North Carolina's 3rd State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 49% White 41% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 4% Multiracial | ||
Population (2023) | 198,097 |
North Carolina's 3rd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Brinson since 2025. [1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Lenoir, Craven, and Beaufort counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd, 12th, 13th, and 79th house districts.[ citation needed ]
Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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William Mills ( Maysville ) | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977 | Redistricted from the 6th district. | 1973–1983 All of Onslow County. [2] |
Jerry Popkin ( Jacksonville ) | Democratic | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1979 | ||
William Mills ( Maysville ) | Democratic | January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983 | ||
Joseph Thomas ( Vanceboro ) | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 | Redistricted from the 2nd district. | 1983–1993 All of Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties. [3] |
Bill Barker ( Oriental ) | Democratic | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991 | Retired. | |
![]() Bev Perdue ( New Bern ) | Democratic | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2001 | Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. | |
1993–2003 All of Craven and Pamlico counties. Part of Carteret County. [4] | ||||
Scott Thomas ( New Bern ) | Democratic | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
![]() Clark Jenkins ( Tarboro ) | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2015 | Lost re-nomination. | 2003–2005 All of Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie, Washington, and Tyrrell counties. Part of Pitt County. [5] |
2005–2013 All of Edgecombe and Martin counties. Part of Pitt County. [6] | ||||
2013–2019 All of Northampton, Hertford, Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, and Tyrrell counties. [7] | ||||
![]() Erica Smith ( Gaston ) | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2021 | Retired to run for U.S Senator. | |
2019–2023 All of Vance, Warren, Northampton, Bertie, Martin, and Beaufort counties. [8] | ||||
![]() Ernestine Bazemore ( Aulander ) | Democratic | January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-nomination. | |
![]() Bobby Hanig ( Powells Point ) | Republican | January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025 | Redistricted from the 1st district. Redistricted to the 1st district. | 2023–2025 All of Warren, Northampton, Halifax, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Camden, Currituck, and Tyrrell counties. [9] |
![]() Bob Brinson ( New Bern ) | Republican | January 1, 2025 – Present | Redistricted from the 2nd district. | 2025–Present All of Lenoir, Craven, and Beaufort counties. [10] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Brinson | 13,211 | 54.41% | |
Republican | Michael Speciale | 11,069 | 45.59% | |
Total votes | 24,280 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Brinson (incumbent) | 64,025 | 59.99% | |
Democratic | Charles Dudley | 42,704 | 40.01% | |
Total votes | 106,729 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Valerie Jordan | 13,644 | 59.65% | |
Democratic | Ernestine Bazemore (incumbent) | 9,229 | 40.35% | |
Total votes | 22,873 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bobby Hanig (incumbent) | 37,984 | 52.53% | |
Democratic | Valerie Jordan | 34,320 | 47.47% | |
Total votes | 72,304 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ernestine Bazemore | 45,507 | 52.03% | |
Republican | Thomas S. Hester Jr. | 41,959 | 47.97% | |
Total votes | 87,466 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erica Smith (incumbent) | 33,942 | 53.86% | |
Republican | C. "Chuck" Earley Jr. | 29,082 | 46.14% | |
Total votes | 63,024 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erica Smith (incumbent) | 57,507 | 100% | |
Total votes | 57,507 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erica Smith | 10,557 | 48.34% | |
Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 8,730 | 39.97% | |
Democratic | Alan Mizelle | 2,552 | 11.69% | |
Total votes | 21,839 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erica Smith | 39,635 | 100% | |
Total votes | 39,635 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 19,694 | 67.46% | |
Democratic | Florence Arnold Armstrong | 9,500 | 32.54% | |
Total votes | 29,194 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 65,851 | 100% | |
Total votes | 65,851` | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 9,313 | 49.73% | |
Democratic | Frankie L. Bordeaux | 7,119 | 38.01% | |
Democratic | Florence Arnold Armstrong | 2,295 | 12.26% | |
Total votes | 18,727 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. B. Daughtridge | 1,707 | 76.31% | |
Republican | Henry Williams | 530 | 23.69% | |
Total votes | 2,237 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 27,586 | 62.72% | |
Republican | C. B. Daughtridge | 16,399 | 37.28% | |
Total votes | 43,985 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 16,187 | 50.52% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 13,200 | 41.20% | |
Democratic | Henry Williams II | 2,652 | 8.28% | |
Total votes | 32,039 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 57,703 | 100% | |
Total votes | 57,703 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 7,969 | 64.28% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 4,429 | 35.72% | |
Total votes | 12,398 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 19,633 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,633 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 5,044 | 33.13% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 4,991 | 32.79% | |
Democratic | Charles Elliott Johnson | 4,011 | 26.35% | |
Democratic | Jim Rouse | 1,177 | 7.73% | |
Total votes | 15,223 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 6,070 | 54.47% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 5,074 | 45.53% | |
Total votes | 11,144 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 36,343 | 66.04% | |
Republican | Beverly Moore | 18,686 | 33.96% | |
Total votes | 55,029 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins | 10,687 | 45.30% | |
Democratic | Patricia Ferguson | 9,757 | 41.36% | |
Democratic | Ann M. Slocumb | 1,626 | 6.89% | |
Democratic | Henry Williams II | 1,523 | 6.46% | |
Total votes | 23,593 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins | 26,444 | 66.69% | |
Republican | Don Carson | 12,743 | 32.14% | |
Libertarian | Henry Boschen | 464 | 1.17% | |
Total votes | 39,651 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott Thomas | 29,313 | 54.13% | |
Republican | David G. Hipps | 24,836 | 45.87% | |
Total votes | 54,149 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |