| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 16 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Gale Adcock |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Cary |
| Percent White: | 60 |
| Percent Black: | 10 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
| Percent Asian: | 19 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 245,603 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 16th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gale Adcock since 2023.[1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 11th, 21st, 36th, and 49th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Eric Miller Reeves | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 14th district. Retired. | 2003–Present Part of Wake County.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |
| align=left | Janet Cowell | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009 | Retired to run for State Treasurer. | ||
| align=left | Josh Stein | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2009 – March 21, 2016 | Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 21, 2016 – April 19, 2016 | |||||
| align=left | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | nowrap | April 19, 2016 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Stein's term. Redistricted to the 15th district. | ||
| align=left | Wiley Nickel | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | Retired to run for Congress. | ||
| align=left | Gale Adcock | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | |||