North Carolina's 18th Senate district

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North Carolina's 18th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Sarah Crawford
D Raleigh
Demographics72%  White
16%  Black
6%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)229,414

North Carolina's 18th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sarah Crawford since 2021. [1]

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Geography

Since 2013, the district has covered all of Franklin County and part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 7th, 35th, 38th, 39th, and 40th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Ralph Scott Democratic January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1981
Redistricted from the 17th district.
Lost re-election.
1973-1983
All of Alamance County. [2]
Cary Allred Republican January 1, 1981 –
January 1, 1983
Redistricted to the 21st district.
R. C. Soles Jr. Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted from the 11th district.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
1983-1993
All of Bladen, Columbus, and Brunswick counties.
Part of Cumberland County. [3] [4]
1993-2003
All of Columbus and Brunswick counties.
Parts of Bladen and New Hanover counties. [5]
Wib Gulley Democratic January 1, 2003 –
March 19, 2004
Redistricted from the 13th district.
Resigned.
2003-2005
All of Person and Granville counties.
Part of Durham County. [6]
VacantMarch 19, 2004 -
April 21, 2004
Ralph Hunt Democratic April 21, 2004 –
January 1, 2005
Appointed to finish Gulley's term.
Retired.
Bob Atwater Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2013
Redistricted to the 23rd district and retired.2005-2013
All of Chatham and Lee counties.
Part of Durham County. [7]
Chad Barefoot Republican January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
Retired.2013-Present
All of Franklin County.
Part of Wake County. [8] [9] [10]
John Alexander Republican January 1, 2019 –
January 1, 2021
Redistricted from the 15th district.
Retired.
Sarah Crawford Democratic January 1, 2021 –
Present
Retired to run for State House.
Mary Wills Bode Democratic January 1, 2023 –
2023-
All of Granville County.
Part of Wake County. [11]

Election results

2022

North Carolina State Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican E. C. Sykes 11,124 84.86%
Republican Dimitry Slabyak1,98515.14%
Total votes13,109 100%
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Wills Bode 42,783 51.36%
Republican E.C. Sykes38,29645.97%
Libertarian Ryan Brown2,2192.66%
Total votes83,298 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina State Senate 18th district Democratic primary election, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Crawford 21,630 74.23%
Democratic Angela F. Bridgman7,51025.77%
Total votes29,140 100%
North Carolina State Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2020 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry E. Norman 7,116 51.31%
Republican Scott McKaig6,75348.69%
Total votes13,869 100%
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Crawford 67,912 52.08%
Republican Larry E. Norman57,89044.40%
Libertarian Jason Loeback4,5953.52%
Total votes130,397 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Alexander (incumbent) 51,794 49.90%
Democratic Mack Paul49,15547.35%
Libertarian Brad Hessel2,8552.75%
Total votes103,804 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chad Barefoot (incumbent) 57,121 55.34%
Democratic Gil Johnson46,10544.66%
Total votes103,226 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chad Barefoot (incumbent) 34,646 52.89%
Democratic Sarah Crawford 30,86147.11%
Total votes65,507 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina State Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chad Barefoot 9,149 45.91%
Republican Michael Schriver8,02840.29%
Republican Glen Bradley 2,75013.80%
Total votes19,927 100%
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chad Barefoot 51,873 55.92%
Democratic Doug Berger (incumbent)40,89744.08%
Total votes92,770 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Atwater (incumbent) 38,809 59.43%
Republican Roger Gerber26,48840.57%
Total votes65,297 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Atwater (incumbent) 66,916 69.00%
Republican Roger Gerber30,06331.00%
Total votes96,979 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2006 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Atwater (incumbent) 36,763 100%
Total votes36,763 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 18th district Democratic primary election, 2004 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Atwater 9,244 52.19%
Democratic Paul D. Carrington6,60537.29%
Democratic Tommy "Jr." Griffin1,86210.51%
Total votes17,711 100%
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2004 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Atwater 46,875 58.04%
Republican Christine Mumma32,70940.50%
Libertarian Jon Guze1,1861.47%
Total votes80,770 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2002 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wib Gulley (incumbent) 27,335 46.23%
Republican Tom Davidson19,70640.53%
Libertarian Mark Kitchens1,5763.24%
Total votes48,617 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2000 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent) 39,389 79.52%
Libertarian John Evans10,14720.48%
Total votes49,536 100%
Democratic hold

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