North Carolina's 7th Senate district
Appearance
North Carolina's 7th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 78% White 11% Black 5% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial | ||
Population (2020) | 210,057 |
North Carolina's 7th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Michael Lee since 2023.[1]
Geography
[edit]Since 2023, the district has covered most of New Hanover County. The district overlaps with the 18th, 19th, and 20th house districts.
District officeholders since 1973
[edit]Multi-member district
[edit]Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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James Russell Kirby | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977 |
Redistricted from the 8th district. | Dallas Alford Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 10th district. | 1973–1983 All of Vance, Warren, Franklin, Nash, and Wilson counties.[2]
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James Davis Speed | Democratic | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Single-member district
[edit]Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Julius Arnette Wright | Republican | January 1, 1983 – June 1, 1985 |
Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned. |
1983–1993 All of New Hanover County. Part of Pender County.[3] |
Vacant | June 1, 1985 – June 4, 1985 |
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Franklin Ervin Williams | Republican | June 4, 1985 – January 1, 1987 |
Appointed to finish Wright's term. | |
Franklin Lee Block | Democratic | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 |
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Luther Jordan | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – April 23, 2002 |
Died. | 1993–2003 Parts of New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Jones, and Lenoir counties.[4] |
Vacant | April 23, 2002 – January 1, 2003 | |||
John Kerr | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 |
Redistricted from the 8th district. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
2003–2005 All of Greene and Lenoir counties. Part of Wayne County.[5] |
Doug Berger | Democratic | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013 |
Redistricted to the 18th district and lost re-election. | 2005–2013 All of Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin counties.[6] |
Louis Pate | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 14, 2019 |
Redistricted from the 5th district. Resigned. |
2013–2019 Parts of Wayne, Lenoir, and Pitt counties.[7] |
2019–2023 All of Wayne and Lenoir counties.[8][9] | ||||
Vacant | January 14, 2019 – January 31, 2019 | |||
Jim Perry | Republican | January 31, 2019 – January 1, 2023 |
Appointed to finish Pate's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
Michael Lee | Republican | January 1, 2023 – Present |
Redistricted from the 9th district. | 2023–Present Most of New Hanover County.[10] |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | |||
Democratic | David Hill | |||
Libertarian | John Evans | |||
Total votes | 100% |
2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | 44,908 | 50.97% | |
Democratic | Marcia Morgan | 43,198 | 49.03% | |
Total votes | 88,106 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Perry (incumbent) | 10,214 | 65.94% | |
Republican | Billy Strickland | 5,275 | 34.06% | |
Total votes | 15,489 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Perry (incumbent) | 45,364 | 55.25% | |
Democratic | Donna Lake | 36,737 | 44.75% | |
Total votes | 82,101 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis Pate (incumbent) | 30,329 | 53.90% | |
Democratic | David B. Brantley | 25,940 | 46.10% | |
Total votes | 56,269 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis Pate (incumbent) | 66,035 | 100% | |
Total votes | 66,035 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis Pate (incumbent) | 37,323 | 68.80% | |
Democratic | Erik Anderson | 16,924 | 31.20% | |
Total votes | 54,247 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis Pate (incumbent) | 60,120 | 100% | |
Total votes | 60,120 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger (incumbent) | 11,742 | 65.19% | |
Democratic | Ronald R. Alligood | 6,269 | 34.81% | |
Total votes | 18,011 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger (incumbent) | 27,084 | 51.80% | |
Republican | Michael Schriver | 25,206 | 48.20% | |
Total votes | 52,290 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger (incumbent) | 48,874 | 61.25% | |
Republican | Chuck Stires | 28,588 | 35.83% | |
Libertarian | Kira Howe | 2,331 | 2.92% | |
Total votes | 79,793 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger (incumbent) | 22,225 | 60.64% | |
Republican | Chuck Stires | 14,423 | 39.36% | |
Total votes | 36,648 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger | 6,360 | 36.69% | |
Democratic | Darryl D. Moss | 3,412 | 19.68% | |
Democratic | Bobby W. Rogers | 3,292 | 18.99% | |
Democratic | C. Douglas Jackson | 1,961 | 11.31% | |
Democratic | Bernard A. Holliday | 1,424 | 8.22% | |
Democratic | Jack Day | 884 | 5.10% | |
Total votes | 17,333 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Berger | 4,409 | 51.15% | |
Democratic | Darryl D. Moss | 4,210 | 48.85% | |
Total votes | 8,619 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Doug Berger | 35,091 | 56.87% | ||
Republican | Harold N. Frazier | 26,616 | 43.13% | ||
Total votes | 61,707 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Kerr (incumbent) | 21,211 | 53.95% | |
Republican | Carolyn B. Russell | 18,108 | 46.05% | |
Total votes | 39,319 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Luther Jordan (incumbent) | 6,454 | 78.07% | |
Democratic | Ronnie J. Bell | 1,813 | 21.93% | |
Total votes | 8,267 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Luther Jordan (incumbent) | 17,242 | 69.28% | |
Republican | Thomas R. "Tom" Mattison | 7,008 | 28.16% | |
Libertarian | Stephen Shepherd | 639 | 2.57% | |
Total votes | 24,889 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
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- ^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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