North Carolina's 20th Senate district

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North Carolina's 20th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Natalie Murdock
D Durham
Demographics53%  White
26%  Black
13%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
1% Other
4%  Multiracial
Population (2023)205,431

North Carolina's 20th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Natalie Murdock since 2020. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Chatham County, as well as part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 29th, 31st, and 54th house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Multi-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
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Hamilton Horton Jr.
( Winston-Salem )
Republican January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1975
Redistricted from the 22nd district.Harry Bagnal
( Winston-Salem )
Republican January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1975
Redistricted from the 22nd district.1973–1983
All of Forsyth County. [2]
E. Lawrence Davis
( Winston-Salem )
Democratic January 1, 1975 –
January 1, 1979
Carl Totherow
( Winston-Salem )
Democratic January 1, 1975 –
January 1, 1979
Marvin Ward
( Winston-Salem )
Democratic January 1, 1979 –
January 1, 1995
Lost re-election.Anne Bagnal
( Winston-Salem )
Republican January 1, 1979 –
January 1, 1981
John Cavanagh Jr.
( Winston-Salem )
Republican January 1, 1981 –
January 1, 1983
Richard Barnes
( Winston-Salem )
Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1985
1983–2003
Most of Forsyth County. [3] [4]
Ted Kaplan
( Lewisville )
Democratic January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 1995
Lost re-election.
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Hamilton Horton Jr.
( Winston-Salem )
Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 31st district.James Mark McDaniel
( Pfafftown )
Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1999
Lost re-election. [5]
Linda Garrou
( Winston-Salem )
Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 32nd district.

Single-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas
( Durham )
Democratic January 1, 2003 –
March 9, 2007
Redistricted from the 13th district.
Died.
2003–2013
Part of Durham County. [6] [7]
VacantMarch 9, 2007 –
April 18, 2007
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Floyd McKissick Jr.
( Durham )
Democratic April 18, 2007 –
January 7, 2020
Appointed to finish Lucas's term.
Resigned.
2013–2019
All of Granville County.
Part of Durham County. [8]
2019–2023
Part of Durham County. [9] [10]
VacantJanuary 7, 2020 –
January 14, 2020
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Mickey Michaux
( Durham )
Democratic January 14, 2020 –
March 31, 2020
Appointed to continue McKissick's term.
Resigned.
VacantMarch 31, 2020 –
April 29, 2020
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Natalie Murdock
( Durham )
Democratic April 29, 2020 –
Present
Appointed to finish McKissick's term.
2023–Present
All of Chatham County.
Part of Durham County. [11] [12]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2024 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Natalie Murdock (incumbent) 90,128 72.28%
Republican Christopher Partain34,57027.72%
Total votes124,698 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Natalie Murdock (incumbent) 64,550 72.83%
Republican Alvin Reed24,08527.17%
Total votes88,635 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2020 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Natalie Murdock 24,508 45.23%
Democratic Pierce Freelon20,05437.01%
Democratic Gray Ellis9,62917.77%
Total votes54,191 100%
North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Natalie Murdock (incumbent) 102,732 83.61%
Republican John Tarantino20,14316.39%
Total votes122,875 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 74,205 83.52%
Republican Tom Stark12,30913.85%
Libertarian Jared Erickson2,3312.62%
Total votes88,845 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 71,865 81.60%
Libertarian Barbara Howe16,20218.40%
Total votes88,067 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 46,482 100%
Total votes46,482 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 24,208 82.25%
Democratic Ralph Madison McKinney Jr.5,22517.75%
Total votes29,433 100%
North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 75,673 100%
Total votes75,673 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 38,309 73.11%
Republican John Tarantino14,09226.89%
Total votes52,401 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 32,313 77.20%
Democratic Ryan O'Neal Echoles9,54222.80%
Total votes41,855 100%
North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2008 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 64,178 74.58%
Republican Ken Chandler19,66622.55%
Libertarian David C. Rollins3,3773.87%
Total votes87,221 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2006 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent) 26,760 100%
Total votes26,760 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2004 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent) 55,050 90.24%
Libertarian Ray Ubinger5,9539.76%
Total votes61,003 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate District 20th district general election, 2002 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent) 30,216 89.31%
Libertarian Jonathan Guze3,61710.69%
Total votes33,833 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2000 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Garrou (incumbent) 60,149 35.65%
Republican Hamilton Horton Jr. (incumbent) 59,929 35.52%
Republican Jeannie A. Metcalf48,66628.84%
Total votes168,744 100%
Democratic hold
Republican hold

References

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