North Carolina State Senate District 17
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Sydney Batch Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
3 candidates on the printed ballot. Sorted by last name.
- Last election
- Sydney Batch (Democratic) won by 48.8 points, 2024
- Earlier results
- Sydney Batch (Democratic) won by 5.9 points, 2022, older linesSam Searcy (Democratic) won by 6.6 points, 2020, older linesAll 28 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 96,271
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSydney BatchWonName as filed: Mrs Sydney Batch Democratic 71,61074.4% LibertarianPatrick J. Bowersox Libertarian 24,66125.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,368
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2023)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSydney BatchWon Democratic 45,27951.8% RepublicanMark Cavaliero Republican 40,16746.0% LibertarianPatrick J. Bowersox Libertarian 1,9222.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 162,542
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2020 to 2021)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam SearcyWon(incumbent) Democratic 83,56451.4% RepublicanMark Cavaliero Republican 72,77444.8% OtherTravis Groo Other 6,2043.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 98,897
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam SearcyWon Democratic 50,04050.6% RepublicanTamara Barringer(incumbent) Republican 45,84146.4% LibertarianBruce Basson Libertarian 3,0163.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
All elections (28 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 96,271
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSydney BatchWonName as filed: Mrs Sydney Batch Democratic 71,61074.4% LibertarianPatrick J. Bowersox Libertarian 24,66125.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,368
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2023)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSydney BatchWon Democratic 45,27951.8% RepublicanMark Cavaliero Republican 40,16746.0% LibertarianPatrick J. Bowersox Libertarian 1,9222.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 162,542
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2020 to 2021)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam SearcyWon(incumbent) Democratic 83,56451.4% RepublicanMark Cavaliero Republican 72,77444.8% OtherTravis Groo Other 6,2043.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 98,897
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam SearcyWon Democratic 50,04050.6% RepublicanTamara Barringer(incumbent) Republican 45,84146.4% LibertarianBruce Basson Libertarian 3,0163.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 122,358
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTamara BarringerWon(incumbent) Republican 59,10548.3% DemocraticSusan P. Evans Democratic 58,06247.5% LibertarianSusan J. Hogarth Libertarian 5,1914.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 75,768
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTamara BarringerWon(incumbent) Republican 44,29258.5% DemocraticBryan Fulghum Democratic 31,47641.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 106,399
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTamara BarringerWon Republican 57,10153.7% DemocraticErv Portman Democratic 49,29846.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 80,608
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard StevensWon(incumbent) Republican 51,39163.8% DemocraticDavid Donovan Democratic 29,21736.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 92,752
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard StevensWon(incumbent) Republican 75,31181.2% LibertarianBrian Irving Libertarian 17,44118.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,430
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard StevensWon(incumbent) Republican 40,430100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 95,184
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard StevensWon(incumbent) Republican 55,90858.7% DemocraticNorwood Clark Democratic 37,43239.3% LibertarianRyan Maas Libertarian 1,8441.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,133
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard StevensWon Republican 37,07661.7% DemocraticThomas B. Hunt Democratic 20,64634.3% LibertarianSusan Hogarth Libertarian 2,4114.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 207,209
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 57,67827.8% DemocraticWilliam R. PurcellWon(incumbent) Democratic 51,31624.8% RepublicanW. P. Davis Republican 48,35023.3% RepublicanW. Edward Goodall Jr. Republican 47,42722.9% LibertarianAlan R. Light Libertarian 2,4381.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 140,279
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 40,48628.9% DemocraticWilliam R. PurcellWon Democratic 35,96325.6% RepublicanCurtis Blackwood Republican 32,55923.2% RepublicanDonald Dawkins Republican 31,27122.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 164,836
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,31827.5% DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 44,86927.2% RepublicanW. P. Davis Republican 38,40323.3% RepublicanClayton Loflin Republican 36,24622.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 109,447
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,45828.7% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,80227.2% RepublicanW. P. Davis Republican 25,02822.9% RepublicanEdward Price Republican 23,15921.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 172,474
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 51,74630.0% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 49,96929.0% RepublicanW. P. Davis Republican 36,48121.1% RepublicanEdward Price Republican 34,27819.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 116,568
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 46,49039.9% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,22336.2% RepublicanPrentice H. Dawkins Republican 27,85523.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 121,424
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 47,23438.9% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,97035.4% RepublicanPrentice H. Dawkins Republican 31,22025.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 108,078
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,91131.4% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,62928.3% RepublicanLarry E. Harrington Republican 23,40321.6% RepublicanFrank Jordan Republican 20,13518.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 96,459
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,00051.8% DemocraticJ. Richard ConderWon Democratic 46,45948.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,415
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. Jordan IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,28142.3% DemocraticAaron W. PlylerWon Democratic 33,22839.8% RepublicanFrank Jordan Republican 14,90617.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,101
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames B. GarrisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,49250.5% DemocraticRobert B. Jordan IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 44,60949.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,681
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames B. GarrisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,21241.6% DemocraticRobert B. Jordan IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,21440.2% RepublicanPhil T. Almond Republican 13,25218.2% OtherRobert Griffin Other 10.0% OtherMax Lambert Other 10.0% OtherMelvin Stamper Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 82,959
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert B. Jordan IIIWon Democratic 45,78555.2% DemocraticJames B. GarrisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,16644.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.0% OtherJoyce S. Homby Other 10.0% OtherWilliam Homby Jr. Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,453
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames B. GarrisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,32443.3% DemocraticMary Horne OdomWon Democratic 25,68939.3% RepublicanElton S. Hudson Republican 11,44017.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,004
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles B. Deane Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 36,10250.1% DemocraticJames B. GarrisonWon Democratic 35,89649.9% OtherHenry J. Napier Other 20.0% OtherBilly W. Stegall Other 20.0% OtherPete Larson Other 10.0% OtherDick Vandorn Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,589
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Carolina Senate District 17, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRalph H. ScottWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,58848.7% OtherHubert G. Lowe Other 7,57548.6% OtherWalter Green Other 4262.7%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Sydney BatchIncumbentDemocratic
- Shirley JohnsonRepublican
- Patrick J. BowersoxLibertarian
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026