State: | North Carolina |
District: | 34 |
Chamber: | Senate |
Representative: | Paul Newton |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Mount Pleasant |
Percent White: | 77 |
Percent Black: | 10 |
Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
Percent Asian: | 2 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
Population: | 216,451 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 34th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Paul Newton since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included part of Cabarrus County. The district overlaps with the 73rd, 82nd, and 83rd state house districts.
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
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align=left | T. L. "Fountain" Odom | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 40th district and lost re-election. | 1989–2003 Parts of Mecklenburg and Lincoln counties.[2] | ||
Andrew Brock | Republican | January 1, 2003 – June 30, 2017 | Resigned. | 2003–2005 All of Yadkin and Davie counties. Part of Rowan County.[3] | ||||
2005–2013 All of Davie and Rowan counties.[4] | ||||||||
2013–2019 All of Davie County. Parts of Iredell and Rowan counties.[5] | ||||||||
Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 2017 – August 23, 2017 | ||||||
align=left | Dan Barrett | Republican | nowrap | August 23, 2017 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Brock's term. Redistricted to the 31st district and lost re-nomination. | |||
align=left | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | Redistricted to the 37th district. | 2019–2023 All of Iredell and Yadkin counties.[6] [7] | ||
align=left | Paul Newton | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the 36th district. | 2023–present Most of Cabarrus County.[8] |