Patrick Bowersox
Patrick Bowersox (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 17. The Libertarian Party primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 17
Incumbent Sydney Batch (D) and Patrick Bowersox (L) are running in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Sydney Batch (D) | |
| Patrick Bowersox (L) | ||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Sydney Batch (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17
Sarah Al-Baghdadi (R) and Shirley Johnson (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Sarah Al-Baghdadi | |
| Shirley Johnson | ||
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Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Patrick Bowersox (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17 without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 17
Incumbent Sydney Batch defeated Patrick Bowersox in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sydney Batch (D) | 74.4 | 71,610 |
| Patrick Bowersox (L) | 25.6 | 24,661 | ||
| Total votes: 96,271 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sydney Batch advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Patrick Bowersox advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bowersox in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 17
Incumbent Sydney Batch defeated Mark Cavaliero and Patrick Bowersox in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sydney Batch (D) | 51.8 | 45,279 |
 | Mark Cavaliero (R) | 46.0 | 40,167 | |
| Patrick Bowersox (L) | 2.2 | 1,922 | ||
| Total votes: 87,368 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sydney Batch advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mark Cavaliero advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Patrick Bowersox advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 17.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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