2012 North Carolina Senate election

none September 2023 2012 North Carolina Senate election North Carolina legislative no 2010 North Carolina Senate election 2010 2014 North Carolina Senate election 2014 All 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate 2012 11 06 File:Phil Berger.jpg 150x150px Phil Berger Republican ff3333 January 1, 2005 District 26 31 33 2 File:Martin Nesbitt.jpg Martin Nesbitt Democratic 3333ff January 1, 2011 District 49 19 17 2 300px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain President pro tempore President pro tempore-designate Phil Berger Republican Phil Berger Republican The 2012 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2013. Going into the election, the Senate had 31 Republican and 19 Democratic members, which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 33 Republican and 17 Democratic members. Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Stan White Dem Bill Cook Rep 2nd Jean Preston† Rep Norman W. Sanderson Rep 3rd Clark Jenkins Dem Clark Jenkins Dem 4th Edward Jones Dem Edward Jones Dem 5th New seat Don Davis Dem 6th Harry Brown Rep Harry Brown Rep 7th Louis M. Pate Jr.Redistricted from the 5th district. Rep Louis M. Pate Jr. Rep 8th Bill Rabon Rep Bill Rabon Rep 9th Thom Goolsby Rep Thom Goolsby Rep 10th Brent Jackson Rep Brent Jackson Rep 11th Buck Newton Rep Buck Newton Rep 12th David Rouzer† Rep Ronald Rabin Rep 13th Michael Walters Dem Michael Walters Dem 14th Dan Blue Dem Dan Blue Dem 15th Neal Hunt Rep Neal Hunt Rep 16th Josh Stein Dem Josh Stein Dem 17th Tamara P. Barringer Rep Tamara P. Barringer Rep 18th Doug BergerRedistricted from the 7th district. Dem Chad Barefoot Rep 19th Wesley Meredith Rep Wesley Meredith Rep 20th Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem 21st Eric Mansfield† Dem Ben Clark Dem 22nd New seat Mike Woodard Dem 23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Bob Atwater†Redistricted from the 18th district. Dem 24th Rick Gunn Rep Rick Gunn Rep 25th William R. Purcell† Dem Gene McLaurin Dem 26th Phil Berger Rep Phil Berger Rep 27th Don Vaughan† Dem Trudy Wade Rep 28th Gladys A. Robinson Dem Gladys A. Robinson Dem 29th Jerry W. Tillman Rep Jerry W. Tillman Rep Harris Blake†Redistricted from the 22nd district. Rep 30th Don W. East Rep Don W. East Rep 31st Pete Brunstetter Rep Pete Brunstetter Rep 32nd Linda Garrou† Dem Earline Parmon Dem 33rd Stan Bingham Rep Stan Bingham Rep 34th Andrew C. Brock Rep Andrew C. Brock Rep 35th Tommy Tucker Rep Tommy Tucker Rep 36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep 37th Dan Clodfelter Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem 38th Charlie Dannelly† Dem Joel Ford Dem 39th Bob Rucho Rep Bob Rucho Rep 40th Malcolm Graham Dem Malcolm Graham Dem 41st New seat Jeff Tarte Rep 42nd Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep 43rd Kathy Harrington Rep Kathy Harrington Rep 44th Chris CarneyRedistricted from the 41st district. Rep David L. Curtis Rep 45th Dan Soucek Rep Dan Soucek Rep 46th Warren DanielRedistricted from the 44th district. Rep Warren Daniel Rep Wes Westmoreland† Rep 47th Ralph Hise Rep Ralph Hise Rep 48th Tom Apodaca Rep Tom Apodaca Rep 49th Martin Nesbitt Dem Martin Nesbitt Dem 50th Jim Davis Rep Jim Davis Rep † - Incumbent not seeking re-election Incumbents defeated in primary election Chris Carney (R-District 44), defeated by David L. Curtis (R) Incumbents defeated in general election Stan White (D-District 1), defeated by Bill Cook (R) Doug Berger (D-District 18), defeated by Chad Barefoot (R) Open seats that changed parties Don Vaughan (D-District 27) did not seek re-election, seat won by Trudy Wade (R) Newly created seats District 5, won by Don Davis (D) District 22, won by Mike Woodard (D) District 41, won by Jeff Tarte (R) Seats eliminated by redistricting Bob Atwater (D-District 18) did not seek re-election after his seat was merged with 23rd district Harris Blake (R-District 22) did not seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 29th district Wes Westmoreland (R-District 46) did not seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 44th district Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis 2012-10-23 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html February 24, 2021 2024-07-13 Governing en | Likely R October 24, 2012 Detailed results Districts 1–25 District 1 Incumbent Democrat Stan M. White has represented the 1st district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Bill Cook 43,735 50.01% Democratic Party (United States) Stan White (incumbent) 43,714 49.99% 87,449 100% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Incumbent Republican Jean Preston has represented the 2nd district since 2007. Preston did not seek re-election. Representative Norman W. Sanderson won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Norman W. Sanderson 53,873 63.12% Democratic Party (United States) Greg Muse 31,479 36.88% 85,352 100% Republican Party (United States) District 3 Incumbent Democrat Clark Jenkins has represented the 3rd district since 2003. North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Clark Jenkins (incumbent) 65,851 100% 65,851` 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Incumbent Democrat Edward Jones has represented the 4th district since 2007. North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Edward Jones (incumbent) 63,666 72.32% Republican Party (United States) Warren Scott Nail 24,363 27.68% 88,029 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 The 5th district is an open seat that includes Democratic leaning areas in Greene, Pitt, Lenoir, and Wayne counties. Democrat Don Davis who represented a different version of the 5th district from 2009 to 2011 won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Don Davis 59,648 100% 59,648 100% 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, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Harry Brown (incumbent) 38,572 100% 38,572 100% Republican Party (United States) District 7 The new 7th district is the successor to the old 5th district, but it has been drawn to be more Republican leaning than its predecessor. It now includes mostly Republican leaning areas in Pitt, Lenoir, and Wayne counties. Incumbent Republican Louis M. Pate Jr., who has represented the 5th district since 2011, successfully sought re-election here. North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Louis M. Pate Jr. (incumbent) 60,120 100% 60,120 100% Republican Party (United States) District 8 Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Bill Rabon (incumbent) 58,282 59.96% Democratic Party (United States) Danny Hefner 38,919 40.04% 97,201 100% Republican Party (United States) District 9 Incumbent Republican Thom Goolsby has represented the 9th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Thom Goolsby (incumbent) 52,955 54.16% Democratic Party (United States) Deb Butler 44,817 45.84% 97,772 100% Republican Party (United States) District 10 Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Brent Jackson (incumbent) 48,772 100% 48,772 100% Republican Party (United States) District 11 Incumbent Republican Buck Newton has represented the 11th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Buck Newton (incumbent) 53,127 60.77% Democratic Party (United States) Clarence A. Bender 34,291 39.23% 87,418 100% Republican Party (United States) District 12 The new 12th district is considerably different from its predecessor. Redistricting resulted in it losing its share of Wayne County and most of Johnston County, except for a small section in the western corner where Rouzer's home is located. The new district now includes all of Harnett and Lee counties. Incumbent Republican David Rouzer, who has represented the 12th district since 2009, did not seek re-election. Rouzer instead ran for U.S. House district 7. Republican Ronald Rabin won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Ronald Rabin 37,809 50.99% Democratic Party (United States) Brad Salmon 36,337 49.01% 74,146 100% Republican Party (United States) District 13 Incumbent Democrat Michael Walters has represented the 13th district since 2009. The new 13th district lost its share of Hoke County, but now includes Columbus County. North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Walters (incumbent) 46,974 72.55% Republican Party (United States) W. Bernard White Jr. 17,770 27.45% 64,744 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009. North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Blue (incumbent) 72,652 100% 72,652 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Incumbent Republican Neal Hunt has represented the 15th district since 2005. North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Neal Hunt (incumbent) 61,981 55.82% Democratic Party (United States) Sig Hutchinson 49,050 44.18% 111,031 100% Republican Party (United States) District 16 Incumbent Democrat Josh Stein has represented the 16th district since 2009. North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Josh Stein (incumbent) 69,405 100% 69,405 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Incumbent Republican Richard Y. Stevens has represented the 17th district since 2003. Stevens did not seek re-election. North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Tamara P. Barringer (incumbent) 57,101 53.67% Democratic Party (United States) Erv Portman 49,298 46.33% 106,399 100% Republican Party (United States) District 18 The new 18th district is essentially a new district, including constituents in eastern Wake County and also includes all of Franklin County. Democrat Doug Berger, who has represented 7th district since 2005, had most of his constituents drawn into the 4th and 20th districts, but he sought re-election here where is home was located. The district was expected to favor Republicans and, as expected, Berger lost re-election to Republican opponent Chad Barefoot. North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Chad Barefoot 51,873 55.92% Democratic Party (United States) Doug Berger (incumbent) 40,897 44.08% 92,770 100% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Incumbent Republican Wesley Meredith has represented the 19th district since 2011. The new 19th district lost its share of Bladen County and traded Democratic leaning areas with Republican leaning areas to the 21st district in Cumberland County. The gerrymandered district was designed to protect the incumbent Meredith. North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 37,308 53.88% Democratic Party (United States) George Tatum 31,936 46.12% 69,244 100% 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, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 75,673 100% 75,673 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Incumbent Democrat Eric Mansfield has represented the 21st district since 2011. The new district was made heavily Democratic by gaining Hoke County and losing Republican leaning areas in Cumberland County to the 19th district. Mansfield did not seek re-election, instead he ran Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Ben Clark won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Clark 57,805 100% 57,805 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 22 The new 22nd district is a newly created constituency with no incumbent. The new district includes all of Caswell and Person counties as well as parts of Durham County, though most of the city of Durham remains in the heavily Democratic 20th district. Democrat Mike Woodard won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Woodard 67,484 65.38% Republican Party (United States) Milton Holmes 35,730 34.62% 103,214 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 23 The new 23rd district loses its share of Person County and gains Chatham County. Incumbent Democrats Eleanor Kinnaird, who has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997, and Bob Atwater, who has represented the 18th district since 2005, were both redistricted here. Atwater retired and Kinnaird ran for re-election. North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 71,919 66.97% Republican Party (United States) Dave Carter 35,467 33.03% 107,386 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Rick Gunn (incumbent) 51,230 79.02% Democratic Party (United States) Brandon Black 13,605 20.98% 64,835 100% Republican Party (United States) District 25 Incumbent Democrat William R. Purcell has represented the 25th district and its predecessors since 1997. Purcell did not seek re-election. Gene McLaurin won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Gene McLaurin 44,560 53.01% Republican Party (United States) Gene McIntyre 39,506 46.99% 84,066 100% Democratic 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, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Phil Berger (incumbent) 58,276 61.11% Democratic Party (United States) Bobby R. Stanley 37,092 38.89% 95,368 100% Republican Party (United States) District 27 The new 27th district is still based in Guilford County but has been drawn to be more Republican than its predecessor. Incumbent Republican Don Vaughan has represented the 27th district since 2009. Vaughan did not seek re-election. North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Trudy Wade 56,865 57.59% Democratic Party (United States) Myra Slone 41,870 42.41% 98,735 100% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Incumbent Democrat Gladys A. Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Gladys A. Robinson (incumbent) 80,689 100% 80,689 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 29 The new 29th district lost its share of Montgomery County and the eastern half of Randolph County. It gained all of Moore County. Incumbent Republicans Jerry W. Tillman, who has represented the 29th district since 2003, and Harris Blake, who has represented the 22nd district since 2003, were both redistricted here. Blake retired and Tillman was successfully re-elected here. North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jerry W. Tillman (incumbent) 65,000 100% 65,000 100% Republican Party (United States) District 30 Incumbent Republican Don W. East has represented the 30th district since 2005. East died before the election, so all votes cast for him were given to Shirley B. Randleman, who took the seat at the beginning of the 2013–2014 session. North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Don W. East (incumbent) 49,417 64.32% Democratic Party (United States) Ric Marshall 27,416 35.68% 76,833 100% Republican Party (United States) District 31 Incumbent Republican Pete Brunstetter has represented the 31st district since 2006. North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Pete Brunstetter (incumbent) 71,806 68.98% Democratic Party (United States) Delmas Parker 32,298 31.02% 104,104 100% Republican Party (United States) District 32 Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1999. Garrou did not seek re-election. Representative Earline Parmon won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Earline Parmon 57,803 72.99% Republican Party (United States) Reginald Reid 21,387 27.01% 79,190 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 33 The new 33rd district gained Montgomery County. Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001. North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Stan Bingham (incumbent) 61,664 100% 61,664 100% 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, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Andrew C. Brock (incumbent) 62,728 100% 62,728 100% Republican Party (United States) District 35 Incumbent Republican Tommy Tucker has represented the 35th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Tommy Tucker (incumbent) 62,213 100% 62,213 100% Republican Party (United States) District 36 Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991. North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. (incumbent) 60,957 100% 60,957 100% Republican Party (United States) District 37 Incumbent Democrat Dan Clodfelter has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 1999. North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Clodfelter (incumbent) 51,376 66.98% Republican Party (United States) Michael Alan Vadini 25,325 33.02% 76,701 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 38 Incumbent Democrat Charlie Dannelly has represented the 38th district and its predecessors since 1995. Dannelly initially ran for re-election but later withdrew. Democrat Joel Ford won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Joel Ford 65,715 80.21% Republican Party (United States) Richard Rivette 16,214 19.79% 81,929 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 39 Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 39th district and its predecessors since 2008 and previously from 1997 to 2005. North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Bob Rucho (incumbent) 61,006 61.60% Democratic Party (United States) Jack Flynn 38,025 38.40% 99,031 100% Republican Party (United States) District 40 Incumbent Democrat Malcolm Graham has represented the 40th district since 2005. North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 63,925 84.11% Republican Party (United States) Earl Lyndon Philip 12,075 15.89% 76,000 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 41 The new 41st district is based in Mecklenburg County and includes Republican leaning areas in the Northern and Southeastern sections of the county connected by a narrow strip of land that runs along the county's border with Cabarrus County. The district, which has now incumbent, is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Jeff Tarte won the open seat. North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Tarte 64,153 100% 64,153 100% Republican Party (United States) District 42 Incumbent Republican Austin M. Allran has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 1986. North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Austin M. Allran (incumbent) 54,128 64.53% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph (Jody) Inglefield 29,757 35.47% 83,885 100% Republican Party (United States) District 43 Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Kathy Harrington (incumbent) 57,752 100% 57,752 100% Republican Party (United States) District 44 The new 44th district overlaps with much of the former 41st district represented by Republican Chris Carney since December 20, 2011. Carney sought re-election here but was defeated in the Republican primary by David L. Curtis. Curtis won the general election. North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) David L. Curtis 60,167 65.85% Democratic Party (United States) Ross Bulla 31,197 34.15% 91,364 100% Republican Party (United States) District 45 Incumbent Republican Dan Soucek has represented the 45th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Dan Soucek (incumbent) 50,848 60.71% Democratic Party (United States) Roy J. Carter 32,913 39.29% 83,761 100% Republican Party (United States) District 46 The new 46th district lost its share Caldwell County but gained Cleveland County. Incumbent Republicans Wes Westmoreland, who has represented the 46th district since 2012 and Warren Daniel, who has represented the 44th district since 2011 were both redistricted here. Westmoreland did not seek re-election and Daniel successfully sought re-election here. North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Warren Daniel (incumbent) 43,904 55.96% Democratic Party (United States) John T. McDevitt 32,409 41.31% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard C. Evey 2,144 2.73% 78,457 100% Republican Party (United States) District 47 The new 48th district lost its share of Haywood and Avery counties but gained all of Polk and Rutherford counties. Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Ralph Hise (incumbent) 46,415 56.46% Democratic Party (United States) Phil Feagan 35,799 43.54% 82,214 100% Republican Party (United States) District 48 The new 48th District lost Polk County but gained Transylvania County. Incumbent Republican Tom Apodaca has represented the 48th district since 2003. North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Tom Apodaca (incumbent) 62,736 100% 62,736 100% Republican Party (United States) District 49 Incumbent Democrat Martin Nesbitt has represented the 49th district since 2004. North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Martin Nesbitt (incumbent) 61,826 61.96% Republican Party (United States) R. L. Clark 37,953 38.04% 99,779 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 50 The new 50th district lost Transylvania County but gained all of Haywood County. Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011. North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jim Davis (incumbent) 50,421 57.11% Democratic Party (United States) John J. Snow Jr. 37,873 42.89% 88,294 100% Republican Party (United States) See also List of North Carolina state legislatures Notes References https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=0 North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012 at Ballotpedia Senate Category:North Carolina Senate elections North Carolina Senate