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North Carolina's 5th Senate district

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North Carolina's 5th
State Senate district

Senator
  Kandie Smith
DGreenville
Demographics53% White
35% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2020)200,965

North Carolina's 5th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kandie Smith since 2023.[1]

Geography

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Since 2019, the district has covered all of Edgecombe and Pitt counties. The district overlaps with the 8th, 9th, and 23rd state house districts.

District officeholders since 1989

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Senator Party Dates Notes Counties
Wendell H. Murphy Democratic January 1, 1989 –
January 1, 1993
Retired. 1989–1993
All of Duplin, Lenoir, and Jones counties. Part of Pender County.[2]
Charles W. Albertson Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 10th district. 1993–2003
All of Duplin County. Parts of Sampson, Pender, Onslow, and Jones counties.[3]
Tony P. Moore Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005
Switched parties.
Lost re-election.
2003–2005
All of Wilson County. Part of Pitt County.[4]
Republican
John H. Kerr III Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2009
Redistricted from the 7th district.
Retired.
2005–2013
All of Greene County. Parts of Wayne and Pitt counties.[5]
Don Davis Democratic January 1, 2009 –
January 1, 2011
Lost re-election.
Louis M. Pate Jr. Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013
Redistricted to the 7th district.
Don Davis Democratic January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2023
Retired to run for Congress. 2013–2019
All of Greene County. Parts of Wayne, Lenoir, and Pitt counties.[6]
2019–2023
All of Greene and Pitt counties.[7][8]
Kandie Smith Democratic January 1, 2023 –
present
2023–present
All of Edgecombe and Pitt counties.[9]

Election results

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2022

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Democratic primary for the 2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 13,604 86.58%
Democratic Lenton Brown 2,109 13.42%
Total votes 15,713 100%
2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 36,557 52.23%
Republican Karen Kozel 33,432 47.77%
Total votes 69,989 100%
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 51,702 55.12%
Republican Karen Kozel 42,104 44.88%
Total votes 93,806 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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Democratic primary for the 2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 11,011 77.35%
Democratic Lonnie Carraway 3,224 22.65%
Total votes 14,235 100%
Republican primary for the 2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly Robb 4,189 51.95%
Republican Tony P. Moore 3,875 48.05%
Total votes 8,064 100%
2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 36,321 55.34%
Republican Kimberly Robb 29,317 44.66%
Total votes 65,638 100%
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 57,882 100%
Total votes 57,882 100%
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 35,740 100%
Total votes 35,740 100%
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis 59,648 100%
Total votes 59,648 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2010

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2010 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. 25,780 54.54%
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 21,488 45.46%
Total votes 47,268 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

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Democratic primary for the 2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis 10,303 35.81%
Democratic Kathy A. Taft 6,942 24.13%
Democratic Ed Wilson 3,882 13.49%
Democratic Tony P. Moore 3,553 12.35%
Democratic Chuck Stone 2,514 8.74%
Democratic Charles Elliott Johnson 1,581 5.49%
Total votes 28,775 100%
Democratic primary run-off for the 2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis 5,494 62.77%
Democratic Kathy A. Taft 3,259 37.23%
Total votes 8,753 100%
2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis 40,982 52.90%
Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. 36,493 47.10%
Total votes 77,475 100%
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Kerr III (incumbent) 17,865 58.43%
Republican Todd Siebels 12,711 41.57%
Total votes 30,576 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Kerr III (incumbent) 34,162 56.80%
Republican Tony P. Moore (incumbent) 25,987 43.20%
Total votes 60,149 100%
Democratic hold

2002

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Democratic primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony P. Moore 5,005 33.94%
Democratic James M. Johnson III 4,859 32.95%
Democratic William L. Neill 2,511 17.03%
Democratic Robert Wheeler Jr. 2,371 16.08%
Total votes 14,746 100%
Republican primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Coulson 3,651 69.74%
Republican George H. Gray 1,584 30.26%
Total votes 5,235 100%
2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony P. Moore 22,265 50.86%
Republican Tom Coulson 20,992 47.95%
Libertarian Christopher Ruff 521 1.19%
Total votes 43,778 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2000

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2000 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles W. Albertson (incumbent) 28,166 59.58%
Republican Cynthia B. Watson 19,109 40.42%
Total votes 47,275 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  4. ^ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
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