North Carolina's 32nd Senate district

North Carolina's 32nd State Senate district
Senator	Paul Lowe Jr. D – Winston-Salem
Demographics	58%  White 23%  Black 12%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 1% Other 3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	212,167

North Carolina's 32nd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. since 2015. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 71st, 72nd, 74th, and 91st state house districts.

District officeholders

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1983.				1983–2003 Part of Guilford County. [2] [3]
Rachel Gray ( High Point )	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985	Redistricted from the 19th district.
Wendell Sawyer ( Greensboro )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
Mary Seymour ( Greensboro )	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989
Richard Chalk Jr. ( High Point )	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991
Mary Seymour ( Greensboro )	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995	Retired.
Thomas Sawyer Sr. ( Greensboro )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – March 19, 1996 [4]	Died.
Vacant		March 19, 1996 – May 9, 1996
John Blust ( Greensboro )	Republican	May 9, 1996 – January 1, 1999	Appointed to finish Sawyer's term. Lost re-election.
Kay Hagan ( Greensboro )	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 27th district.
Linda Garrou ( Winston-Salem )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 20th district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Forsyth County. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Earline Parmon ( Winston-Salem )	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 28, 2015	Resigned.
Vacant		January 28, 2015 – January 30, 2015
Paul Lowe Jr. ( Winston-Salem )	Democratic	January 30, 2015 – Present	Appointed to finish Parmon's term.

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2024 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	11,794	64.58%
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley	6,469	35.42%
Total votes			18,263	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2024 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	67,131	68.97%
	Republican	George Ware	27,442	28.19%
	Libertarian	Zac Lentz	2,758	2.83%
Total votes			97,331	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2022 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	46,986	59.32%
	Republican	George K. Ware	32,220	40.68%
Total votes			79,206	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2020 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	67,293	59.40%
	Republican	Ven Challa	45,995	40.60%
Total votes			113,288	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2018 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	47,221	72.88%
	Republican	Eric Henderson	17,572	27.12%
Total votes			64,793	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2016 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	63,691	100%
Total votes			63,691	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2014 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon (incumbent)	36,045	100%
Total votes			36,045	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2012 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	10,858	60.01%
	Democratic	James Taylor	6,452	35.66%
	Democratic	Wilbert S. Banks	785	4.34%
Total votes			18,095	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2012 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	57,803	72.99%
	Republican	Reginald Reid	21,387	27.01%
Total votes			79,190	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2010 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	5,036	81.34%
	Democratic	Ed Hanes	1,155	18.66%
Total votes			6,191	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Republican primary election, 2010 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Jones	1,687	60.49%
	Republican	Brian C. Miller	1,102	39.51%
Total votes			2,789	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2010 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	24,125	65.37%
	Republican	Nathan Jones	12,780	34.63%
Total votes			36,905	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2008 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	57,672	100%
Total votes			57,672	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2006 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	19,663	100%
Total votes			19,663	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2004 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	5,730	80.36%
	Democratic	Jermaine Baxter	1,400	19.64%
Total votes			7,130	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2004 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	38,903	69.69%
	Republican	W. R. (Bill) Dowe	16,920	30.31%
Total votes			55,823	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2002 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	28,388	100%
Total votes			28,388	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2000 ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	34,353	61.51%
	Republican	Wendell H. Sawyer	21,498	38.49%
Total votes			55,851	100%
	Democratic hold

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