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The 2016 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2017. Going into the election, the Senate had 34 Republican and 16 Democratic members, which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 35 Republican and 15 Democratic members.NC SBE Contest Results https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=0 2024-05-17 er.ncsbe.gov2017-08-01 North Carolina Election Results 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/north-carolina 2024-05-17 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331
Results summary
DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Bill Cook Rep Bill Cook Rep 2nd Norman W. Sanderson Rep Norman W. Sanderson Rep 3rd Erica Smith Dem Erica Smith Dem 4th Angela Bryant Dem Angela Bryant Dem 5th Don Davis Dem Don Davis Dem 6th Harry Brown Rep Harry Brown Rep 7th Louis M. Pate Jr. Rep Louis M. Pate Jr. Rep 8th Bill Rabon Rep Bill Rabon Rep 9th Michael V. Lee Rep Michael V. Lee Rep 10th Brent Jackson Rep Brent Jackson Rep 11th Buck Newton† Rep Rick Horner Rep 12th Ronald Rabin Rep Ronald Rabin Rep 13th Jane W. Smith Dem Danny Britt Rep 14th Dan Blue Dem Dan Blue Dem 15th John M. Alexander Jr. Rep John M. Alexander Jr. Rep 16th Jay Chaudhuri Dem Jay Chaudhuri Dem 17th Tamara P. Barringer Rep Tamara P. Barringer Rep 18th Chad Barefoot Rep Chad Barefoot Rep 19th Wesley Meredith Rep Wesley Meredith Rep 20th Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem 21st Ben Clark Dem Ben Clark Dem 22nd Mike Woodard Dem Mike Woodard Dem 23rd Valerie Foushee Dem Valerie Foushee Dem 24th Rick Gunn Rep Rick Gunn Rep 25th Tom McInnis Rep Tom McInnis Rep 26th Phil Berger Rep Phil Berger Rep 27th Trudy Wade Rep Trudy Wade Rep 28th Gladys A. Robinson Dem Gladys A. Robinson Dem 29th Jerry W. Tillman Rep Jerry W. Tillman Rep 30th Shirley B. Randleman Rep Shirley B. Randleman Rep 31st Joyce Krawiec Rep Joyce Krawiec Rep 32nd Paul Lowe Jr. Dem Paul Lowe Jr. Dem 33rd Stan Bingham† Rep Cathy Dunn Rep 34th Andrew C. Brock Rep Andrew C. Brock Rep 35th Tommy Tucker Rep Tommy Tucker Rep 36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.† Rep Paul Newton Rep 37th Jeff Jackson Dem Jeff Jackson Dem 38th Joel Ford Dem Joel Ford Dem 39th Bob Rucho† Rep Dan Bishop Rep 40th Joyce Waddell Dem Joyce Waddell Dem 41st Jeff Tarte Rep Jeff Tarte Rep 42nd Andy Wells Rep Andy Wells Rep 43rd Kathy Harrington Rep Kathy Harrington Rep 44th David L. Curtis Rep David L. Curtis Rep 45th Deanna Ballard Rep Deanna Ballard Rep 46th Warren Daniel Rep Warren Daniel Rep 47th Ralph Hise Rep Ralph Hise Rep 48th Chuck Edwards Rep Chuck Edwards Rep 49th Terry Van Duyn Dem Terry Van Duyn Dem 50th Jim Davis Rep Jim Davis Rep
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of GoverningCournoyer Caroline 2016-10-12 November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-2016-legislative-handicapping-october.html 2024-06-24 Governing en
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Detailed results
Districts 1–25
District 1
Incumbent Republican Bill Cook has represented the 1st district since 2013. North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Cook (incumbent)
53,138
59.11%
Democratic Party (United States)
Brownie Futrell
36,759
40.89%
89,897
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
Incumbent Republican Norman W. Sanderson has represented the 2nd district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Norman W. Sanderson (incumbent)
58,032
66.29%
Democratic Party (United States)
Dorothea E. White
29,505
33.71%
87,537
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 3
Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Erica Smith (incumbent)
57,507
100%
57,507
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 4th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Angela Bryant (incumbent)
56,584
67.67%
Republican Party (United States)
Ricard Scott
27,038
32.33%
83,622
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
Incumbent Democrat Don Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously from 2009 to 2011.
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Davis (incumbent)
57,882
100%
57,882
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004.
North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Harry Brown (incumbent)
45,391
100%
45,391
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 7
Incumbent Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. has represented the 7th district and its predecessors since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Louis M. Pate Jr. (incumbent)
66,035
100%
66,035
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 8
Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Rabon (incumbent)
78,274
100%
78,274
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 9
Incumbent Republican Michael V. Lee has represented the 9th district since 2014.
North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Michael V. Lee (incumbent)
60,174
57.35%
Democratic Party (United States)
Andrew Barnhill
44,743
42.65%
104,917
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 10
Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Brent Jackson (incumbent)
56,610
100%
56,610
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 11
Incumbent Republican Buck Newton has represented the 11th district since 2011. Newton unsuccessfully sought election to become NC Attorney General.
North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Rick Horner
55,765
61.17%
Democratic Party (United States)
Albert Pacer
35,394
38.83%
91,159
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 12
Incumbent Republican Ronald Rabin has represented the 12th district since 2013. North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Ronald Rabin (incumbent)
45,228
57.50%
Democratic Party (United States)
Susan Byerly
33,426
42.50%
78,654
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 13
Incumbent Democrat Jane Smith has represented the 13th district since 2015. Smith lost re-election to Republican Danny Britt
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Danny Britt
34,126
54.98%
Democratic Party (United States)
Jane Smith (incumbent)
27,940
45.02%
62,066
100%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 14
Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.
North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Dan Blue (incumbent)
73,870
100%
73,870
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 15
Incumbent Republican John M. Alexander Jr. has represented the 15th district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
John M. Alexander Jr. (incumbent)
58,999
50.01%
Democratic Party (United States)
Lauren Deegan-Fricke
53,905
45.69%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Brad Hessel
5,081
4.31%
117,985
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 16
Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 16th district since 2016. Chaudhuri is seeking his first full term.
North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)
68,842
65.33%
Republican Party (United States)
Eric Weaver
36,530
34.67%
105,372
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 17
Incumbent Republican Tamara P. Barringer has represented the 17th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Tamara P. Barringer (incumbent)
59,105
48.30%
Democratic Party (United States)
Susan P. Evans
58,063
47.45%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Susan J. Hogarth
5,191
4.24%
122,359
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 18
Incumbent Republican Chad Barefoot has represented 18th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Chad Barefoot (incumbent)
57,121
55.34%
Democratic Party (United States)
Gil Johnson
46,105
44.66%
103,226
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 19
Incumbent Republican Wesley Meredith has represented the 19th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Wesley Meredith (incumbent)
40,359
56.44%
Democratic Party (United States)
Toni Morris
31,149
43.56%
71,508
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Floyd McKissick Jr. has represented the 20th district since 2007.
North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)
71,865
81.60%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Barbara Howe
16,202
18.40%
88,067
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 21
Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark has represented the 21st district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Ben Clark (incumbent)
49,081
71.74%
Republican Party (United States)
Dan Travieso
19,338
28.26%
68,419
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 22
Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Mike Woodard (incumbent)
74,693
65.58%
Republican Party (United States)
T. Greg Doucette
39,198
34.42%
113,891
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 23
Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee has represented the 23rd district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Valerie Foushee (incumbent)
79,520
68.06%
Republican Party (United States)
Mary Lopez Carter
37,322
31.94%
116,842
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 24
Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Rick Gunn (incumbent)
51,833
60.77%
Democratic Party (United States)
John Thorpe
33,456
39.23%
85,289
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 25
Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 25th district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Tom McInnis (incumbent)
53,621
63.81%
Democratic Party (United States)
Dannie M. Montgomery
30,416
36.19%
84,037
100%
Republican Party (United States)
Districts 26–50
District 26
Incumbent Republican president pro tempore Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.
North Carolina Senate 26th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Phil Berger (incumbent)
67,908
100%
67,908
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 27
Incumbent Republican Trudy Wade has represented the 27th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Trudy Wade (incumbent)
54,512
53.32%
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael Garrett
47,731
46.68%
102,243
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 28
Incumbent Democrat Gladys A. Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Gladys A. Robinson (incumbent)
74,232
83.88%
Republican Party (United States)
Devin R. King
14,265
16.12%
88,497
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 29
Incumbent Republican Jerry W. Tillman has represented the 29th district since
North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Jerry W. Tillman (incumbent)
71,648
100%
71,648
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 30
Incumbent Republican Shirley B. Randleman has represented the 30th district since 2012.
North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Shirley B. Randleman (incumbent)
59,602
72.65%
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael W. Holleman
22,435
27.35%
82,037
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 31
Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec has represented the 31st district since 2014.
North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Joyce Krawiec (incumbent)
83,599
100%
83,599
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 32
Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)
63,691
100%
63,691
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 33
Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001. Bingham didn't seek re-election.
North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Cathy Dunn
59,367
71.38%
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim Beall Graham
23,809
28.62%
83,176
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 34
Incumbent Republican Andrew C. Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.
North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Andrew C. Brock (incumbent)
69,470
100%
69,470
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 35
Incumbent Republican Tommy Tucker has represented the 35th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Tommy Tucker (incumbent)
73,032
100%
73,032
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 36
Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991. Hartsell didn't seek re-election. Republican Paul Newton won the open seat.
North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Paul Newton
59,584
62.56%
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Brown
35,664
37.44%
95,248
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 37
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson has represented the 37th district since 2014.
North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Jeff Jackson (incumbent)
57,804
67.94%
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Diamond
27,279
32.06%
85,083
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 38
Incumbent Democrat Joel Ford has represented the 38th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Joel Ford (incumbent)
67,059
79.06%
Republican Party (United States)
Richard Rivette
17,764
20.94%
84,823
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 39
Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 39th district since 2008. Rucho didn't seek re-election. Representative Dan Bishop won the open seat.
North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Dan Bishop
58,739
56.81%
Democratic Party (United States)
Lloyd Scher
44,655
43.19%
103,394
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 40
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Joyce Waddell (incumbent)
61,481
82.51%
Republican Party (United States)
Marguerite Cooke
13,032
17.49%
74,513
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 41
Incumbent Republican Jeff Tarte has represented the 41st district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Jeff Tarte (incumbent)
55,519
54.48%
Democratic Party (United States)
Jonathan Hudson
41,453
40.68%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Chris Cole
4,938
4.85%
101,910
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 42
Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015.
North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Andy Wells (incumbent)
69,301
100%
69,301
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 43
Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Kathy Harrington (incumbent)
65,054
100%
65,054
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 44
Incumbent Republican David L. Curtis has represented the 44th district since 2013.
North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
David L. Curtis (incumbent)
71,114
77.30%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Nic Haag
20,881
22.70%
91,995
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 45
Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard has represented the 45th district since 2016.
North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Deanna Ballard (incumbent)
56,758
65.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Art Sherwood
30,559
35.00%
87,317
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 46
Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Warren Daniel (incumbent)
52,997
66.16%
Democratic Party (United States)
Anne Fisher
27,106
33.84%
80,103
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 47
Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Ralph Hise (incumbent)
56,021
64.85%
Democratic Party (United States)
Mary Jane Boyd
30,364
35.15%
86,385
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 48
Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards has represented the 48th district since 2016.
North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Chuck Edwards (incumbent)
61,455
62.04%
Democratic Party (United States)
Norman Bossert
37,596
37.96%
99,051
100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 49
Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014.
North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Terry Van Duyn (incumbent)
71,828
74.43%
Libertarian Party (United States)
William Meredith
24,672
25.57%
96,500
100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 50
Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011.
North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2016
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Davis (incumbent)
59,028
62.46%
Democratic Party (United States)
Jane Hipps
35,476
37.54%
94,504
100%
Republican Party (United States)
See also
List of North Carolina state legislatures
References
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