North Carolina's 28th Senate district

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North Carolina's 28th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Gladys Robinson
D Greensboro
Demographics37%  White
45%  Black
9%  Hispanic
5%  Asian
3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)207,106

North Carolina's 28th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gladys Robinson since 2011. [1]

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Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 57th, 58th, 59th, 61st and 62nd state house districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesSenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Jesse I. Ledbetter Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1999
Lost re-election. R. L. Clark Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1999
Lost re-election.1995–2003
All of Madison, Yancey, and McDowell counties.
Parts of Buncombe and Burke counties. [2]
Steve Metcalf Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 49th district. Charles Newell Carter Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 48th district and retired.

Single-member district

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
Katie Dorsett Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Retired.2003–Present
Part of Guilford County. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Gladys Robinson Democratic January 1, 2011 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 46,455 73.05%
Republican Paul Schumacher17,14026.95%
Total votes63,595 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 75,640 76.34%
Republican D. R. King23,44023.66%
Total votes99,080 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 28th District general election, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 56,262 75.25%
Republican Clark Porter18,50924.75%
Total votes74,771 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 74,232 83.88%
Republican Devin R. King14,26516.12%
Total votes88,497 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate District 28th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 8,277 59.36%
Democratic Skip Alston5,66740.64%
Total votes13,944 100%
North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2014 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 43,286 100%
Total votes43,286 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate District 28th district Democratic primary election, 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 16,516 71.96%
Democratic Bruce Davis6,43728.04%
Total votes22,953 100%
North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 80,689 100%
Total votes80,689 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate District 28th district Democratic primary election, 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson 4,702 74.65%
Democratic Evelyn W. Miller1,59725.35%
Total votes6,299 100%
North Carolina Senate District 28th district Republican primary election, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trudy Wade 2,790 64.64%
Republican Jeffrey A. Brommer93821.73%
Republican Robert Brafford Jr.3478.04%
Republican John Wayne Welch2415.58%
Total votes4,316 100%
North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gladys Robinson 21,496 47.84%
Republican Trudy Wade 17,38338.69%
Independent Bruce Davis6,05413.47%
Total votes44,933 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate District 28th district Democratic primary election, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett (incumbent) 20,534 64.95%
Democratic Bruce Davis11,08335.05%
Total votes31,617 100%
North Carolina Senate District 28th district general election, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett (incumbent) 61,911 100%
Total votes61,911 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate District 28th district Democratic primary election, 2006 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett (incumbent) 3,025 88.71%
Democratic Carlton Roberson38511.29%
Total votes3,410 100%
North Carolina Senate District 28th district general election, 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett (incumbent) 20,955 100%
Total votes20,955 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate District 28th district general election, 2004 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett (incumbent) 47,583 100%
Total votes47,583 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2002 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Dorsett 26,395 64.01%
Republican Mike Causey 14,13934.29%
Libertarian Eric Preston Medlock7021.70%
Total votes41,236 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2000 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Metcalf (incumbent) 62,571 27.17%
Democratic Charles Newell Carter (incumbent) 60,691 26.35%
Republican Jesse I. Ledbetter52,46922.78%
Republican R. L. Clark 50,70222.01%
Libertarian Clarence Young3,9031.69%
Total votes230,336 100%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

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