2020 North Carolina Senate election

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All 50 seats in theNorth Carolina Senate 26 (withoutLieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Phil Berger Dan Blue Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 1, 2005 March 2, 2014 Leader's seat 30th -Eden 14th -Raleigh Last election 29 21 Seats won 28 22 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,682,645 2,530,188 Percentage 50.78% 47.89%
Results:      Democratic gain     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold
President pro tempore before election Phil Berger Republican ElectedPresident pro tempore Phil Berger Republican

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An election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect all 50 members toNorth Carolina'sSenate. The election coincided with theelections for other offices, including thePresidency,U.S. Senate,Governor,U.S. House of Representatives, andstate house. Theprimary election was held on March 3, 2020, with a run-off on June 23, 2020.^[1][2]

In October 2020,The Washington Post identified this state election, along withthe concurrent North Carolina House of Representatives election, as one of eight whose outcomes could affectpartisan balance during post-censusredistricting.^[3] New districts were being used in this election.^[4][5]

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	50	2,682,645	50.778	28	1	56
	Democratic Party	50	2,530,188	47.893	22	1	44
	Libertarian Party	8	37,919	0.718	0		0
	Constitution Party	1	32,295	0.611	0		0
Total		109	5,283,047	100	50		100

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 9, 1.02% (gain)
2. District 19, 3.06%
3. District 3, 4.06%
4. District 24, 4.86%
5. District 31, 6.16%
6. District 17, 6.64%
7. District 18, 7.68% (gain)
8. District 27, 8.64%
9. District 11, 9.96%

• Eddie Gallimore (R-District 29), defeated bySteve Jarvis (R)

• Harper Peterson (D-District 9), defeated byMichael Lee (R)

• John Alexander (R-District 18) did not seek re-election, seat won bySarah Crawford (D)
• Rob Bryan (R-District 39) did not seek re-election, seat won byDeAndrea Salvador (D)

Incumbent RepublicanBob Steinburg had represented the1st district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanNorman Sanderson had represented the 2nd district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratErica Smith had represented the 3rd district since 2015. Smith ran unsuccessfully for theU.S. Senate, losing the Democratic primary toCal Cunningham. DemocratErnestine Bazemore won the open seat.

Incumbent DemocratToby Fitch had represented the 4th district since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratDon Davis had represented the 5th district since 2013, and previously from 2009 to 2011.

Incumbent Republican Majority LeaderHarry Brown had represented the 6th district since 2004. Brown did not seek re-election, and fellow RepublicanMichael Lazzara won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanJim Perry had represented the 7th district since 2019. Perry was elected to his first full term.

Incumbent RepublicanBill Rabon had represented the 8th district since 2011.

Incumbent DemocratHarper Peterson had represented the 9th district since 2019. RepublicanMichael Lee defeated Peterson in a rematch of the2018election.

Incumbent RepublicanBrent Jackson had represented the 10th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanRick Horner had represented the 11th district since 2017. Horner did not seek re-election. Republican representativeLisa Stone Barnes defeated Democratic former state senatorAllen Wellons in the general election.

Incumbent RepublicanJim Burgin had represented the 12th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanDanny Britt had represented the 13th district since 2017.

Incumbent Democratic Minority LeaderDan Blue had represented the 14th district since 2009.

Incumbent DemocratJay Chaudhuri had represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.

Incumbent DemocratWiley Nickel had represented the 16th district since 2019.

Incumbent DemocratSam Searcy had represented the 17th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanJohn Alexander had represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 2015. Alexander didn't seek re-election and DemocratSarah Crawford won the open seat.

Incumbent DemocratKirk deViere had represented the 19th district since 2019. Former senatorWesley Meredith unsuccessfully sought to regain his seat in a rematch with DeViere.

Incumbent DemocratNatalie Murdock had represented the 20th district since her appointment on April 2, 2020. Murdock was elected to a full term.

Incumbent DemocratBen Clark had represented the 21st district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratMike Woodard had represented the 22nd district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratValerie Foushee had represented the 23rd district since 2013.

Incumbent RepublicanRick Gunn had represented the 24th district since 2011. Gunn did not seek re-election, and fellow RepublicanAmy Galey won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanTom McInnis had represented the 25th district since 2015.

incumbent RepublicanDave Craven had represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2020. Craven was elected to his first full term.

Incumbent DemocratMichael Garrett had represented the 27th district since 2019.

Incumbent DemocratGladys Robinson had represented the 28th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanEddie Gallimore had represented the 29th district since 2019. Gallimore lost re-nomination to representativeSteve Jarvis. Jarvis won the open seat.

Incumbent Republican president pro temporePhil Berger had represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.

Incumbent RepublicanJoyce Krawiec had represented the 31st district since 2014.

Incumbent DemocratPaul Lowe Jr. had represented the 32nd district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanCarl Ford had represented the 33rd district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanVickie Sawyer had represented the 34th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanTodd Johnson had represented the 35th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanPaul Newton had represented the 36th district since 2017.

Incumbent DemocratJeff Jackson had represented the 37th district since 2014.

Incumbent DemocratMujtaba Mohammed had represented the 38th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanRob Bryan had represented the 39th district since his appointment on October 2, 2019. Bryan did not seek re-election, and DemocratDeAndrea Salvador won the open seat.

Incumbent DemocratJoyce Waddell had represented the 40th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratNatasha Marcus had represented the 41st district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanAndy Wells had represented the 42nd district since 2015. Wells ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in the2020 election, losing the Republican primary toMark Robinson. Wells resigned before the end of his term, and Republican nomineeDean Proctor was appointed to the seat on August 18, 2020. Proctor was elected to a full term.

Incumbent RepublicanKathy Harrington had represented the 43rd district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanTed Alexander had represented the 44th district since 2019.

Incumbent RepublicanDeanna Ballard had represented the 45th district since 2016.

Incumbent RepublicanWarren Daniel had represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanRalph Hise had represented the 47th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanChuck Edwards had represented the 48th district since 2016.

Incumbent DemocratTerry Van Duyn had represented the 49th district since 2014. Van Duyn ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in the2020 election, losing the Democratic primary toYvonne Lewis Holley. DemocratJulie Mayfield won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanJim Davis had represented the 50th district since 2011. Davis did not seek re-election, as he ran unsuccessfully for theU.S. House. State representativeKevin Corbin won the open seat.

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• List of North Carolina state legislatures

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