North Carolina's 13th Senate district

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North Carolina's 13th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Lisa Grafstein
D – Raleigh
Demographics35%  White
25%  Black
8%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
29%  Native American
Population (2020)187,337

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]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 34th, 38th, 40th, 49th, and 66th state house districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Wib Gulley Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 18th district. Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 20th district.1993–2003
All of Durham County. Parts of Person, Granville, and Wake counties. [2]

Single-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
David Weinstein Democratic January 1, 2003 –
September 30, 2009		Redistricted from the 30th district.
Resigned.		2003–2013
All of Robeson and Hoke counties. [3] [4]
VacantSeptember 30, 2009 –
November 3, 2009
Michael Walters Democratic November 3, 2009 –
January 1, 2015		Appointed to finish Weinstein's term.
Retired.
2013–2023
All of Robeson and Columbus counties. [5] [6] [7]
Jane Smith Democratic January 1, 2015 –
January 1, 2017		Lost re-election.
Danny Britt Republican January 1, 2017 –
January 1, 2023		Redistricted to the 24th district.
Lisa Grafstein Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present		2023–Present
Part of Wake County. [8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Grafstein 11,931 66.59%
Democratic Patrick Buffkin5,98733.41%
Total votes17,918 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district Republican primary election, 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Bankert 5,230 52.23%
Republican Jeff Werner4,78347.77%
Total votes10,013 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Grafstein 50,937 62.34%
Republican David Bankert28,00134.27%
Libertarian Michael C. Munger2,7693.39%
Total votes81,707 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2020

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 45,264 63.56%
Democratic Barbara Yates-Lockamy25,94936.44%
Total votes71,213 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Campbell 14,803 69.20%
Democratic Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar6,58830.80%
Total votes21,391 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 31,106 62.50%
Democratic John Campbell18,66137.50%
Total votes49,767 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt 34,126 54.98%
Democratic Jane Smith (incumbent)27,94045.02%
Total votes62,066 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Smith 9,510 47.32%
Democratic Marcus W. Williams5,49627.34%
Democratic David Ayers2,73513.61%
Democratic Beverly Collins Hall2,35811.73%
Total votes20,099 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Smith 24,076 62.78%
Republican Bernard White14,27637.22%
Total votes38,352 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 46,974 72.55%
Republican W. Bernard White Jr.17,77027.45%
Total votes64,744 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 13,559 68.87%
Democratic Ben Clark 6,12931.13%
Total votes19,688 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 22,728 100%
Total votes22,728 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 17,477 61.17%
Democratic Ben Clark 11,09538.83%
Total votes28,572 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 45,776 100%
Total votes45,776 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 11,884 65.04%
Democratic Ben Clark 6,38934.96%
Total votes18,273 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2006 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 15,992 100%
Total votes15,992 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2004 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 37,829 100%
Total votes37,829 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2002 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Weinstein (incumbent) 21,602 100%
Total votes21,602 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2000 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wib Gulley (incumbent) 82,509 37.54%
Democratic Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent) 76,064 34.61%
Republican Wallace Bradsher52,11323.71%
Libertarian Sean Haugh 9,1024.14%
Total votes219,788 100%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

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References

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  2. ↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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