North Carolina's 33rd Senate district

North Carolina's 33rd State Senate district
Senator	Carl Ford R – China Grove
Demographics	74%  White 14%  Black 9%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	212,044

North Carolina's 33rd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Carl Ford since 2019. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has included all of Rowan and Stanly counties. The district overlaps with the 67th, 76th, 77th, and 83rd state house districts.

District officeholders

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Mecklenburg County. [2] [3]
Mel Watt ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
Jim Richardson ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – August 15, 1994	Resigned to assume seat on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. [4]
Vacant		August 15, 1994 – September 2, 1994
Charlie Dannelly ( Charlotte )	Democratic	September 2, 1994 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Richardson's term. Redistricted to the 38th district.
Stan Bingham ( Denton )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2017	Redistricted from the 38th district. Retired.	2003–2013 All of Davidson County. Part of Guilford County. [5] [6]
				2013–2019 All of Davidson and Montgomery counties. [7]
Cathy Dunn ( Southmont )	Republican	January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 29th district and retired.
Carl Ford ( China Grove )	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2019–Present All of Rowan and Stanly counties. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2024 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	77,115	70.99%
	Democratic	Tangela (Lucy Horne) Morgan	31,509	29.01%
Total votes			108,624	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2022 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	52,235	73.27%
	Democratic	Tangela (Lucy Horne) Morgan	19,058	26.73%
Total votes			71,293	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Democratic primary election, 2020 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tarsha Ellis	7,141	56.70%
	Democratic	Geoffrey Hoy	5,453	43.30%
Total votes			12,594	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2020 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	73,453	70.54%
	Democratic	Tarsha Ellis	30,679	29.46%
Total votes			104,132	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2018 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	8,418	60.04%
	Republican	Bill Sorenson	5,602	39.96%
Total votes			14,020	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2018 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	47,473	68.18%
	Democratic	Arin Wilhelm	22,154	31.82%
Total votes			69,627	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2016

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2016 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Dunn	9,615	40.14%
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	7,724	32.24%
	Republican	Joe D. Kennedy	6,616	27.62%
Total votes			23,955	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy Dunn	59,367	71.38%
	Democratic	Jim Beall Graham	23,809	28.62%
Total votes			83,176	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2014 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	8,210	63.87%
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	4,645	36.13%
Total votes			12,855	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2014 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	38,784	100%
Total votes			38,784	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2012 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	9,135	40.44%
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	8,630	38.21%
	Republican	Sam Watford	4,823	21.35%
Total votes			22,588	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2012 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	61,664	100%
Total votes			61,664	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2010 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	38,859	100%
Total votes			38,859	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2008 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	61,387	100%
Total votes			61,387	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2006 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	25,469	100%
Total votes			25,469	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2004 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	54,801	100%
Total votes			54,801	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2002 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	8,609	71.13%
	Republican	Ronald Gilbert Coleman	3,495	28.87%
Total votes			12,104	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2002 ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	39,932	100%
Total votes			39,932	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2000 ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	30,682	100%
Total votes			30,682	100%
	Democratic hold

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