North Carolina's 40th Senate district

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North Carolina's 40th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Joyce Waddell
D – Charlotte
Demographics30%  White
39%  Black
22%  Hispanic
5%  Asian
1% Other
3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)223,768

North Carolina's 40th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joyce Waddell since 2015. [1]

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Geography

Since 1993, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 99th, 100th, 102nd, 104th, and 112th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1993

SenatorPartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1993.1993–Present
Part of Mecklenburg County. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Leslie Winner Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999		Retired.
Dan Clodfelter Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 37th district.
Robert Pittenger Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005		Redistricted to the 39th district.
Malcolm Graham Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2015		Retired to run for Congress.
Joyce Waddell Democratic January 1, 2015 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2024 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 67,654 79.38%
We The People Jeff Scott17,56920.62%
Total votes85,223 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 36,799 67.21%
Republican Bobbie Shields17,95432.79%
Total votes54,753 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 64,278 72.07%
Republican Bobbie Shields24,90627.93%
Total votes89,184 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 44,773 75.63%
Republican Bobbie Shields14,42624.37%
Total votes59,199 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2016 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 61,481 82.51%
Republican Marguerite Cooke13,03217.49%
Total votes74,513 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell 3,244 41.87%
Democratic Nasif Majeed 2,16327.92%
Democratic Matt Newton1,03613.37%
Democratic Morris F. McAdoo81710.54%
Democratic Ty Turner4886.30%
Total votes7,748 100%
North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joyce Waddell 34,788 100%
Total votes34,788 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 63,925 84.11%
Republican Earl Lyndon Philip12,07515.89%
Total votes76,000 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 4,180 75.40%
Democratic John Montgomery1,36424.60%
Total votes5,544 100%
North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 32,168 58.16%
Republican John Aneralla23,14541.84%
Total votes55,313 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2008 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 66,307 66.96%
Republican Ed Mulheren32,71133.04%
Total votes99,018 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2006 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham (incumbent) 21,247 61.48%
Republican Ed Mulheren13,31438.52%
Total votes34,561 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2004 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham 4,767 62.93%
Democratic T. L. "Fountain" Odom2,80837.07%
Total votes7,575 100%
North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Graham 42,096 57.88%
Republican Brian Sisson30,63342.12%
Total votes72,729 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2002 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Pittenger 29,979 54.55%
Democratic T. L. "Fountain" Odom (incumbent)23,70443.13%
Libertarian Steven Wright1,2722.31%
Total votes54,955 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2000 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Clodfelter (incumbent) 28,118 63.82%
Republican Wayne Johnson15,94336.18%
Total votes44,061 100%
Democratic hold

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  2. ↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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