North Carolina's 15th House district

North Carolina's 15th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Phil Shepard since 2011.^[1]

North Carolina's 15th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Phil Shepard R–Jacksonville
Demographics	65% White 12% Black 15% Hispanic 2% Asian 5% Multiracial
Population (2020)	91,163

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Onslow County. The district overlaps with the 6th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1989

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Leo Mercer (Chadbourn)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 14th district and retired.	1989–1993 All of Columbus County.[2]
Sam Ellis (Garner)	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 39th district.	1993–2003 Part of Wake County.[3]
Robert Grady (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 80th district. Retired.	2003–Present Parts of Onslow County.[4] [5][6][7][8][9][10]
Phil Shepard (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2024^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	24,184	63.85%
	Democratic	Christopher Schulte	11,799	31.15%
	Libertarian	Matthew Feehan	1,894	5.00%
Total votes			37,877	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2022^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	14,512	68.06%
	Democratic	Christopher Schulte	6,810	31.94%
Total votes			21,322	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2020^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	4,024	72.17%
	Republican	Mark Price	1,552	27.83%
Total votes			5,576	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	17,818	69.49%
	Democratic	Carolyn F. Gomas	7,824	30.51%
Total votes			25,642	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2018^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	9,076	66.38%
	Democratic	Dan Whitten	4,596	33.62%
Total votes			13,672	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	13,273	69.60%
	Democratic	Dan Whitten	5,797	30.40%
Total votes			19,070	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2014^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	3,282	79.31%
	Republican	Jim Morton	856	20.69%
Total votes			4,138	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2014^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	8,221	100%
Total votes			8,221	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2012^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	12,111	100%
Total votes			12,111	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2010^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard	1,311	43.88%
	Republican	Martin Aragona Jr.	1,090	36.48%
	Republican	Tracey Louise Miller	587	19.65%
Total votes			2,988	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2010^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard	5,873	76.64%
	Unaffaliated	George Shaeffer	1,790	23.36%
Total votes			7,663	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2008^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	1,474	63.53%
	Republican	George Shaeffer	846	36.47%
Total votes			2,320	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2008^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	11,015	100%
Total votes			11,015	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Republican primary election, 2006^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	378	69.23%
	Republican	George Shaeffer	168	30.77%
Total votes			546	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2006^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	3,920	61.88%
	Democratic	Jean Hawley	2,415	38.12%
Total votes			6,335	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2004^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	9,196	100%
Total votes			9,196	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2002^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	8,988	70.81%
	Democratic	Jerome Willingham	3,705	29.19%
Total votes			12,693	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Hunt	2,035	51.77%
	Democratic	Isaac L. "Skip" Blaylock	1,896	48.23%
Total votes			3,931	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2000^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	21,286	58.60%
	Democratic	Thomas Hunt	15,041	41.40%
Total votes			36,327	100%
	Republican hold