2020 North Carolina Senate election should not be confused with 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina.
| Election Name: | 2020 North Carolina Senate election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 North Carolina Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 North Carolina Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 26 (without Lieutenant Governor) |
| Image1: | File:Phil Berger.jpg |
| Leader1: | Phil Berger |
| Party1: | Republican |
| Colour1: | ff3333 |
| Leader Since1: | January 1, 2005 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 30th - Eden |
| Last Election1: | 29 |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Seats1: | 28 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,682,645 |
| Percentage1: | 50.78% |
| Leader2: | Dan Blue |
| Party2: | Democratic |
| Colour2: | 3333ff |
| Leader Since2: | March 2, 2014 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 14th - Raleigh |
| Last Election2: | 21 |
| Seats Before2: | 21 |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,530,188 |
| Percentage2: | 47.89% |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Election: | Phil Berger |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Phil Berger |
| After Party: | Republican |
An election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S. Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary 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 with the concurrent North Carolina House of Representatives election, as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[3] New districts were being used in this election.[4] [5]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| 50 | 2,682,645 | 50.778 | 28 | 1 | 56 | |||
| 50 | 2,530,188 | 47.893 | 22 | 1 | 44 | |||
| 8 | 37,919 | 0.718 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 32,295 | 0.611 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 5,283,047 | 100 | 50 | 100 | |||
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Incumbent Republican Bob Steinburg had represented the 1st district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Norman W. Sanderson had represented the 2nd district since 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith had represented the 3rd district since 2015. Smith ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, losing the Democratic primary to Cal Cunningham. Democrat Ernestine Bazemore won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat Toby Fitch had represented the 4th district since 2018.
Incumbent Democrat Don Davis had represented the 5th district since 2013, and previously from 2009 to 2011.
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown had represented the 6th district since 2004. Brown did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Michael Lazzara won the open seat.
Incumbent Republican Jim Perry had represented the 7th district since 2019. Perry was elected to his first full term.
Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon had represented the 8th district since 2011.
Incumbent Democrat Harper Peterson had represented the 9th district since 2019. Republican Michael Lee defeated Peterson in a rematch of the 2018election.
Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson had represented the 10th district since 2011.
Incumbent Republican Rick Horner had represented the 11th district since 2017. Horner did not seek re-election. Republican representative Lisa Stone Barnes defeated Democratic former state senator Allen Wellons in the general election.
Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin had represented the 12th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Danny Britt had represented the 13th district since 2017.
Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Dan Blue had represented the 14th district since 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri had represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.
Incumbent Democrat Wiley Nickel had represented the 16th district since 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Sam Searcy had represented the 17th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican John Alexander had represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 2015. Alexander didn't seek re-election and Democrat Sarah Crawford won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat Kirk deViere had represented the 19th district since 2019. Former senator Wesley Meredith unsuccessfully sought to regain his seat in a rematch with DeViere.
Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock had represented the 20th district since her appointment on April 2, 2020. Murdock was elected to a full term.
Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark had represented the 21st district since 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard had represented the 22nd district since 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee had represented the 23rd district since 2013.
Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn had represented the 24th district since 2011. Gunn did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Amy Galey won the open seat.
Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis had represented the 25th district since 2015.
incumbent Republican David Craven had represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2020. Craven was elected to his first full term.
Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett had represented the 27th district since 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Gladys A. Robinson had represented the 28th district since 2011.
Incumbent Republican Eddie Gallimore had represented the 29th district since 2019. Gallimore lost re-nomination to representative Steve Jarvis. Jarvis won the open seat.
Incumbent Republican president pro tempore Phil Berger had represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.
Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec had represented the 31st district since 2014.
Incumbent Democrat Paul A. Lowe Jr. had represented the 32nd district since 2015.
Incumbent Republican Carl Ford had represented the 33rd district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer had represented the 34th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson had represented the 35th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Paul Newton had represented the 36th district since 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson had represented the 37th district since 2014.
Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba Mohammed had represented the 38th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Rob Bryan had represented the 39th district since his appointment on October 2, 2019. Bryan did not seek re-election, and Democrat DeAndrea Salvador won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell had represented the 40th district since 2015.
Incumbent Democrat Natasha Marcus had represented the 41st district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Andy Wells had represented the 42nd district since 2015. Wells ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in the 2020 election, losing the Republican primary to Mark Robinson. Wells resigned before the end of his term, and Republican nominee Dean Proctor was appointed to the seat on August 18, 2020. Proctor was elected to a full term.
Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington had represented the 43rd district since 2011.
Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander had represented the 44th district since 2019.
Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard had represented the 45th district since 2016.
Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel had represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.
Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise had represented the 47th district since 2011.
Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards had represented the 48th district since 2016.
Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn had represented the 49th district since 2014. Van Duyn ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in the 2020 election, losing the Democratic primary to Yvonne Lewis Holley. Democrat Julie Mayfield won the open seat.
Incumbent Republican Jim Davis had represented the 50th district since 2011. Davis did not seek re-election, as he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House. State representative Kevin Corbin won the open seat.