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
Demographics39%  White
37%  Black
14%  Hispanic
6%  Asian
3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)222,206

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 2019, the district has included part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 54th house districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Hamilton Horton Jr. Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 31st district.James Mark McDaniel Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1999		Lost re-election. [2] 1995-2003
Part of Forsyth County. [3]
Linda Garrou Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 32nd district.

Single-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Democratic January 1, 2003 –
March 9, 2007		Redistricted from the 13th district.
Died.		2003-2013
Part of Durham County. [4] [5]
VacantMarch 9, 2007 –
April 18, 2007
Floyd McKissick Jr. Democratic April 18, 2007 –
January 7, 2020		Appointed to finish Lucas's term.
Resigned.
2013-2019
All of Granville County.
Part of Durham County. [6]
2019-Present
Part of Durham County. [7] [8]
VacantJanuary 7, 2020 –
January 14, 2020
Mickey Michaux Democratic January 14, 2020 –
March 31, 2020		Appointed to continue McKissick's term.
Resigned.
VacantMarch 31, 2020 –
April 29, 2020
Natalie Murdock Democratic April 29, 2020 –
Present		Appointed to finish McKissick's term.
2023-
All of Chatham County.
Part of Durham County. [9]

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2022 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent) 75,673 100%
Total votes75,673 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2010 [18]
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 [19]
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 [20]
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 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent) 26,760 100%
Total votes26,760 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2004 [22]
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 [23]
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 [24]
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

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References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 20, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NC State Senate 20". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  24. ↑ "NC State Senate 20". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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