North Carolina's 40th Senate district

North Carolina's 40th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 40th; State Senate district
Senator
	Joyce Waddell ; D – Charlotte
Demographics	30% White ; 39% Black ; 22% Hispanic ; 5% Asian ; 1% Other; 3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	223,768

Last updated June 12, 2025

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]

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

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

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2024^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	67,654	79.38%
	We The People	Jeff Scott	17,569	20.62%
Total votes			85,223	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	36,799	67.21%
	Republican	Bobbie Shields	17,954	32.79%
Total votes			54,753	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	64,278	72.07%
	Republican	Bobbie Shields	24,906	27.93%
Total votes			89,184	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	44,773	75.63%
	Republican	Bobbie Shields	14,426	24.37%
Total votes			59,199	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell (incumbent)	61,481	82.51%
	Republican	Marguerite Cooke	13,032	17.49%
Total votes			74,513	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell	3,244	41.87%
	Democratic	Nasif Majeed	2,163	27.92%
	Democratic	Matt Newton	1,036	13.37%
	Democratic	Morris F. McAdoo	817	10.54%
	Democratic	Ty Turner	488	6.30%
Total votes			7,748	100%

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Waddell	34,788	100%
Total votes			34,788	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham (incumbent)	63,925	84.11%
	Republican	Earl Lyndon Philip	12,075	15.89%
Total votes			76,000	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham (incumbent)	4,180	75.40%
	Democratic	John Montgomery	1,364	24.60%
Total votes			5,544	100%

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham (incumbent)	32,168	58.16%
	Republican	John Aneralla	23,145	41.84%
Total votes			55,313	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham (incumbent)	66,307	66.96%
	Republican	Ed Mulheren	32,711	33.04%
Total votes			99,018	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2006^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham (incumbent)	21,247	61.48%
	Republican	Ed Mulheren	13,314	38.52%
Total votes			34,561	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 40th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham	4,767	62.93%
	Democratic	T. L. "Fountain" Odom	2,808	37.07%
Total votes			7,575	100%

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham	42,096	57.88%
	Republican	Brian Sisson	30,633	42.12%
Total votes			72,729	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger	29,979	54.55%
	Democratic	T. L. "Fountain" Odom (incumbent)	23,704	43.13%
	Libertarian	Steven Wright	1,272	2.31%
Total votes			54,955	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2000^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	28,118	63.82%
	Republican	Wayne Johnson	15,943	36.18%
Total votes			44,061	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State Senate District 40, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "NC State Senate 40". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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[1] "State Senate District 40, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[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.

[4] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[5] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[6] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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

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

[9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[24] "NC State Senate 40". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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