The 2016 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the

North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for e ...

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

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for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 35 Republican and 15 Democratic members.NY Times
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Results summary

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Detailed results

Districts 1–25

District 1

Incumbent Republican

Bill Cook William Osser Xavier Cook (October 8, 1895 – May 5, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey ...

has represented the 1st district since 2013.

District 2

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

District 3

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

District 4

Incumbent Democrat

Angela Bryant Angela R. Bryant (born December 9, 1951) is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission (a full-time position). From 2007 through 2018, she served in the ...

has represented the 4th district since 2013.

District 5

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

District 6

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

District 7

Incumbent Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. has represented the 7th district and its predecessors since 2011.

District 8

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

District 9

Incumbent Republican

Michael V. Lee Michael Vincent Lee (born November 29, 1968) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate. Lee was first appointed to office in August 2014 replacing Thom Goolsby. He was re-elected at the North Ca ...

has represented the 9th district since 2014.

District 10

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

District 11

Incumbent Republican Buck Newton has represented the 11th district since 2011.
Newton unsuccessfully sought election to become NC Attorney General.

District 12

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

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Jane Smith has represented the 13th district since 2015.
Smith lost re-election to Republican

Danny Britt Danny Earl Britt Jr. (born July 6, 1979) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017. He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard The North Carolina ...

District 14

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

District 15

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

District 16

Incumbent Democrat

Jay Chaudhuri Jay Chaudhuri (born August 6, 1969) is an American attorney, professor, politician and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. First appointed to fill a vacancy in April 2016 caused by the resignation of Josh Stein (to run for North ...

has represented the 16th district since 2016.
Chaudhuri is seeking his first full term.

District 17

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

District 18

Incumbent Republican

Chad Barefoot John Chadwick "Chad" Barefoot (born May 10, 1983) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, representing North Carolina's 18th Senate district from 2013 to 2018. Senate District 18 covers Franklin County and parts of eastern a ...

has represented 18th district since 2013.

District 19

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

District 20

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

District 21

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

District 22

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

District 23

Incumbent Democrat

Valerie Foushee Valerie Jean Foushee (née Paige; born May 7, 1956) is an American politician who is a representative-elect to the U.S. House of Representatives and is currently serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. Elected to the North ...

has represented the 23rd district since 2013.

District 24

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

District 25

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

Districts 26–50

District 26

Incumbent Republican president pro tempore Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.

District 27

Incumbent Republican

Trudy Wade Trudy Wade (born July 18, 1951) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 27th district from 2013 to 2019. She represented the state's twenty-seventh Senate district, which consists of Guilford County, North Carol ...

has represented the 27th district since 2013.

District 28

Incumbent Democrat

Gladys A. Robinson Gladys Ashe Robinson (born November 17, 1949) is a health services executive and serves as a Democratic State Senator for the 28th district (parts of Guilford County, North Carolina) in the North Carolina General Assembly. She serves as a Deputy ...

has represented the 28th district since 2011.

District 29

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

District 30

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

District 31

Incumbent Republican

Joyce Krawiec Joyce Krawiec (born June 14, 1945) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Repre ...

has represented the 31st district since 2014.

District 32

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

District 33

Incumbent Republican

Stan Bingham Stanley Walker Bingham (December 29, 1945 – October 27, 2022) was an American politician, a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-third Senate district, including constituents in Davidson an ...

has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001.
Bingham didn't seek re-election.

District 34

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

District 35

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

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.

District 37

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

District 38

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

District 39

Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 39th district since 2008.
Rucho didn't seek re-election. Representative

Dan Bishop James Daniel Bishop (born July 1, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019, when the district was numbered as the 9th. A Republican, his district includes south-central Mecklenburg, Union, ...

won the open seat.

District 40

Incumbent Democrat

Joyce Waddell Joyce Waddell (born July 11, 1944) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 40th district since 2015. References

1944 births Living people Democratic Party North Carolina state senators Place ...

has represented the 40th district since 2015.

District 41

Incumbent Republican

Jeff Tarte Jeff Tarte (born September 1, 1956) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 41st district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Tarte was defeated by Democrat Natasha Marcus Natasha Rath Marcus ...

has represented the 41st district since 2013.

District 42

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

District 43

Incumbent Republican

Kathy Harrington Kathy Harrington (born December 24, 1958) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 43rd district since 2011. She was elected Senate Majority Leader by her Republican colleagues following the 2020 elections - m ...

has represented the 43rd district since 2011.

District 44

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

District 45

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

District 46

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

District 47

Incumbent Republican

Ralph Hise Ralph E. Hise, Jr. (born August 15, 1976) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2, 2010. He is from ...

has represented the 47th district since 2011.

District 48

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

District 49

Incumbent Democrat

Terry Van Duyn Teresa Van Duyn (born September 21, 1951) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. She represented District 49, which encompasses most of Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina from 2014 until 2021. Early life and educ ...

has represented the 49th district since 2014.

District 50

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

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