North Carolina State Senate District 11

3 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026 · Only voters in this district

What this office does

Your member of the state Senate, the smaller chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and confirms many of the governor's appointees.

Candidates

Lisa Stone BarnesIncumbent

Republican
Moderately right · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Gavin Bell

Libertarian
Strongly right · from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford)

James D. Gailliard

Democrat
Slightly left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Filled dots are published academic scores; hollow dots are AI estimates from the candidate's own public record. How placements work.

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