North Carolina's 1st State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 73% White 17% Black 5% Hispanic 1% Asian 4% Multiracial | ||
Population (2023) | 201,821 |
North Carolina's 1st Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bobby Hanig since 2025. [1]
Since 2025, the district has included all of Bertie, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, and Dare counties. The district overlaps with the 1st, 5th, 23rd, 27th, and 79th state house districts.
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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W. I. Halstead ( South Mills ) | Democratic | January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1951 | J. Emmett Winslow ( Hertford ) | Democratic | January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1953 | 1949–1965 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. [2] [3] [4] | ||
J. William Copeland ( Murfreesboro ) | Democratic | January 1, 1951 – January 1, 1955 | ||||||
A. Pilston Godwin Jr. ( Gatesville ) | Democratic | January 1, 1953 – January 1, 1959 | ||||||
N. Elton Aydlett ( Elizabeth City ) | Democratic | January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959 | ||||||
J. William Copeland ( Murfreesboro ) | Democratic | January 1, 1959 – January 1, 1961 | J. Emmett Winslow ( Hertford ) | Democratic | January 1, 1959 – January 1, 1963 | |||
N. Elton Aydlett ( Elizabeth City ) | Democratic | January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1965 | ||||||
J. J. Harrington ( Lewiston ) | Democratic | January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1965 | Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |||||
J. Emmett Winslow ( Hertford ) | Democratic | January 1, 1965 – January 1, 1967 | 1965–1967 All of Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. [5] | |||||
George Wood ( Camden ) | Democratic | January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 | J. J. Harrington ( Lewiston ) | Democratic | January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted from the 3rd district. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | 1967–1973 All of Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Washington, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. [6] | |
Philip Godwin ( Gatesville ) | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | 1973–1983 All of Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, and Tyrrell counties. [7] | |||||
Melvin Daniels Jr. ( Elizabeth City ) | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the single-member district. |
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Melvin Daniels Jr. ( Elizabeth City ) | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the multi-member district. | 1983–1985 All of Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Parts of Washington and Beaufort counties. [8] |
![]() Marc Basnight ( Manteo ) | Democratic | January 1, 1985 – January 25, 2011 | Resigned. | 1985–1993 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Bertie, and Gates counties. [9] |
1993–2003 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Washington, and Bertie counties. [10] | ||||
2003–2005 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. [11] | ||||
2005–2013 All of Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. [12] | ||||
Vacant | January 25, 2011 – January 26, 2011 | |||
Stan White ( Nags Head ) | Democratic | January 26, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Appointed to finish Basnight's term. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Bill Cook ( Chocowinity ) | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired. [13] | 2013–2019 All of Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. [14] |
![]() Bob Steinburg ( Edenton ) | Republican | January 1, 2019 – July 31, 2022 | Lost re-nomination and resigned. [15] | 2019–2023 All of Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. |
Vacant | July 31, 2022 – August 29, 2022 | |||
![]() Bobby Hanig ( Powells Point ) | Republican | August 29, 2022 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Steinburg's term. [16] Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
![]() Norman Sanderson ( Minnesott Beach ) | Republican | January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025 | Redistricted from the 2nd district. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | 2023–2025 All of Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington, Dare, Hyde, Carteret, and Pamlico counties. [17] |
![]() Bobby Hanig ( Powells Point ) | Republican | January 1, 2025 – Present | Redistricted from the 3rd district. | 2025–Present All of Bertie, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, and Dare counties. [18] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bobby Hanig (incumbent) | 62,805 | 57.21% | |
Democratic | Susan Harman-Scott | 46,979 | 42.79% | |
Total votes | 109,784 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norman Sanderson (incumbent) | 12,713 | 55.48% | |
Republican | Bob Steinburg (incumbent) | 10,201 | 44.52% | |
Total votes | 22,914 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norman Sanderson (incumbent) | 61,486 | 100% | |
Total votes | 61,486 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Steinburg (incumbent) | 58,319 | 55.24% | |
Democratic | Tess Judge | 47,248 | 44.76% | |
Total votes | 105,567 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Steinburg | 6,785 | 58.04% | |
Republican | Clark Twiddy | 4,905 | 41.96% | |
Total votes | 11,690 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Steinburg | 39,815 | 53.21% | ||
Democratic | D. Cole Phelps | 35,017 | 46.79% | ||
Total votes | 74,832 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Cook (incumbent) | 53,138 | 59.11% | |
Democratic | Brownie Futrell | 36,759 | 40.89% | |
Total votes | 89,897 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stan White | 9,828 | 75.86% | |
Democratic | Judy Krahenbuhl | 3,127 | 24.14% | |
Total votes | 12,955 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Cook (incumbent) | 32,143 | 53.48% | |
Democratic | Stan White | 27,957 | 46.52% | |
Total votes | 60,100 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Cook | 8,243 | 62.93% | |
Republican | Jerry Evans | 4,855 | 37.07% | |
Total votes | 13,098 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Cook | 43,735 | 50.01% | |
Democratic | Stan White (incumbent) | 43,714 | 49.99% | |
Total votes | 87,449 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 31,270 | 55.40% | |
Republican | Hood Richardson | 25,169 | 44.60% | |
Total votes | 56,439 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 62,661 | 100% | |
Total votes | 62,661 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Toppin | 2,818 | 51.23% | |
Republican | Hood Richardson | 2,683 | 48.77% | |
Total votes | 5,501 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 30,398 | 68.84% | |
Republican | Ron Toppin | 13,758 | 31.16% | |
Total votes | 44,156 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 45,367 | 64.69% | |
Republican | Ron Toppin | 24,759 | 35.31% | |
Total votes | 70,126 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 32,723 | 66.63% | |
Republican | Ron Toppin | 16,392 | 33.37% | |
Total votes | 49,115 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Basnight (incumbent) | 39,069 | 70.31% | |
Republican | Ronald Toppin | 16,495 | 29.69% | |
Total votes | 55,564 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |