North Carolina's 11th Senate district explained

State:North Carolina
District:11
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Lisa Stone Barnes
Party:Republican
Residence:Spring Hope
Percent White:62
Percent Black:25
Percent Hispanic:9
Percent Asian:1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:2
Population:215,639
Population Year:2020

North Carolina's 11th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Lisa Stone Barnes since 2021.[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties. The district overlaps with the 7th, 24th, 25th, and 32nd state house districts.

District officeholders since 1975

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
align=left Edd NyeDemocraticnowrap January 1, 1975 –
January 1, 1977
Retired to run for state house.1975–1983
All of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties.[2]
align=left R. C. Soles Jr.Democraticnowrap January 1, 1977 –
January 1, 1983
Redistricted to the 18th district.
James Davis SpeedDemocraticJanuary 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1997
Redistricted from the 7th district.
Retired.
1983–1985
All of Vance and Franklin counties.
Parts of Nash and Wake counties.[3]
1985–1993
All of Vance and Franklin counties.
Part of Wake County.[4]
1993–2003
All of Franklin County.
Parts of Vance, Johnston, and Wilson counties.[5]
align=left Allen WellonsDemocraticnowrap January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 12th district and lost re-election.
A. B. SwindellDemocraticJanuary 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Redistricted from the 10th district.
Lost re-election.
2003–2005
All of Nash and Franklin counties.
Part of Vance County.[6]
2005–2013
All of Nash and Wilson counties.[7]
Buck NewtonRepublicanJanuary 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2017
Retired to run for Attorney General.
2013–2019
Parts of Nash, Wilson, and Johnston counties.[8]
Rick HornerRepublicanJanuary 1, 2017 –
January 1, 2021
Retired.
2019–2023
All of Nash County.
Part of Johnston County.[9] [10]
Lisa Stone BarnesRepublicanJanuary 1, 2021 –
Present
2023–Present
All of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties.[11]

Election results

2000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 11, NC. Census Reporter. May 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: North Carolina State Senate 1975-1976. J.D. Lewis. 2014. May 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: North Carolina State Senate 1983-1984. J.D. Lewis. 2014. May 15, 2022.
  4. Web site: North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992. J.D. Lewis. 2014. May 15, 2022.
  5. Web site: 1992 Senate Base Plan #6. North Carolina General Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  6. Web site: Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections. North Carolina General Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2003 Senate Redistricting Plan. North Carolina general Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  8. Web site: Rucho Senate 2. North Carolina General Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2018 Senate Election Districts. North Carolina General Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map. North Carolina General Assembly. May 14, 2022.
  11. Web site: S.L. 2022-2 Senate. North Carolina General Assembly. December 15, 2022.