North Carolina's 50th Senate district

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North Carolina's 50th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Kevin Corbin
R – Franklin
Demographics85%  White
2%  Black
6%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
4%  Native American
2%  Multiracial
Population (2023)215,113

North Carolina's 50th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Corbin since 2021. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has covered all of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties, as well as most of Haywood County. The district overlaps with the 118th, 119th, and 120th state house districts.

List of members representing the district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 2003.

Bob Carpenter
(Murphy)		 Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005		Redistricted from the 42nd district and re-elected in 2002.
Lost re-election.		2003–2013
All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties.
Part of Haywood County. [2] [3]
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John Snow
(Murphy)		 Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2011		 Elected in 2004.
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
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Jim Davis
(Franklin)		 Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2021		 Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
2013–2023
All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Haywood counties. [4] [5] [6]
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Kevin Corbin
(Franklin)		 Republican January 1, 2021 –
present		 Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–Present
All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties.
Most of Haywood County. [7] [8]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2024 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Corbin (incumbent) 83,381 66.53%
Democratic Adam Tebrugge41,93933.47%
Total votes125,320 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Corbin (incumbent) 59,534 66.24%
Democratic Karen Burnette McCracken30,34733.76%
Total votes89,881 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Corbin 20,077 78.15%
Republican Sarah Conway5,61321.85%
Total votes25,690 100%
North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Corbin 73,875 66.66%
Democratic Victoria Fox36,95433.34%
Total votes110,829 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis (incumbent) 48,387 60.30%
Democratic Bobby Kuppers31,85139.70%
Total votes80,238 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis (incumbent) 59,028 62.46%
Democratic Jane Hipps35,47637.54%
Total votes94,504 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 50th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Hipps 9,444 69.97%
Democratic Ron Robinson4,05330.03%
Total votes13,497 100%
North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis (incumbent) 33,820 53.86%
Democratic Jane Hipps28,97446.14%
Total votes62,974 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis (incumbent) 50,421 57.11%
Democratic John Snow 37,87342.89%
Total votes88,294 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis 5,484 60.68%
Republican Jimmy Goodman3,55439.32%
Total votes9,038 100%
North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Davis 31,041 50.13%
Democratic John Snow (incumbent)30,88049.87%
Total votes61,921 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Snow (incumbent) 46,536 57.45%
Republican Susan C. Pons34,46242.55%
Total votes80,998 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken McKim 4,869 43.90%
Republican Sue Lynn Ledford4,73742.71%
Republican Mark Crawford8497.65%
Republican Rick Bagley6375.74%
Total votes11,092 100%
North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2006 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Snow (incumbent) 37,130 59.93%
Republican Ken McKim24,82340.07%
Total votes61,953 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2004 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Snow 35,722 49.39%
Republican Bob Carpenter (incumbent)35,43849.00%
Libertarian Ben Lamm1,1641.61%
Total votes72,324 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Carpenter (incumbent) 30,032 56.46%
Democratic Dan Robinson (incumbent)23,16443.54%
Total votes53,196 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 50, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=2705 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1341 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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