North Carolina's 41st Senate district

North Carolina's 41st State Senate district
Senator	Caleb Theodros D – Charlotte
Demographics	41%  White 37%  Black 12%  Hispanic 5%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	214,645

North Carolina's 41st Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Caleb Theodros since 2025. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2013, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 101st, 102nd, 104th, 106th, and 107th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Part of Cumberland County. [2]
Chancy Rudolph Edwards	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
Larry Shaw	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 21st district.
R. B. Sloan Jr.	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Lost re-nomination.	2003–2005 All of Alexander and Iredell counties. [3]
James Forrester	Republican	January 1, 2005 – October 31, 2011	Redistricted from the 42nd district. Died.	2005–2013 All of Lincoln County. Parts of Gaston and Iredell counties. [4]
Vacant		October 31, 2011 - December 8, 2011
Chris Carney	Republican	December 8, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Forrester's term. Redistricted to the 44th district and lost re-nomination.
Jeff Tarte	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.	2013–Present Part of Mecklenburg County. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Natasha Marcus	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2025	Redistricted to the 37th district and retired to run for Insurance Commissioner.
Caleb Theodros	Democratic	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 41st district Democratic primary election, 2024 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Caleb Theodros	7,230	42.84%
	Democratic	Lucille Puckett	5,268	31.22%
	Democratic	Kendrick Cunningham	2,784	16.50%
	Democratic	Robert Bruns	1,593	9.44%
Total votes			16,875	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2024 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Caleb Theodros	95,805	100%
Total votes			95,805	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2022

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natasha Marcus (incumbent)	46,358	66.52%
	Republican	Bonni Leone	23,331	33.48%
Total votes			69,689	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natasha Marcus (incumbent)	82,741	71.93%
	Constitution	Christopher Cole	32,295	28.07%
Total votes			115,036	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2018 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natasha Marcus	49,459	56.85%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte (incumbent)	37,536	43.15%
Total votes			86,995	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2016 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte (incumbent)	55,519	54.48%
	Democratic	Jonathan Hudson	41,453	40.68%
	Libertarian	Christopher Cole	4,938	4.85%
Total votes			101,910	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2014 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte (incumbent)	35,572	60.47%
	Democratic	Latrice McRae	23,255	39.53%
Total votes			58,827	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 41st district Republican primary election, 2012 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte	6,423	37.63%
	Republican	John Aneralla	6,193	36.28%
	Republican	Troy Stafford	1,837	10.76%
	Republican	Robby Benton	1,423	8.34%
	Republican	Donald L. Copeland Sr.	1,194	6.99%
Total votes			17,070	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district Republican primary run-off election, 2012 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte	4,207	51.17%
	Republican	John Aneralla	4,014	48.83%
Total votes			8,221	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2012 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte	64,153	100%
Total votes			64,153	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2010

North Carolina Senate 41st district Republican primary election, 2010 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	9,671	83.25%
	Republican	Mark Richard Vanek	1,946	16.75%
Total votes			11,617	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2010 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	43,461	100%
Total votes			43,461	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2008 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	67,211	100%
Total votes			67,211	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2006 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	30,320	100%
Total votes			30,320	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 41st district Republican primary election, 2004 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	6,129	57.74%
	Republican	R. B. Sloan Jr. (incumbent)	4,485	42.26%
Total votes			10,614	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2004 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	50,458	68.93%
	Democratic	Rita W. McElwaine	22,741	31.07%
Total votes			73,199	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2002 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. B. Sloan Jr.	30,338	68.02%
	Democratic	Victor Crosby	14,261	31.98%
Total votes			44,599	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2000

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2000 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Shaw (incumbent)	6,052	87.38%
	Democratic	Eronomy Mohammed Smith	874	12.62%
Total votes			6,926	100%

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2000 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Shaw (incumbent)	20,392	100%
Total votes			20,392	100%
	Democratic hold

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