2016 North Carolina Senate election

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.^[1][2]

2016 North Carolina Senate election

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All 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Phil Berger Dan Blue Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 1, 2005 March 2, 2014 Leader's seat 26th - Eden 14th - Raleigh Last election 34 16 Seats before 34 16 Seats after 35 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,310,285 1,823,648 Percentage 54.86% 43.31%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election Phil Berger Republican President pro tempore-designate Phil Berger Republican

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
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 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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cook (incumbent)	53,138	59.11%
	Democratic	Brownie Futrell	36,759	40.89%
Total votes			89,897	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

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

North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norman W. Sanderson (incumbent)	58,032	66.29%
	Democratic	Dorothea E. White	29,505	33.71%
Total votes			87,537	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erica Smith (incumbent)	57,507	100%
Total votes			57,507	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 4th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	56,584	67.67%
	Republican	Ricard Scott	27,038	32.33%
Total votes			83,622	100%
	Democratic hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	57,882	100%
Total votes			57,882	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004.

North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Brown (incumbent)	45,391	100%
Total votes			45,391	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis M. Pate Jr. (incumbent)	66,035	100%
Total votes			66,035	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

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

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	78,274	100%
Total votes			78,274	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Michael V. Lee has represented the 9th district since 2014.

North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael V. Lee (incumbent)	60,174	57.35%
	Democratic	Andrew Barnhill	44,743	42.65%
Total votes			104,917	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

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

North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Jackson (incumbent)	56,610	100%
Total votes			56,610	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Horner	55,765	61.17%
	Democratic	Albert Pacer	35,394	38.83%
Total votes			91,159	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Ronald Rabin has represented the 12th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin (incumbent)	45,228	57.50%
	Democratic	Susan Byerly	33,426	42.50%
Total votes			78,654	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt	34,126	54.98%
	Democratic	Jane Smith (incumbent)	27,940	45.02%
Total votes			62,066	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

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

North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Blue (incumbent)	73,870	100%
Total votes			73,870	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican John M. Alexander Jr. has represented the 15th district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Alexander Jr. (incumbent)	58,999	50.01%
	Democratic	Lauren Deegan-Fricke	53,905	45.69%
	Libertarian	Brad Hessel	5,081	4.31%
Total votes			117,985	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent)	68,842	65.33%
	Republican	Eric Weaver	36,530	34.67%
Total votes			105,372	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Tamara P. Barringer has represented the 17th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tamara P. Barringer (incumbent)	59,105	48.30%
	Democratic	Susan P. Evans	58,063	47.45%
	Libertarian	Susan J. Hogarth	5,191	4.24%
Total votes			122,359	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican Chad Barefoot has represented 18th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Barefoot (incumbent)	57,121	55.34%
	Democratic	Gil Johnson	46,105	44.66%
Total votes			103,226	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Wesley Meredith has represented the 19th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Meredith (incumbent)	40,359	56.44%
	Democratic	Toni Morris	31,149	43.56%
Total votes			71,508	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Floyd McKissick Jr. has represented the 20th district since 2007.

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	71,865	81.60%
	Libertarian	Barbara Howe	16,202	18.40%
Total votes			88,067	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

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

North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Clark (incumbent)	49,081	71.74%
	Republican	Dan Travieso	19,338	28.26%
Total votes			68,419	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

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

North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woodard (incumbent)	74,693	65.58%
	Republican	T. Greg Doucette	39,198	34.42%
Total votes			113,891	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

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

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee (incumbent)	79,520	68.06%
	Republican	Mary Lopez Carter	37,322	31.94%
Total votes			116,842	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Gunn (incumbent)	51,833	60.77%
	Democratic	John Thorpe	33,456	39.23%
Total votes			85,289	100%
	Republican hold

District 25

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

North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McInnis (incumbent)	53,621	63.81%
	Democratic	Dannie M. Montgomery	30,416	36.19%
Total votes			84,037	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Berger (incumbent)	67,908	100%
Total votes			67,908	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Trudy Wade has represented the 27th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudy Wade (incumbent)	54,512	53.32%
	Democratic	Michael Garrett	47,731	46.68%
Total votes			102,243	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

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

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys A. Robinson (incumbent)	74,232	83.88%
	Republican	Devin R. King	14,265	16.12%
Total votes			88,497	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Jerry W. Tillman has represented the 29th district since

North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry W. Tillman (incumbent)	71,648	100%
Total votes			71,648	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Shirley B. Randleman has represented the 30th district since 2012.

North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley B. Randleman (incumbent)	59,602	72.65%
	Democratic	Michael W. Holleman	22,435	27.35%
Total votes			82,037	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

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

North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joyce Krawiec (incumbent)	83,599	100%
Total votes			83,599	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

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

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	63,691	100%
Total votes			63,691	100%
	Democratic hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Dunn	59,367	71.38%
	Democratic	Jim Beall Graham	23,809	28.62%
Total votes			83,176	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Andrew C. Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew C. Brock (incumbent)	69,470	100%
Total votes			69,470	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Tommy Tucker has represented the 35th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Tucker (incumbent)	73,032	100%
Total votes			73,032	100%
	Republican hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Newton	59,584	62.56%
	Democratic	Robert Brown	35,664	37.44%
Total votes			95,248	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

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

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson (incumbent)	57,804	67.94%
	Republican	Bob Diamond	27,279	32.06%
Total votes			85,083	100%
	Democratic hold

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Joel Ford has represented the 38th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford (incumbent)	67,059	79.06%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	17,764	20.94%
Total votes			84,823	100%
	Democratic hold

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bishop	58,739	56.81%
	Democratic	Lloyd Scher	44,655	43.19%
Total votes			103,394	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

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

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	61,481	82.51%
	Republican	Marguerite Cooke	13,032	17.49%
Total votes			74,513	100%
	Democratic hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Jeff Tarte has represented the 41st district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte (incumbent)	55,519	54.48%
	Democratic	Jonathan Hudson	41,453	40.68%
	Libertarian	Chris Cole	4,938	4.85%
Total votes			101,910	100%
	Republican hold

District 42

Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Wells (incumbent)	69,301	100%
Total votes			69,301	100%
	Republican hold

District 43

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

North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Harrington (incumbent)	65,054	100%
Total votes			65,054	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican David L. Curtis has represented the 44th district since 2013.

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David L. Curtis (incumbent)	71,114	77.30%
	Libertarian	Nic Haag	20,881`	22.70%
Total votes			91,995	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

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

North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deanna Ballard (incumbent)	56,758	65.00%
	Democratic	Art Sherwood	30,559	35.00%
Total votes			87,317	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, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Daniel (incumbent)	52,997	66.16%
	Democratic	Anne Fisher	27,106	33.84%
Total votes			80,103	100%
	Republican hold

District 47

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

North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Hise (incumbent)	56,021	64.85%
	Democratic	Mary Jane Boyd	30,364	35.15%
Total votes			86,385	100%
	Republican hold

District 48

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

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Edwards (incumbent)	61,455	62.04%
	Democratic	Norman Bossert	37,596	37.96%
Total votes			99,051	100%
	Republican hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014.

North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Van Duyn (incumbent)	71,828	74.43%
	Libertarian	William Meredith	24,672	25.57%
Total votes			96,500	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis (incumbent)	59,028	62.46%
	Democratic	Jane Hipps	35,476	37.54%
Total votes			94,504	100%
	Republican hold

See also

• List of North Carolina state legislatures

References

1. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
2. "North Carolina Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2024.