North Carolina's 19th Senate district

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North Carolina's 19th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Val Applewhite
D – Fayetteville
Demographics42%  White
36%  Black
13%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
1%  Native American
1% Other
5%  Multiracial
Population (2023)217,644

North Carolina's 19th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Val Applewhite since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, and 45th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Multi-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
McNeill Smith
( Greensboro )		 Democratic January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1979		C. Coolidge Murrow
( High Point )		 Republican January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1975		Redistricted from the 18th district.Lynwood Smith
( High Point )		 Democratic January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1977		1973–1983
All of Guilford County. [2]
Katherine Sebo
( Greensboro )		 Democratic January 1, 1975 –
September 4, 1979		Resigned.
Rachel Gray
( High Point )		 Democratic January 1, 1977 –
January 1, 1983		Redistricted to the 32nd district
Walter Cockerham
( Greensboro )		 Republican January 1, 1979 –
January 1, 1983
VacantSeptember 4, 1979 –
September 25, 1979
James Turner
( Greensboro )		 Democratic September 25, 1979 –
January 1, 1981		Appointed to finish Sebo's term.
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Henry Frye
( Greensboro )		 Democratic January 1, 1981 –
January 1, 1983		Retired.

Single-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Elton Edwards
( Greensboro )		 Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1985		1983–1993
Parts of Guilford and Forsyth counties. [3]
Bob Shaw
( Greensboro )		 Republican January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 26th district and lost re-nomination.
1993–2003
Parts of Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph counties. [4]
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Tony Rand
( Fayetteville )		 Democratic January 1, 2003 –
December 31, 2009		Redistricted from the 24th district.
Resigned.		2003–2013
All of Bladen County.
Part of Cumberland County. [5] [6]
VacantDecember 31, 2009 –
January 21, 2010
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Margaret Dickson
( Fayetteville )		 Democratic January 21, 2010 –
January 1, 2011		Appointed to finish Rand's term.
Lost re-election.
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Wesley Meredith
( Fayetteville )		 Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2019		Lost re-election.
2013–Present
Part of Cumberland County. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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Kirk deViere
( Fayetteville )		 Democratic January 1, 2019 –
January 1, 2023		Lost re-nomination.
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Val Applewhite
( Fayetteville )		 Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Val Applewhite (incumbent) 55,697 62.87%
Republican Semone Pemberton30,00533.87%
Libertarian Steven Swinton2,8843.26%
Total votes88,586 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Val Applewhite 7,588 56.24%
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent)4,97236.85%
Democratic Ed Donaldson9316.90%
Total votes13,491 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Meredith 5,781 72.42%
Republican Dennis Britt2,20227.58%
Total votes7,983 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Val Applewhite 30,755 52.70%
Republican Wesley Meredith 27,60147.30%
Total votes58,356 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 46,740 51.53%
Republican Wesley Meredith 43,96648.47%
Total votes90,706 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk deViere 5,257 62.59%
Democratic Clarence E. Donaldson3,14237.41%
Total votes8,399 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2018 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk deViere 29,815 50.37%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent)29,38249.63%
Total votes59,197 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 40,359 56.44%
Democratic Toni Morris31,14943.56%
Total votes71,508 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 23,636 54.44%
Democratic Billy Richardson 19,78145.56%
Total votes43,417 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 37,308 53.88%
Democratic George Tatum31,93646.12%
Total votes69,244 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Meredith 25,047 51.10%
Democratic Margaret Dickson (incumbent)23,96448.90%
Total votes49,011 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 57,027 100%
Total votes57,027 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2006 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 8,971 75.35%
Democratic Paul Williams2,93524.65%
Total votes11,906 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2006 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 22,731 100%
Total votes22,731 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2004 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 43,413 100%
Total votes43,413 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2002 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 15,025 77.58%
Democratic Russell McLaurin4,34122.42%
Total votes19,366 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2002 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 25,493 63.36%
Republican Bob White14,74136.64%
Total votes40,234 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2000 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert G. "Bob" Shaw (incumbent) 9,399 82.32%
Republican Randy Tuggle2,01917.68%
Total votes11,418 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2000 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert G. "Bob" Shaw (incumbent) 58,838 100%
Total votes58,838 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 19, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974" . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  26. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  27. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  28. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  29. ↑ "NC State Senate 19 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  30. ↑ "NC State Senate 19". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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