North Carolina's 23rd Senate district

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North Carolina's 23rd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Graig Meyer
D – Hillsborough
Demographics66%  White
15%  Black
9%  Hispanic
6%  Asian
4%  Multiracial
Population (2023)209,256

North Carolina's 23rd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Graig Meyer since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Orange, Caswell, and Person counties. The district overlaps with the 2nd, 50th, and 56th state house districts.

District officeholders

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Jim Phillips Sr. Democratic January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2001		Retired.1997–2003
Parts of Iredell, Rowan, and Davidson counties. [2]
Cal Cunningham Democratic January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 33rd district and retired.
Eleanor Kinnaird Democratic January 1, 2003 –
August 19, 2013		Redistricted from the 16th district.
Resigned.		2003–2005
All of Orange and Chatham counties. [3]
2005–2013
All of Orange and Person counties. [4]
2013–2023
All of Orange and Chatham counties. [5] [6] [7]
VacantAugust 19, 2013 –
September 13, 2013
Valerie Foushee Democratic September 13, 2013 –
January 1, 2023		Appointed to finish Kinnaird's term.
Retired to run for Congress.
Graig Meyer Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present		2023–Present
All of Orange, Caswell, and Person counties. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Graig Meyer (incumbent) 77,146 65.85%
Republican Laura Pichardo40,01134.15%
Total votes117,157 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Democratic primary election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Graig Meyer 23,717 82.38%
Democratic Jamie DeMent Holcomb5,07217.62%
Total votes28,789 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district Republican primary election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Landon Woods 5,798 58.29%
Republican Bill Cooke4,14941.71%
Total votes9,947 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Graig Meyer 59,973 67.30%
Republican Landon Woods29,14032.70%
Total votes89,113 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Valerie Foushee (incumbent) 88,429 68.31%
Republican Tom Glendinning41,01631.69%
Total votes129,445 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Valerie Foushee (incumbent) 73,332 71.29%
Republican Tom Glendinning29,53028.71%
Total votes102,862 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Valerie Foushee (incumbent) 79,520 68.06%
Republican Mary Lopez Carter37,32231.94%
Total votes116,842 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Valerie Foushee (incumbent) 53,652 68.20%
Republican Mary Lopez-Carter25,02131.80%
Total votes78,673 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 71,919 66.97%
Republican Dave Carter35,46733.03%
Total votes107,386 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Republican primary election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan A. Hilliard 2,249 76.39%
Republican Jon Greg Bass69523.61%
Total votes2,944 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 36,611 64.87%
Republican Ryan A. Hilliard19,82835.13%
Total votes56,439 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Democratic primary election, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 27,172 64.28%
Democratic Moses Carey Jr.15,09935.72%
Total votes42,271 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 62,192 70.90%
Republican Greg Bass25,52729.10%
Total votes62,192 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 31,947 73.70%
Republican E. B. Alston11,40026.30%
Total votes43,347 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2004 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 49,730 65.40%
Republican Robert E. "Whit" Whitfield26,30734.60%
Total votes76,037 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Democratic primary election, 2002 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 12,488 50.24%
Democratic Howard Lee (incumbent)12,36949.76%
Total votes24,857 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2002 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent) 37,481 65.74%
Republican Peter Morcombe17,68631.02%
Libertarian Christopher Todd Goss1,8473.24%
Total votes57,014 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Republican primary election, 2000 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John "Scott" Keadle 3,007 49.99%
Republican Patricia P. "Peaches" Rickard1,81030.09%
Republican Sharon Hege Everhart1,19819.92%
Total votes6,015 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2000 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cal Cunningham 27,726 53.37%
Republican John "Scott" Keadle23,09544.45%
Libertarian Lawrence James Clark1,1312.18%
Total votes51,952 100%
Democratic hold

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  6. ↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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