North Carolina's 32nd Senate district

North Carolina's 32nd
State Senate district
North Carolina's 32nd; State Senate district
Senator
	Paul Lowe Jr.; D–Winston-Salem
Demographics	58% White; 23% Black; 12% Hispanic; 3% Asian; 1% Other; 3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	212,167

North Carolina's 32nd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. since 2015.^[1]

Quick Facts North Carolina's 32nd State Senate district, Senator ...

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Thomas Sawyer Sr.	Republican	January 1, 1995 – March 19, 1996^[2]	Died.	1995–2003 Part of Guilford County.^[3]
Vacant		March 19, 1996 – May 9, 1996
John Blust	Republican	May 9, 1996 – January 1, 1999	Appointed to finish Sawyer's term. Lost re-election.
Kay Hagan	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 27th district.
Linda Garrou	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 20th district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Forsyth County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Earline Parmon	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 28, 2015	Resigned.
Vacant		January 28, 2015 – January 30, 2015
Paul Lowe Jr.	Democratic	January 30, 2015 – Present	Appointed to finish Parmon's term.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	11,794	64.58%
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley	6,469	35.42%
Total votes			18,263	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	67,131	68.97%
	Republican	George Ware	27,442	28.19%
	Libertarian	Zac Lentz	2,758	2.83%
Total votes			97,331	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	46,986	59.32%
	Republican	George K. Ware	32,220	40.68%
Total votes			79,206	100%
	Democratic hold

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

Geography

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	10,858	60.01%
	Democratic	James Taylor	6,452	35.66%
	Democratic	Wilbert S. Banks	785	4.34%
Total votes			18,095	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Republican primary election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Jones	1,687	60.49%
	Republican	Brian C. Miller	1,102	39.51%
Total votes			2,789	100%