| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 20 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Natalie Murdock |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Durham |
| Percent White: | 39 |
| Percent Black: | 37 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 14 |
| Percent Asian: | 6 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 222,206 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 20th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Natalie Murdock since 2020.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Chatham County, as well as part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 29th, 31st, and 54th house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Horton Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 31st district. | align=left | James Mark McDaniel | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999 | Lost re-election.[2] | 1995–2003 Part of Forsyth County.[3] | |
| align=left | Linda Garrou | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 32nd district. |
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Jeanne Hopkins Lucas | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – March 9, 2007 | Redistricted from the 13th district. Died. | 2003–2013 Part of Durham County.[4] [5] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | March 9, 2007 – April 18, 2007 | |||||
| Floyd McKissick Jr. | Democratic | April 18, 2007 – January 7, 2020 | Appointed to finish Lucas's term. Resigned. | ||||
| 2013–2019 All of Granville County. Part of Durham County.[6] | |||||||
| 2019–2023 Part of Durham County.[7] [8] | |||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 7, 2020 – January 14, 2020 | |||||
| align=left | Mickey Michaux | Democratic | nowrap | January 14, 2020 – March 31, 2020 | Appointed to continue McKissick's term. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 31, 2020 – April 29, 2020 | |||||
| Natalie Murdock | Democratic | April 29, 2020 – Present | Appointed to finish McKissick's term. | ||||
| 2023–Present All of Chatham County. Part of Durham County.[9] | |||||||