10% Hispanic
5% Asian
4% Multiracial

Population(2023)193,730

North Carolina's 15th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the state senate of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has been represented by Democrat Jay Chaudhuri since 2019.^[1]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Wesley Webster (Madison)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		Fred Folger Jr. (Mount Airy)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 21st district.	1973–1983 All of Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, and Caswell counties.^[2]
Wesley Webster (Madison)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		George Marion Jr. (Dobson)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.
Conrad Duncan Jr. (Stoneville)	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.	George Marion Jr. (Dobson)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 24th district.

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Robert Warren Sr. (Benson)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted from the 9th district.	1983–1993 All of Johnston and Sampson counties.^[3]
Leo Daughtry (Smithfield)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 11th district and retired to run for State House.	1983–1993 All of Johnston and Sampson counties.^[3]
Elaine Marshall (Lillington)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.	1993–2003 All of Harnett County. Parts of Lee, Johnston, and Sampson counties.^[4]
Vacant		January 1, 1995 – April 3, 1995	Seat vacant and special election called after 1994 election resulted in a tie.^[5]
Daniel Page (Coats)	Republican	April 3, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Elected to the vacant seat.^[6] Retired to run for Congress.
Oscar Harris (Dunn)	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 10th district and retired.
John Carrington (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 36th district. Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Part of Wake County.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Neal Hunt (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015	Retired.
John Alexander (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 18th district.
Jay Chaudhuri (Raleigh)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present	Redistricted from the 16th district.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	67,355	65.95%
	Republican	David Bankert	30,867	30.22%
	Libertarian	Kat McDonald	3,915	3.83%
Total votes			102,137	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	52,472	67.52%
	Republican	Emanuela Prister	22,776	29.31%
	Libertarian	Sammie Brooks	2,463	3.17%
Total votes			77,711	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	71,700	58.01%
	Republican	Mario J. Lomuscio	45,457	36.78%
	Libertarian	Kat McDonald	6,441	5.21%
Total votes			123,598	100%
	Democratic hold

District officeholders since 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	60,805	73.10%
	Republican	Alan David Michael	19,365	23.28%
	Libertarian	Brian Lewis	3,005	3.61%
Total votes			83,175	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alexander (incumbent)	58,999	50.01%
	Democratic	Lauren Deegan-Fricke	53,905	45.69%
	Libertarian	Brad Hessel	5,081	4.31%
Total votes			117,985	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Fulghum	10,188	80.06%
	Republican	Apryl Major	2,537	19.94%
Total votes			12,725	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alexander	41,366	50.43%
	Democratic	Tom Bradshaw	40,665	49.57%
Total votes			82,031	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	61,981	55.82%
	Democratic	Sig Hutchinson	49,050	44.18%
Total votes			111,031	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	44,397	60.55%
	Democratic	Charles Malone	28,928	39.45%
Total votes			73,325	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	56,873	52.83%
	Democratic	Chris Mintz	46,175	42.89%
	Libertarian	Jan MacKay	4,602	4.27%
Total votes			107,650	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	31,478	54.90%
	Democratic	Dorothy (Gerry) Bowles	25,854	45.10%
Total votes			57,332	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt	7,686	62.36%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	3,880	31.48%
	Republican	Jean Koch	759	6.16%
Total votes			12,325	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt	59,970	84.58%
	Libertarian	Lee Griffin	10,934	15.42%
Total votes			70,904	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	8,126	70.48%
	Republican	George C. Mackie Jr.	3,403	29.52%
Total votes			11,529	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	36,177	57.08%
	Democratic	Dorothy Gerry Bowles	25,581	40.36%
	Libertarian	Nathan Wilson	1,626	2.57%
Total votes			63,384	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Harris (incumbent)	30,148	61.15%
	Republican	John Hairr	19,154	38.85%
Total votes			49,302	100%
	Democratic hold