North Carolina Senate: Party Control

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 20, Republicans 30. 50 seats; 26 for a majority.

Democrats 20Republicans 30

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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Democrat 20Republican 30

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1970-2022

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Seats	Control
2022	20	30	50	Republican majority
2020	22	28	50	Republican majority
2018	21	29	50	Republican majority
2016	15	35	50	Republican majority
2014	16	34	50	Republican majority
2012	17	33	50	Republican majority
2010	19	31	50	Republican majority
2008	30	20	50	Democratic majority
2006	31	19	50	Democratic majority
2004	29	21	50	Democratic majority
2002	28	22	50	Democratic majority
2000	35	15	50	Democratic majority
1998	35	15	50	Democratic majority
1996	30	20	50	Democratic majority
1994	26	24	50	Democratic majority
1992	39	11	50	Democratic majority
1990	36	14	50	Democratic majority
1988	37	13	50	Democratic majority
1986	40	10	50	Democratic majority
1984	38	12	50	Democratic majority
1982	44	6	50	Democratic majority
1980	40	10	50	Democratic majority
1978	44	6	50	Democratic majority
1976	46	4	50	Democratic majority
1974	49	1	50	Democratic majority
1972	34	16	50	Democratic majority
1970	43	7	50	Democratic majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 50 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BOBBY HANIG	Republican	57.2%
2	NORMAN W SANDERSON	Republican	56.0%
3	BOB BRINSON	Republican	60.0%
4	BUCK NEWTON	Republican	55.1%
5	KANDIE D SMITH	Democrat	55.1%
6	MICHAEL A LAZZARA	Republican	69.6%
7	MICHAEL LEE	Republican	52.2%
8	BILL RABON	Republican	59.9%
9	BRENT JACKSON	Republican	65.0%
10	BENTON SAWREY	Republican	58.8%
11	LISA STONE BARNES	Republican	51.3%
12	JIM BURGIN	Republican	61.6%
13	LISA GRAFSTEIN	Democrat	50.2%
14	DAN BLUE	Democrat	73.5%
15	JAY J CHAUDHURI	Democrat	66.0%
16	GALE ADCOCK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
17	MRS SYDNEY BATCH	Democrat	74.4%
18	TERENCE EVERITT	Democrat	48.5%
19	VAL APPLEWHITE	Democrat	62.9%
20	NATALIE S MURDOCK	Democrat	72.3%
21	TOM MCINNIS	Republican	62.8%
22	SOPHIA CHITLIK	Democrat	86.0%
23	GRAIG R MEYER	Democrat	65.8%
24	DANNY EARL BRITT JR	Republican	58.7%
25	AMY SCOTT GALEY	Republican	60.2%
26	PHILIP E "PHIL" BERGER	Republican	54.1%
27	MICHAEL K GARRETT	Democrat	60.8%
28	GLADYS A ROBINSON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
29	DAVE CRAVEN JR	Republican	68.5%
30	STEVE JARVIS	Republican	72.6%
31	DANA CAUDILL JONES	Republican	62.4%
32	PAUL LOWE	Democrat	68.9%
33	CARL FORD	Republican	71.0%
34	PAUL NEWTON	Republican	52.9%
35	TODD JOHNSON	Republican	63.3%
36	EDDIE SETTLE	Republican	79.0%
37	VICKIE SAWYER	Republican	64.7%
38	MUJTABA A MOHAMMED	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
39	DEANDREA SALVADOR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
40	JOYCE WADDELL	Democrat	79.4%
41	CALEB THEODROS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
42	MRS WOODSON BRADLEY	Democrat	50.1%
43	BRAD OVERCASH	Republican	61.8%
44	TED ALEXANDER	Republican	72.5%
45	MARK HOLLO	Republican	70.3%
46	WARREN DANIEL	Republican	65.2%
47	RALPH HISE	Republican	64.2%
48	TIM MOFFITT	Republican	63.9%
49	JULIE MAYFIELD	Democrat	69.1%
50	KEVIN CORBIN	Republican	66.5%

2022: 50 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	NORMAN W SANDERSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
2	JIM PERRY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
3	BOBBY HANIG	Republican	52.5%
4	BUCK NEWTON	Republican	57.5%
5	KANDIE D SMITH	Democrat	52.2%
6	MICHAEL A LAZZARA	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
7	MICHAEL LEE	Republican	51.0%
8	BILL RABON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
9	BRENT JACKSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
10	BENTON SAWREY	Republican	63.9%
11	LISA STONE BARNES	Republican	54.9%
12	JIM BURGIN	Republican	63.5%
13	LISA GRAFSTEIN	Democrat	62.3%
14	DAN BLUE	Democrat	69.0%
15	JAY J CHAUDHURI	Democrat	67.5%
16	GALE ADCOCK	Democrat	65.2%
17	MRS SYDNEY BATCH	Democrat	51.8%
18	MARY WILLS BODE	Democrat	51.4%
19	VAL APPLEWHITE	Democrat	52.7%
20	NATALIE S MURDOCK	Democrat	72.8%
21	TOM MCINNIS	Republican	54.6%
22	MIKE WOODARD	Democrat	78.4%
23	GRAIG R MEYER	Democrat	67.3%
24	DANNY EARL BRITT JR	Republican	58.3%
25	AMY SCOTT GALEY	Republican	62.8%
26	PHILIP E "PHIL" BERGER	Republican	85.2%
27	MICHAEL GARRETT	Democrat	54.5%
28	GLADYS A ROBINSON	Democrat	73.0%
29	DAVID "DAVE" CRAVEN JR	Republican	73.0%
30	STEVE JARVIS	Republican	76.6%
31	JOYCE KRAWIEC	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
32	PAUL LOWE JR	Democrat	59.3%
33	CARL FORD	Republican	73.3%
34	PAUL R NEWTON	Republican	56.9%
35	TODD JOHNSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
36	EDDIE SETTLE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
37	VICKIE SAWYER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
38	MUJTABA A MOHAMMED	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
39	DEANDREA SALVADOR	Democrat	63.9%
40	JOYCE WADDELL	Democrat	67.2%
41	NATASHA MARCUS	Democrat	66.5%
42	RACHEL HUNT	Democrat	55.0%
43	BRAD OVERCASH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
44	TED ALEXANDER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
45	DEAN PROCTOR	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
46	WARREN DANIEL	Republican	60.2%
47	RALPH HISE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
48	TIM MOFFITT	Republican	64.8%
49	JULIE MAYFIELD	Democrat	65.7%
50	KEVIN CORBIN	Republican	66.2%

2020: 50 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	BOB STEINBURG	Republican	55.2%
2	NORMAN W SANDERSON	Republican	63.1%
3	ERNESTINE "BYRD" BAZEMORE	Democrat	52.0%
4	MILTON F "TOBY" FITCH JR	Democrat	57.1%
5	DON DAVIS	Democrat	55.1%
6	MICHAEL A LAZZARA	Republican	65.5%
7	JIM PERRY	Republican	55.2%
8	BILL RABON	Republican	62.0%
9	MICHAEL LEE	Republican	50.5%
10	BRENT JACKSON	Republican	65.0%
11	LISA STONE BARNES	Republican	55.0%
12	JIM BURGIN	Republican	60.8%
13	DANNY EARL BRITT JR	Republican	63.5%
14	DAN BLUE	Democrat	72.7%
15	JAY J CHAUDHURI	Democrat	58.0%
16	WILEY NICKEL	Democrat	65.7%
17	SAM SEARCY	Democrat	51.4%
18	SARAH CRAWFORD	Democrat	52.1%
19	KIRK DEVIERE	Democrat	51.5%
20	NATALIE MURDOCK	Democrat	83.6%
21	BEN CLARK	Democrat	68.0%
22	MIKE WOODARD	Democrat	58.4%
23	VALERIE P FOUSHEE	Democrat	68.3%
24	AMY S GALEY	Republican	52.4%
25	TOM MCINNIS	Republican	59.1%
26	DAVID "DAVE" CRAVEN	Republican	70.3%
27	MICHAEL GARRETT	Democrat	54.3%
28	GLADYS A ROBINSON	Democrat	76.3%
29	STEVE JARVIS	Republican	74.5%
30	PHILIP E "PHIL" BERGER	Republican	68.6%
31	JOYCE KRAWIEC	Republican	53.1%
32	PAUL LOWE JR	Democrat	59.4%
33	CARL FORD	Republican	70.5%
34	VICKIE SAWYER	Republican	71.0%
35	TODD JOHNSON	Republican	63.4%
36	PAUL NEWTON	Republican	57.7%
37	JEFF JACKSON	Democrat	55.0%
38	MUJTABA A MOHAMMED	Democrat	78.1%
39	DEANDREA SALVADOR	Democrat	62.2%
40	JOYCE WADDELL	Democrat	72.1%
41	NATASHA MARCUS	Democrat	71.9%
42	H DEAN PROCTOR	Republican	71.2%
43	KATHY HARRINGTON	Republican	65.4%
44	TED ALEXANDER	Republican	70.8%
45	DEANNA BALLARD	Republican	68.4%
46	WARREN DANIEL	Republican	72.2%
47	RALPH HISE	Republican	68.4%
48	CHUCK EDWARDS	Republican	58.9%
49	JULIE MAYFIELD	Democrat	62.7%
50	KEVIN CORBIN	Republican	66.7%

2018: 50 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	BOB STEINBURG	Republican	53.2%
2	NORMAN SANDERSON	Republican	61.8%
3	ERICA D SMITH	Democrat	53.9%
4	MILTON F "TOBY" FITCH JR	Democrat	57.8%
5	DON DAVIS	Democrat	55.3%
6	HARRY BROWN	Republican	65.1%
7	LOUIS MILFORD PATE JR	Republican	53.9%
8	BILL RABON	Republican	58.5%
9	HARPER PETERSON	Democrat	48.6%
10	BRENT JACKSON	Republican	62.5%
11	RICK HORNER	Republican	56.5%
12	JIM BURGIN	Republican	60.0%
13	DANNY EARL BRITT JR	Republican	62.5%
14	DAN BLUE	Democrat	71.4%
15	JAY J CHAUDHURI	Democrat	73.1%
16	WILEY NICKEL	Democrat	65.3%
17	SAM SEARCY	Democrat	50.6%
18	JOHN ALEXANDER	Republican	49.9%
19	KIRK DEVIERE	Democrat	50.4%
20	FLOYD B MCKISSICK JR	Democrat	83.5%
21	BEN CLARK	Democrat	71.0%
22	MIKE WOODARD	Democrat	61.8%
23	VALERIE P FOUSHEE	Democrat	71.3%
24	RICK GUNN	Republican	53.9%
25	TOM MCINNIS	Republican	57.1%
26	JERRY W TILLMAN	Republican	64.8%
27	MICHAEL GARRETT	Democrat	50.5%
28	GLADYS ROBINSON	Democrat	75.2%
29	EDDIE GALLIMORE	Republican	71.6%
30	PHILIP E "PHIL" BERGER	Republican	62.6%
31	JOYCE KRAWIEC	Republican	61.0%
32	PAUL LOWE JR	Democrat	72.9%
33	CARL FORD	Republican	68.2%
34	VICKIE SAWYER	Republican	69.7%
35	TODD JOHNSON	Republican	61.5%
36	PAUL R NEWTON	Republican	56.6%
37	JEFF JACKSON	Democrat	78.0%
38	MUJTABA A MOHAMMED	Democrat	81.7%
39	DAN BISHOP	Republican	52.9%
40	JOYCE WADDELL	Democrat	75.6%
41	NATASHA MARCUS	Democrat	56.9%
42	ANDY WELLS	Republican	66.3%
43	KATHY HARRINGTON	Republican	63.4%
44	TED ALEXANDER	Republican	68.8%
45	DEANNA BALLARD	Republican	65.1%
46	WARREN DANIEL	Republican	70.0%
47	RALPH HISE	Republican	62.3%
48	CHUCK EDWARDS	Republican	56.3%
49	TERRY VAN DUYN	Democrat	63.7%
50	JIM DAVIS	Republican	60.3%

2016: 50 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	Bill Cook	not in source	59.1%	seats not in source
2	Norman Sanderson	not in source	66.3%	seats not in source
3	Erica Smith-Ingram	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
4	Angela R. Bryant	not in source	67.7%	seats not in source
5	Don Davis	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
6	Harry Brown	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
7	Louis M. Pate, Jr.	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
8	Bill Rabon	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
9	Michael Lee	not in source	57.4%	seats not in source
10	Brent Jackson	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
11	Rick Horner	not in source	61.2%	seats not in source
12	Ronald Rabin	not in source	57.5%	seats not in source
13	Danny Earl (J. R.) Britt	not in source	55.0%	seats not in source
14	Dan Blue	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
15	John Alexander	not in source	50.0%	seats not in source
16	Jay Chaudhuri	not in source	65.3%	seats not in source
17	Tamara Barringer	not in source	48.3%	seats not in source
18	Chad Barefoot	not in source	55.3%	seats not in source
19	Wesley Meredith	not in source	56.4%	seats not in source
20	Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.	not in source	81.6%	seats not in source
21	Ben Clark	not in source	71.7%	seats not in source
22	Mike Woodard	not in source	65.6%	seats not in source
23	Valerie P. Foushee	not in source	68.1%	seats not in source
24	Rick Gunn	not in source	60.8%	seats not in source
25	Tom McInnis	not in source	63.8%	seats not in source
26	Philip E. (Phil) Berger	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
27	Trudy Wade	not in source	53.3%	seats not in source
28	Gladys A. Robinson	not in source	83.9%	seats not in source
29	Jerry W. Tillman	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
30	Shirley Blackburn Randleman	not in source	72.7%	seats not in source
31	Joyce Krawiec	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
32	Paul Lowe, Jr.	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
33	Cathy Dunn	not in source	71.4%	seats not in source
34	Andrew C. Brock	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
35	Tommy Tucker	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
36	Paul R. Newton	not in source	62.6%	seats not in source
37	Jeff Jackson	not in source	67.9%	seats not in source
38	Joel Ford	not in source	79.1%	seats not in source
39	Dan Bishop	not in source	56.8%	seats not in source
40	Joyce Waddell	not in source	82.5%	seats not in source
41	Jeff Tarte	not in source	54.5%	seats not in source
42	Andy Wells	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
43	Kathy Harrington	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
44	David L. Curtis	not in source	77.3%	seats not in source
45	Deanna Ballard	not in source	65.0%	seats not in source
46	Warren Daniel	not in source	66.2%	seats not in source
47	Ralph Hise	not in source	64.8%	seats not in source
48	Chuck Edwards	not in source	62.0%	seats not in source
49	Terry Van Duyn	not in source	74.4%	seats not in source
50	Jim Davis	not in source	62.5%	seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.