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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
← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
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 Increase 1 Decrease 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

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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

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Districts 1–25

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District 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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District 26

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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