North Carolina's 16th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 53% White 10% Black 8% Hispanic 25% Asian 1% Other 4% Multiracial | ||
Population (2023) | 204,170 |
North Carolina's 16th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gale Adcock since 2023. [1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 11th, 40th, 41st, and 49th state house districts.
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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William Saunders ( Southern Pines ) | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | Redistricted from the 19th district. | A. B. Coleman Jr. ( Hillsborough ) | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | 1973–1983 All of Randolph, Moore, Chatham, and Orange counties. [2] | |
Russell Walker ( Asheboro ) | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1995 | Retired. | Charles Vickery ( Chapel Hill ) | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983 | ||
Wanda Hunt ( Pinehurst ) | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1991 | 1983–1993 All of Randolph, Moore, and Chatham counties. Part of Orange County. [3] | |||||
![]() Howard Lee ( Chapel Hill ) | Democratic | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995 | Lost re-election. | |||||
1993–2003 All of Moore, Chatham, and Orange counties. Parts of Randolph and Lee counties. [4] | ||||||||
Teena Smith Little ( Southern Pines ) | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | Lost re-election. | Fred Hobbs ( Southern Pines ) | Democratic | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | Retired. | |
![]() Eleanor Kinnaird ( Chapel Hill ) | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 23rd district. | ![]() Howard Lee ( Chapel Hill ) | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 23rd district and lost re-nomination. |
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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![]() Eric Miller Reeves ( Raleigh ) | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 14th district. Retired. | 2003–Present Part of Wake County. [5] [6] |
![]() Janet Cowell ( Raleigh ) | Democratic | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009 | Retired to run for State Treasurer. | |
![]() Josh Stein ( Raleigh ) | Democratic | January 1, 2009 – March 21, 2016 | Resigned to run for Attorney General. | |
Vacant | March 21, 2016 – April 19, 2016 | |||
![]() Jay Chaudhuri ( Raleigh ) | Democratic | April 19, 2016 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Stein's term. Redistricted to the 15th district. | |
![]() Wiley Nickel ( Cary ) | Democratic | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | Retired to run for Congress. | |
![]() Gale Adcock ( Cary ) | Democratic | January 1, 2023 – Present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gale Adcock (incumbent) | 84,424 | 100% | |
Total votes | 84,424 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gale Adcock | 49,204 | 65.18% | |
Republican | James Powers | 23,161 | 30.68% | |
Libertarian | Dee Watson | 1,771 | 2.35% | |
Green | Michael Trudeau | 1,348 | 1.79% | |
Total votes | 75,484 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wiley Nickel (incumbent) | 80,530 | 65.65% | |
Republican | Will Marsh | 42,144 | 34.35% | |
Total votes | 122,674 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 8,585 | 55.48% | |
Democratic | Luis Toledo | 6,890 | 44.52% | |
Total votes | 15,475 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 63,335 | 65.28% | ||
Republican | Paul Smith | 30,308 | 31.24% | ||
Libertarian | Brian Irving | 3,382 | 3.49% | ||
Total votes | 97,025 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri | 20,232 | 62.93% | |
Democratic | Ellis Hankins | 11,916 | 37.07% | |
Total votes | 32,148 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 68,842 | 65.33% | ||
Republican | Eric Weaver | 36,530 | 34.67% | ||
Total votes | 105,372 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Josh Stein (incumbent) | 42,422 | 67.11% | ||
Republican | Molotov Mitchell | 20,791 | 32.89% | ||
Total votes | 63,213 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Josh Stein (incumbent) | 69,405 | 100% | ||
Total votes | 69,405 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Stein (incumbent) | 32,248 | 54.89% | |
Republican | Michael Beezley | 24,466 | 41.64% | |
Libertarian | Stephanie E. Watson | 2,040 | 3.47% | |
Total votes | 58,754 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Stein | 15,715 | 47.97% | |
Democratic | Jack Nichols | 13,224 | 40.37% | |
Democratic | Mike Shea | 3,822 | 11.67% | |
Total votes | 32,761 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Josh Stein | 58,357 | 60.82% | |
Republican | John Alexander | 37,586 | 39.18% | |
Total votes | 95,943 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Cowell (incumbent) | 30,330 | 100% | |
Total votes | 30,330 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Cowell | 5,367 | 49.03% | |
Democratic | Jack Nichols | 2,641 | 24.13% | |
Democratic | Carter Worthy | 2,136 | 19.51% | |
Democratic | Mike Shea | 802 | 7.33% | |
Total votes | 10,946 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Cowell | 45,396 | 59.44% | |
Republican | Mark A. Bradick | 28,995 | 37.97% | |
Libertarian | Jason P. Mara | 1,979 | 2.59% | |
Total votes | 76,370 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric Miller Reeves (incumbent) | 25,799 | 49.29% | |
Republican | Paul Coble | 25,323 | 48.38% | |
Libertarian | Jason Mara | 1,215 | 2.32% | |
Total votes | 52,337 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) | 68,346 | 27.09% | |
Democratic | Howard Lee (incumbent) | 65,167 | 25.83% | |
Republican | William T. "Bill" Boyd | 60,222 | 23.87% | |
Republican | Vickie Hargrove | 58,561 | 23.21% | |
Total votes | 252,296 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |