Candidate comparison · November 3, 2026

NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17

No candidate recommendation is published until the evidence gate passes. The comparison below shows exactly what is known and missing.

Research in progress

Patrick J. Bowersox

Libertarian

Ballot and finance records are available, but worker-policy and governing-record research is not yet complete.

Partial score
Not scored
Score coverage
0%
Evidence confidence
0%
Record comparison
insufficient evidence
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$340
Viability
Small campaign scale

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Official ballot and finance facts are available; policy research remains incomplete.

Research in progress

Mrs. Sydney Batch

Democratic

Ballot and finance records are available, but worker-policy and governing-record research is not yet complete.

Partial score
Not scored
Score coverage
0%
Evidence confidence
0%
Record comparison
insufficient evidence
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
Unknown
Viability
Viability unknown

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Official ballot and finance facts are available; policy research remains incomplete.

No endorsement

Shirley Johnson

Republican

A partial office-appropriate score is available, but the evidence gate does not support an endorsement.

Partial score
86.25/100
Score coverage
25%
Evidence confidence
82%
Record comparison
not applicable
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$240
Viability
Small campaign scale

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Separate dimensions

Why the recommendation looks this way

worker policy alignmentNot availableNot availableinsufficient evidence
record reliabilityinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidencenot applicable
funding independenceinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidence93/100
democracy and ethicsinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidence
transparencyinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidence66/100