Ray Daly

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Ray Daly

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March 3, 2026

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Ray Daly (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 21. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026

General election

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General election for North Carolina State Senate District 21

Incumbent Tom McInnis and Paul Taylor are running in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tom McInnis (R)
	Submit photo	Paul Taylor (D)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Paul Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 21.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 21

Incumbent Tom McInnis defeated Ray Daly in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 21 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom McInnis	73.3	11,537
	Submit photo	Ray Daly	26.7	4,209

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 15,746
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2026

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Current members of the North Carolina State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Michael Lee

Minority Leader:Sydney Batch

Senators

District 1

Robert Hanig (R)

District 2

Norman Sanderson (R)

District 3

Bob Brinson (R)

District 4

Eldon Newton (R)

District 5

Kandie Smith (D)

District 6

Michael Lazzara (R)

District 7

Michael Lee (R)

District 8

William Rabon (R)

District 9

Brent Jackson (R)

District 10

Benton Sawrey (R)

District 11

Lisa Barnes (R)

District 12

Jim Burgin (R)

District 13

Lisa Grafstein (D)

District 14

Dan Blue (D)

District 15

Jay Chaudhuri (D)

District 16

Gale Adcock (D)

District 17

Sydney Batch (D)

District 18

Terence Everitt (D)

District 19

Val Applewhite (D)

District 20

Natalie Murdock (D)

District 21

Tom McInnis (R)

District 22

Sophia Chitlik (D)

District 23

Graig Meyer (D)

District 24

Danny Britt (R)

District 25

Amy Galey (R)

District 26

Phil Berger (R)

District 27

Michael Garrett (D)

District 28

Gladys Robinson (D)

District 29

Dave Craven (R)

District 30

Steven Jarvis (R)

District 31

Dana Jones (R)

District 32

Paul Lowe (D)

District 33

Carl Ford (R)

District 34

Chris Measmer (R)

District 35

Todd Johnson (R)

District 36

Eddie Settle (R)

District 37

Vickie Sawyer (R)

District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed (D)

District 39

DeAndrea Salvador (D)

District 40

Joyce Waddell (D)

District 41

Caleb Theodros (D)

District 42

Woodson Bradley (D)

District 43

Brad Overcash (R)

District 44

Ted Alexander (R)

District 45

Mark Hollo (R)

District 46

Warren Daniel (R)

District 47

Ralph Hise (R)

District 48

Timothy Moffitt (R)

District 49

Julie Mayfield (D)

District 50

Kevin Corbin (R)

Republican Party (30)

Democratic Party (20)