State: | North Carolina |
District: | 37 |
Chamber: | Senate |
Representative: | Vickie Sawyer |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Mooresville |
Percent White: | 37 |
Percent Black: | 37 |
Percent Hispanic: | 19 |
Percent Asian: | 4 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
Population: | 229,295 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 37th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Vickie Sawyer since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has covered all of Iredell County, as well as part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 84th, 89th, 95th, and 98th state house districts.
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
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District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 All of Rutherford County. Part of Cleveland County.[2] | |||||||
align=left | J. Ollie Harris | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Lost re-election. | |||
align=left | Dennis Davis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | Lost re-election. | |||
align=left | Walter Dalton | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 46th district. | |||
align=left | Dan Clodfelter | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – April 8, 2014 | Redistricted from the 40th district. Resigned to become Mayor of Charlotte. | 2003–2023 Part of Mecklenburg County.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | ||
Vacant | nowrap | April 8, 2014 – May 6, 2014 | ||||||
align=left | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | nowrap | May 6, 2014 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Clodfelter's term. Redistricted to the 42nd district and retired to run for Congress. | |||
align=left | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Iredell County. Part of Mecklenburg County.[8] |