North Carolina's 13th Senate district

North Carolina's 13th State Senate district
Senator	Lisa Grafstein D – Raleigh
Demographics	61%  White 18%  Black 13%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	196,819

North Carolina's 13th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Lisa Grafstein since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 11th, 21st, 33rd, 36th, 37th, and 39th state house districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Kenneth Royall Jr. ( Durham )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1993	Retired.	Gordon Allen ( Roxboro )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 11th district. Retired.	1973–1983 All of Durham, Person, and Granville Counties. [2]
				Willis Whichard ( Durham )	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – September 2, 1980	Resigned to become North Carolina Court of Appeals judge.
				Vacant		September 2, 1980 – October 6, 1980
				William Hancock Jr. ( Durham )	Democratic	October 6, 1980 – January 1, 1985	Appointed to finish Wichard's term.
								1983–1993 All of Durham, Person, and Granville Counties. Part of Orange County. [3]
				Ralph Hunt ( Durham )	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – July 24, 1993	Resigned.
Wib Gulley ( Durham )	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 18th district.					1993–2003 All of Durham County. Parts of Person, Granville, and Wake counties. [4]
				Vacant		July 24, 1993 – August 3, 1993
				Jeanne Hopkins Lucas ( Durham )	Democratic	August 3, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Hunt's term. Redistricted to the 20th district.

Single-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
David Weinstein ( Lumberton )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – September 30, 2009	Redistricted from the 30th district. Resigned.	2003–2013 All of Robeson and Hoke counties. [5] [6]
Vacant		September 30, 2009 – November 3, 2009
Michael Walters ( Fairmont )	Democratic	November 3, 2009 – January 1, 2015	Appointed to finish Weinstein's term. Retired.
				2013–2023 All of Robeson and Columbus counties. [7] [8] [9]
Jane Smith ( Lumberton )	Democratic	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017	Lost re-election.
Danny Britt ( Lumberton )	Republican	January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 24th district.
Lisa Grafstein ( Raleigh )	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present Part of Wake County. [10] [11]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 13th district Republican primary election, 2024 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Lassiter	11,636	52.94%
	Republican	Vicki Harry	10,345	47.06%
Total votes			21,981	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2024 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Grafstein (incumbent)	64,074	50.21%
	Republican	Scott Lassiter	59,829	46.89%
	Libertarian	Susan Hogarth	3,700	2.90%
Total votes			127,603	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2022 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Grafstein	11,931	66.59%
	Democratic	Patrick Buffkin	5,987	33.41%
Total votes			17,918	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bankert	5,230	52.23%
	Republican	Jeff Werner	4,783	47.77%
Total votes			10,013	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2022 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Grafstein	50,937	62.34%
	Republican	David Bankert	28,001	34.27%
	Libertarian	Michael C. Munger	2,769	3.39%
Total votes			81,707	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2020

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)	45,264	63.56%
	Democratic	Barbara Yates-Lockamy	25,949	36.44%
Total votes			71,213	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2018 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Campbell	14,803	69.20%
	Democratic	Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar	6,588	30.80%
Total votes			21,391	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)	31,106	62.50%
	Democratic	John Campbell	18,661	37.50%
Total votes			49,767	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt	34,126	54.98%
	Democratic	Jane Smith (incumbent)	27,940	45.02%
Total votes			62,066	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2014 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Smith	9,510	47.32%
	Democratic	Marcus W. Williams	5,496	27.34%
	Democratic	David Ayers	2,735	13.61%
	Democratic	Beverly Collins Hall	2,358	11.73%
Total votes			20,099	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2014 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Smith	24,076	62.78%
	Republican	Bernard White	14,276	37.22%
Total votes			38,352	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2012 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Walters (incumbent)	46,974	72.55%
	Republican	W. Bernard White Jr.	17,770	27.45%
Total votes			64,744	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2010 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Walters (incumbent)	13,559	68.87%
	Democratic	Ben Clark	6,129	31.13%
Total votes			19,688	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2010 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Walters (incumbent)	22,728	100%
Total votes			22,728	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2008 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	17,477	61.17%
	Democratic	Ben Clark	11,095	38.83%
Total votes			28,572	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2008 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	45,776	100%
Total votes			45,776	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2006 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	11,884	65.04%
	Democratic	Ben Clark	6,389	34.96%
Total votes			18,273	100%

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2006 ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	15,992	100%
Total votes			15,992	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2004 ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	37,829	100%
Total votes			37,829	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2002 ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	21,602	100%
Total votes			21,602	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2000 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wib Gulley (incumbent)	82,509	37.54%
	Democratic	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent)	76,064	34.61%
	Republican	Wallace Bradsher	52,113	23.71%
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	9,102	4.14%
Total votes			219,788	100%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

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