North Carolina's 38th Senate district

North Carolina's 38th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 38th; State Senate district
Senator
	Mujtaba Mohammed ; D – Charlotte
Demographics	31% White ; 43% Black ; 16% Hispanic ; 6% Asian ; 3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	217,749

Last updated June 12, 2025

North Carolina's 38th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Mujtaba Mohammed since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 98th, 99th, 101st, 106th, and 107th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 All of Davie County. Parts of Forsyth, Davidson, and Rowan counties.^[2]
Betsy Lane Cochrane ( Mocksville )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Stan Bingham ( Denton )	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 33rd district.
Charlie Dannelly ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 33rd district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Joel Ford ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-nomination.
Mujtaba Mohammed ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent)	94,162	100%
Total votes			94,162	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent)	53,072	100%
Total votes			53,072	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 38th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent)	18,803	59.36%
	Democratic	Laura Anthony	8,537	26.95%
	Democratic	Roderick Davis	4,334	13.68%
Total votes			31,674	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent)	82,871	78.14%
	Republican	Jack W. Brosch	23,187	21.86%
Total votes			106,058	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 38th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed	6,899	51.93%
	Democratic	Joel Ford (incumbent)	5,408	40.71%
	Democratic	Roderick Davis	631	4.75%
	Democratic	Tim Wallis	346	2.60%
Total votes			13,284	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mujtaba Mohammed	53,563	81.73%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	11,972	18.27%
Total votes			65,535	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 38th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford (incumbent)	11,619	52.10%
	Democratic	Roderick Davis	10,682	47.90%
Total votes			22,301	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford (incumbent)	67,059	79.06%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	17,764	20.94%
Total votes			84,823	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford (incumbent)	35,366	79.71%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	9,003	20.29%
Total votes			44,369	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 38th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford	7,877	52.15%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent) (Withdrawn, but remained on the ballot)	4,569	30.25%
	Democratic	Jamison Lawson	2,658	17.60%
Total votes			15,104	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district Republican primary election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	2,283	58.79%
	Republican	James Soder	1,600	41.21%
Total votes			3,883	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Ford	65,715	80.21%
	Republican	Richard Rivette	16,214	19.79%
Total votes			81,929	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	33,692	68.67%
	Republican	Cedric Scott	15,369	31.33%
Total votes			49,061	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	67,755	73.33%
	Republican	James R. Soder	22,056	23.87%
	Libertarian	C. Travis Wheat	2,588	2.80%
Total votes			92,399	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	20,372	100%
Total votes			20,372	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 38th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	4,868	75.67%
	Democratic	Lawrence B. Brinson	1,565	24.33%
Total votes			6,433	100%

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	47,898	100%
Total votes			47,898	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	26,569	100%
Total votes			26,569	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham	45,880	88.94%
	Libertarian	Michael G. Smith	5,703	11.06%
Total votes			51,583	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State Senate District 38, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State Senate 38". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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[1] "State Senate District 38, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[2] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[3] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[4] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[5] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[6] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[7] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[8] "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina State Senate
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) President of the Senate Rachel Hunt (D) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Michael Lee (R) Minority Leader Sydney Batch (D)
▌ Bobby Hanig (R) ▌ Norman Sanderson (R) ▌ Bob Brinson (R) ▌ Buck Newton (R) ▌ Kandie Smith (D) ▌ Michael Lazzara (R) ▌ Michael Lee (R) ▌ Bill Rabon (R) ▌ Brent Jackson (R) ▌ Benton Sawrey (R) ▌ Lisa Stone Barnes (R) ▌ Jim Burgin (R) ▌ Lisa Grafstein (D) ▌ Dan Blue (D) ▌ Jay Chaudhuri (D) ▌ Gale Adcock (D) ▌ Sydney Batch (D) ▌ Terence Everitt (D) ▌ Val Applewhite (D) ▌ Natalie Murdock (D) ▌ Tom McInnis (R) ▌ Sophia Chitlik (D) ▌ Graig Meyer (D) ▌ Danny Britt (R) ▌ Amy Galey (R) ▌ Phil Berger (R) ▌ Michael Garrett (D) ▌ Gladys Robinson (D) ▌ Dave Craven (R) ▌ Steve Jarvis (R) ▌ Dana Caudill Jones (R) ▌ Paul Lowe Jr. (D) ▌ Carl Ford (R) ▌ Chris Measmer (R) ▌ Todd Johnson (R) ▌ Eddie Settle (R) ▌ Vickie Sawyer (R) ▌ Mujtaba Mohammed (D) ▌ DeAndrea Salvador (D) ▌ Joyce Waddell (D) ▌ Caleb Theodros (D) ▌ Woodson Bradley (D) ▌ Brad Overcash (R) ▌ Ted Alexander (R) ▌ Mark Hollo (R) ▌ Warren Daniel (R) ▌ Ralph Hise (R) ▌ Tim Moffitt (R) ▌ Julie Mayfield (D) ▌ Kevin Corbin (R)
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