2020 North Carolina Senate election

An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on March 3, 2020 with a run-off on June 23, 2020.[1][2]

2020 North Carolina Senate election

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)

All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate
26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Berger Dan Blue
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2005 March 2, 2014
Leader's seat District 30 District 14
Last election 29 21
Seats won 28 22
Seat change 1 1

President pro tempore before election

Phil Berger
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

TBD
TBD

Background

In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election, along with the concurrent North Carolina House of Representatives election, as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[3] New districts are being used in this election.[4][5]

Results summary

Incumbents defeated in primary election

Incumbents defeated in general election

Open seats that changed parties

Detailed results

District 1

Incumbent Republican Bob Steinburg has represented the 1st district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Steinburg (incumbent) 58,319 55.24%
Democratic Tess Judge 47,248 44.76%
Total votes 105,567 100%
Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 2nd district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman Sanderson (incumbent) 63,014 63.16%
Democratic Libbie Griffin 32,870 32.95%
Libertarian Tim Harris 3,884 3.89%
Total votes 99,768 100%
Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015.
Smith ran unsuccessfully for the U.S Senate, losing the Democratic primary to Cal Cunningham.

North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernestine (Byrd) Bazemore 45,507 52.03%
Republican Thomas S. Hester, Jr. 41,959 47.97%
Total votes 87,466 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Milton F. (Toby) Fitch, Jr. has represented the 4th district since 2018.

North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Milton F. (Toby) Fitch, Jr. (incumbent) 51,384 57.16%
Republican Sammy Davis Webb 38,514 42.84%
Total votes 89,898 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Donald G. Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013, and previously from 2009 to 2011.

North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald G. Davis (incumbent) 51,702 55.12%
Republican Karen Kozel 42,104 44.88%
Total votes 93,806 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004.
Brown is not seeking re-election.

North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael A. Lazzara 49,007 65.48%
Democratic Isaiah (Ike) Johnson 25,831 34.52%
Total votes 74,838 100%
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Jim Perry has represented the 7th district since 2019.
Perry is seeking his first full term.

North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Perry (incumbent) 45,364 55.25%
Democratic Donna Lake 36,737 44.75%
Total votes 82,101 100%
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Rabon (incumbent) 85,484 62.01%
Democratic David Sink 48,040 34.85%
Libertarian Anthony Mascolo 4,335 3.14%
Total votes 137,859 100%
Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Harper Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2019.
Republican Michael Lee who held this seat before Peterson is seeking the seat again.

North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2020[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Lee 63,255 50.51%
Democratic Harper Peterson (incumbent) 61,987 49.49%
Total votes 125,242 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2020[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Jackson (incumbent) 56,740 65.09%
Democratic Vernon R. Moore 30,425 34.91%
Total votes 87,165 100%
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Rick Horner has represented the 11th district since 2017.
Horner is not seeking re-election. Representative Lisa Stone Barnes is the Republican nominee and former state Senator Allen Wellons is the Democratic nominee.

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Stone Barnes 61,287 54.98%
Democratic Allen Wellons 50,193 45.02%
Total votes 111,479 100%
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin has represented the 12th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2020[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Burgin (incumbent) 57,295 60.84%
Democratic John Kirkman 36,875 39.16%
Total votes 94,170 100%
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Danny Earl Britt, Jr. has represented the 13th district since 2017.

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (incumbent) 45,264 63.56%
Democratic Barbara Yates-Lockamy 25,949 36.44%
Total votes 71,213 100%
Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Minority Leader Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.

North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2020[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Blue (incumbent) 78,811 72.68%
Republican Alan David Michael 24,678 22.76%
Libertarian Justin Walczak 4,949 4.56%
Total votes 108,438 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.

North Carolina Senate district general election, 2020[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) 71,700 58.01%
Republican Mario J. Lomuscio 45,457 36.78%
Libertarian Kat McDonald 6,441 5.21%
Total votes 123,598 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Wiley Nickel has represented the 16th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2020[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel (incumbent) 80,530 65.65%
Republican Will Marsh 42,144 34.35%
Total votes 122,674 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Sam Searcy has represented the 17th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2020[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Searcy (incumbent) 83,564 51.41%
Republican Mark Cavaliero 72,774 44.77%
Libertarian Travis Groo 6,204 3.82%
Total votes 162,542 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican John Alexander has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 2015.
Alexander is not seeking re-election.

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2020[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Crawford 67,912 52.08%
Republican Larry E. Norman 57,890 44.40%
Libertarian Jason Loeback 4,595 3.52%
Total votes 130,397 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kirk deViere has represented the 19th district since 2019.
Former Senator Wesley Meredith is seeking a rematch with DeViere.

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2020[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 46,740 51.53%
Republican Wesley Meredith 43,966 48.47%
Total votes 90,706 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock has represented the 20th district since 2020.
Murdock is seeking her first full term.

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2020[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natalie Murdock (incumbent) 102,732 83.61%
Republican John Tarantino 20,143 16.39%
Total votes 122,875 100%
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark has represented the 21st district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2020[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Clark (incumbent) 50,105 68.02%
Republican Sev Palacios 23,557 31.98%
Total votes 73,662 100%
Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Woodard (incumbent) 60,402 58.43%
Republican Rick Padgett 39,792 38.50%
Libertarian Ray Ubinger 3,175 3.07%
Total votes 103,369 100%
Democratic hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee has represented the 23rd district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2020[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Foushee (incumbent) 88,429 68.31%
Republican Tom Glendinning 41,016 31.69%
Total votes 129,445 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011.
Gunn is not seeking re-election.

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2020[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amy S. Galey 61,287 52.43%
Democratic J.D. Wooten 55,609 47.57%
Total votes 116,896 100%
Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 25th district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2020[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McInnis (incumbent) 60,152 59.15%
Democratic Helen Probst Mills 41,546 40.85%
Total votes 101,698 100%
Republican hold

District 26

incumbent Republican David Craven has represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2020. Craven is seeking his first full term.

North Carolina Senate 26th district general election, 2020[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David (Dave) Craven (incumbent) 63,077 70.33%
Democratic Jane Ledwell Gant 26,609 29.67%
Total votes 89,686 100%
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett has represented the 27th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2020[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Garrett (incumbent) 67,287 54.32%
Republican Sebastian King 56,575 45.68%
Total votes 123,862 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2020[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 75,640 76.34%
Republican D.R. King 23,440 23.66%
Total votes 99,080 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Eddie Gallimore has represented the 29th district since 2019.
Gallimore lost re-nomination to representative Steve Jarvis.

North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2020[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Jarvis 74,210 74.49%
Democratic Duskin Lassiter 25,409 25.51%
Total votes 99,619 100%
Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2020[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Berger (incumbent) 68,708 68.58%
Democratic Wally White 31,481 31.42%
Total votes 100,189 100%
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec has represented the 31st district since 2014.

North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2020[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joyce Krawiec (incumbent) 56,479 53.08%
Democratic Terri Elizabeth LeGrand 49,929 46.92%
Total votes 106,408 100%
Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe, Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2020[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Lowe, Jr. (incumbent) 67,293 59.40%
Republican Ven Challa 45,995 40.60%
Total votes 113,288 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 33rd district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2020[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Ford (incumbent) 73,453 70.54%
Democratic Tarsha Ellis 30,679 29.46%
Total votes 104,132 100%
Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer has represented the 34th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2020[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vickie Sawyer (incumbent) 83,707 71.01%
Democratic Barry Templeton 34,172 28.99%
Total votes 117,879 100%
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson has represented the 35th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2020[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Johnson (incumbent) 75,055 63.45%
Democratic Jose Santiago 43,244 36.55%
Total votes 118,299 100%
Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Paul R. Newton has represented the 36th district since 2017.

North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2020[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul R. Newton (incumbent) 69,932 57.71%
Democratic Marcus J. Singleton 51,249 42.29%
Total votes 121,181 100%
Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson has represented the 37th district since 2014.

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Jackson (incumbent) 64,562 54.99%
Republican Sonja P. Nichols 48,507 41.32%
Libertarian Jeff Scott 4,336 3.69%
Total votes 117,405 100%
Democratic hold

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba A. Mohammed has represented the 38th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2020[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mujtaba A. Mohammed (incumbent) 82,871 78.14%
Republican Jack W. Brosch 23,187 21.86%
Total votes 106,058 100%
Democratic hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Rob Bryan has represented the 39th district snce his appointment on October 2, 2019.
Bryan is not seeking re-election.

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2020[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DeAndrea Salvador 68,752 62.18%
Republican Joshua Niday 41,823 37.82%
Total votes 110,575 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2020[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 64,278 72.07%
Republican Bobbie Shields 24,906 27.93%
Total votes 89,184 100%
Democratic hold

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Natasha Marcus has represented the 41st district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2020[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natasha Marcus (incumbent) 82,741 71.93%
Constitution Christopher Cole 32,295 28.07%
Total votes 115,036 100%
Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015. Wells ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Republican primary to Mark Robinson. Wells resigned before the end of his term and Republican nominee H. Dean Proctor was appointed to the seat on August 18, 2020. Proctor has an incumbency advantage going into the election.

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2020[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Dean Proctor (incumbent) 72,228 71.27%
Democratic Tina R. Miles 29,111 28.73%
Total votes 101,339 100%
Republican hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2020[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathy Harrington (incumbent) 69,409 65.43%
Democratic William Young 36,670 34.57%
Total votes 106,079 100%
Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander has represented the 44th district since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Alexander (incumbent) 73,513 70.78%
Democratic David Lee Lattimore 30,354 29.22%
Total votes 103,867 100%
Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard has represented the 45th district since 2016.

North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2020[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deanna Ballard (incumbent) 71,897 68.45%
Democratic Jeanne Supin 33,139 31.55%
Total votes 105,036 100%
Republican hold

District 46

Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2020[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Daniel (incumbent) 67,919 72.28%
Democratic Edward Phifer 26,045 27.72%
Total votes 93,964 100%
Republican hold

District 47

Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2020[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Hise (incumbent) 68,440 68.44%
Democratic David Brian Wheeler 31,554 31.56%
Total votes 99,997 100%
Republican hold

District 48

Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards has represented the 48th district since 2016.

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2020[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Edwards (incumbent) 68,197 58.90%
Democratic Brian Caskey 47,580 41.10%
Total votes 115,777 100%
Republican hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014.
Van Duyn ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Democratic primary to Yvonne Lewis Holley.

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2020[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Mayfield 80,159 62.72%
Republican Bob Penland 47,647 37.28%
Total votes 127,806 100%
Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011. Davis is not seeking re-election, as he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S House.
State representative Kevin Corbin is the Republican nominee.

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2020[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Corbin 73,875 66.66%
Democratic Victoria Fox 36,954 33.34%
Total votes 110,829 100%
Republican hold

See also

References

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  2. "North Carolina State Board of elections"
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