| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 42 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Rachel Hunt |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Charlotte |
| Percent White: | 77 |
| Percent Black: | 8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 195,464 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 42nd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel Hunt since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 100th, 103rd, 104th, and 105th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 All of Graham, Cherokee, Clay, and Polk counties. Parts of Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, Henderson, and Buncombe counties.[2] | |||||||
| align=left | Bob Carpenter | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 29th district. Redistricted to the 50th district. | |||
| align=left | James Forrester | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 39th district. Redistricted to the 41st district. | 2003–2005 All of Lincoln County. Parts of Gaston and Catawba Counties.[3] | ||
| Austin Allran | Republican | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015 | Redistricted from the 44th district. Retired. | 2005–2013 All of Catawba County. Part of Iredell County.[4] | ||||
| 2013–2023 All of Catawba and Alexander counties.[5] [6] [7] | ||||||||
| align=left | Andy Wells | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2015 – July 27, 2020 | Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor and resigned early. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 27, 2020 - August 15, 2020 | ||||||
| align=left | Dean Proctor | Republican | nowrap | August 15, 2020 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Wells' term. Redistricted to the 45th district. | |||
| align=left | Rachel Hunt | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.[8] | |||