North Carolina's 24th Senate district

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North Carolina's 24th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Danny Britt
R Lumberton
Demographics30%  White
28%  Black
11%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
26%  Native American
1% Other
4%  Multiracial
Population (2023)204,313

North Carolina's 24th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Danny Britt since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties. The district overlaps with the 46th, 47th, and 48th state house districts.

District officeholders

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Lura Self Tally
( Fayetteville )
Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1995
Redistricted from the 12th district.
Retired.
1993–2003
Part of Cumberland County. [2]
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Tony Rand
( Fayetteville )
Democratic January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 19th district.
Hugh Webster
( Burlington )
Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2007
Redistricted from the 21st district.
Lost re-election.
2003–2013
All of Alamance and Caswell counties. [3] [4]
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Tony Foriest
( Graham )
Democratic January 1, 2007 –
January 1, 2011
Lost re-election.
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Rick Gunn
( Burlington )
Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2021
Retired.
2013–2019
All of Alamance County.
Part of Randolph County. [5]
2019–2023
All of Alamance County.
Part of Guilford County. [6] [7]
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Amy Galey
( Burlington )
Republican January 1, 2021 –
January 1, 2023
Redistricted to the 25th district.
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Danny Britt
( Lumberton )
Republican January 1, 2023 –
Present
Redistricted from the 13th district.2023–Present
All of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 47,538 58.74%
Democratic Kathy Batt33,38741.26%
Total votes80,925 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 28,761 58.32%
Democratic Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr.20,55141.68%
Total votes49,312 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amy Galey 61,287 52.43%
Democratic J. D. Wooten55,60947.57%
Total votes116,896 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gunn (incumbent) 42,324 53.86%
Democratic J. D. Wooten36,25546.14%
Total votes78,579 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gunn (incumbent) 51,833 60.77%
Democratic John Thorpe33,45639.23%
Total votes85,289 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gunn (incumbent) 37,454 100%
Total votes37,454 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gunn (incumbent) 51,230 79.02%
Democratic Brandon Black13,60520.98%
Total votes64,835 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gunn 25,674 52.92%
Democratic Tony Foriest (incumbent)20,43042.11%
Libertarian Barry Coe2,4124.97%
Total votes48,516 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2008 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Foriest (incumbent) 38,539 52.51%
Republican Rick Gunn 34,85447.49%
Total votes73,393 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 24th district Democratic primary election, 2006 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Foriest 2,090 70.06%
Democratic Tim Purgason89329.94%
Total votes2,983 100%
North Carolina Senate 24th district Republican primary election, 2006 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hugh Webster (incumbent) 1,716 77.09%
Republican Phoebe M. Harrison51022.91%
Total votes2,226 100%
North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Foriest 16,973 50.69%
Republican Hugh Webster (incumbent)16,51349.31%
Total votes33,486 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2004

North Carolina Senate 24th district Democratic primary election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Foriest 4,773 68.34%
Democratic Tim Purgason2,21131.66%
Total votes6,984 100%
North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2004 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hugh Webster (incumbent) 35,989 57.94%
Democratic Tony Foriest 26,12742.06%
Total votes62,116 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hugh Webster (incumbent) 23,685 57.79%
Democratic Bill Powell17,29942.21%
Total votes40,984 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 24th district Republican primary election, 2000 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lois Kirby 2,379 57.97%
Republican Darryl M. Davis1,72542.03%
Total votes4,104 100%
North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2000 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 28,732 59.10%
Republican Lois Kirby19,88740.90%
Total votes48,619 100%
Democratic hold

References

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