| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 1 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Norman Sanderson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Minnesott Beach |
| Percent White: | 65 |
| Percent Black: | 26 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 197,971 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 1st Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Norman Sanderson since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington, Dare, Hyde, Carteret, and Pamlico counties. The district overlaps with the 1st, 5th, 13th, and 79th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Basnight | Democratic | January 1, 1985 – January 25, 2011 | Resigned. | 1985-1993 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Bertie, and Gates counties.[2] | ||||
| 1993–2003 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Washington, and Bertie counties.[3] | ||||||||
| 2003–2005 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties.[4] | ||||||||
| 2005–2013 All of Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties.[5] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 25, 2011 – January 26, 2011 | ||||||
| align=left | Stan White | Democratic | nowrap | January 26, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Appointed to finish Basnight's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Bill Cook | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | Retired. | 2013–2019 All of Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties.[6] | ||
| align=left | Bob Steinburg | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – July 31, 2022 | Lost re-nomination and resigned.[7] | 2019–Present All of Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 31, 2022 – August 29, 2022 | ||||||
| align=left | Bobby Hanig | Republican | nowrap | August 29, 2022 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Steinburg's term.[8] Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |||
| align=left | Norman Sanderson | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | Redistricted from the 2nd district. | 2023–Present All of Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington, Dare, Hyde, Carteret, and Pamlico counties.[9] | ||