| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 4 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Buck Newton |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Wilson |
| Percent White: | 49 |
| Percent Black: | 34 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 12 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 216,554 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 4th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Buck Newton since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Wilson, Wayne, and Greene counties. The district overlaps with the 4th, 10th, 12th, and 24th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Russell Allsbrook | Democratic | January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 | Redistricted from the 8th district. Redistricted to the 6th district. | align=left | Herbert Vinson Bridgers | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1969 | 1967–1973 All of Halifax, Edgecombe, Martin, and Pitt counties.[2] | ||
| align=left | Vernon White | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1973 | Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | George Rountree III | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | 1973–1983 All of New Hanover and Pender counties.[3] | |||
| align=left | William Gray Smith | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979 | ||||
| align=left | Benjamin David Schwartz | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1981 | ||||
| align=left | Julius Arnette Wright | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 7th district. | |||
| align=left | Alexander Duke Guy | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1991 | 1983–1993 All of Onslow County.[4] | |||
| align=left | B. Tommy Pollard | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993 | Retired to run for Congress. | |||
| align=left | John Codington | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – March 1, 1994 | Died. | 1993–2003 Parts of New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret counties.[5] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 1, 1994 – January 1, 1995 | ||||||
| align=left | Patrick Ballantine | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 9th district. | |||
| Robert Holloman | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | Died. | 2003–2005 All of Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, and Gates counties. Part of Vance County.[6] | ||||
| 2005–2013 All of Halifax, Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans counties.[7] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 8, 2007 – January 23, 2007 | ||||||
| align=left | Ed Jones | Democratic | nowrap | January 23, 2007 – December 14, 2012 | Appointed to finish Holloman's term. Died. | |||
| Vacant | December 14, 2012 – January 7, 2013 | |||||||
| 2013–2019 All of Vance, Warren, and Halifax counties. Parts of Nash and Wilson counties.[8] | ||||||||
| align=left | Angela Bryant | Democratic | nowrap | January 7, 2013 – March 17, 2018 | Appointed to finish Jones's term. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 17, 2018 – March 23, 2018 | ||||||
| Toby Fitch | Democratic | March 23, 2018 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Bryant's term. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 2019–2023 All of Halifax, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties.[9] | ||||||||
| align=left | Buck Newton | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Wilson, Wayne, and Greene counties.[10] | |||