| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 15 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Jay Chaudhuri |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Raleigh |
| Percent White: | 68 |
| Percent Black: | 14 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9 |
| Percent Asian: | 5 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 4 |
| Population: | 193,270 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
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]
Since 2003, the district has covered part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 11th, 34th, 38th, and 49th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Robert Warren Sr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989 | Redistricted from the 9th district. | 1983–1993 All of Harnett and Sampson counties.[2] | |
| align=left | Leo Daughtry | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | Retired to run for State House. | ||
| align=left | Elaine Marshall | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 All of Harnett County. Parts of Lee, Johnston, and Sampson counties.[3] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – April 3, 1995 | Seat vacant and special election called after 1994 election resulted in a tie.[4] | ||||
| align=left | Daniel Page | Republican | nowrap | April 3, 1995 – January 1, 1999 | Elected to the vacant seat.[5] | ||
| align=left | Oscar Harris | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 12th district and retired. | ||
| align=left | John Carrington | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 36th district. Lost re-nomination. | 2003–Present Part of Wake County.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | |
| align=left | Neal Hunt | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015 | Retired. | ||
| align=left | John Alexander | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted to the 18th district. | ||
| align=left | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – Present | Redistricted from the 16th district. |