North Carolina's 5th Senate district

North Carolina's 5th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 5th; State Senate district
Senator
	Kandie Smith ; D – Greenville
Demographics	48% White ; 40% Black ; 7% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	221,056

Last updated December 20, 2025

North Carolina's 5th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kandie Smith since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has covered all of Edgecombe and Pitt counties. The district overlaps with the 8th, 9th, and 23rd state house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Harold Hardison ( Deep Run )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1989	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.	1973–1983 All of Duplin, Lenoir, and Jones counties.^[2]
Harold Hardison ( Deep Run )	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1989	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.	1983–1993 All of Duplin, Lenoir, and Jones counties. Part of Pender County.^[3]
Wendell Murphy ( Rose Hill )	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Retired.
Charles Albertson ( Beulaville )	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 10th district.	1993–2003 All of Duplin County. Parts of Sampson, Pender, Onslow, and Jones counties.^[4]
Tony Moore ( Winterville )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – November 24, 2003	Switched parties. Lost re-election.	2003–2005 All of Wilson County. Part of Pitt County.^[5]
Tony Moore ( Winterville )	Republican	November 24, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Switched parties. Lost re-election.
John Kerr III ( Goldsboro )	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009	Redistricted from the 7th district. Retired.	2005–2013 All of Greene County. Parts of Wayne and Pitt counties.^[6]
Don Davis ( Snow Hill )	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011	Lost re-election.
Louis Pate ( Mount Olive )	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 7th district.
Don Davis ( Snow Hill )	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for Congress.	2013–2019 All of Greene County. Parts of Wayne, Lenoir, and Pitt counties.^[7]
Don Davis ( Snow Hill )	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for Congress.	2019–2023 All of Greene and Pitt counties.^[8]^[9]
Kandie Smith ( Greenville )	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Edgecombe and Pitt counties.^[10]^[11]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kandie Smith (incumbent)	59,440	55.08%
	Republican	Alexander Paschall	48,469	44.92%
Total votes			107,909	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

Democratic primary for the 2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kandie Smith	13,604	86.58%
	Democratic	Lenton Brown	2,109	13.42%
Total votes			15,713	100%

2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kandie Smith	36,557	52.23%
	Republican	Karen Kozel	33,432	47.77%
Total votes			69,989	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	51,702	55.12%
	Republican	Karen Kozel	42,104	44.88%
Total votes			93,806	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

Democratic primary for the 2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	11,011	77.35%
	Democratic	Lonnie Carraway	3,224	22.65%
Total votes			14,235	100%

Republican primary for the 2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Robb	4,189	51.95%
	Republican	Tony Moore	3,875	48.05%
Total votes			8,064	100%

2018 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	36,321	55.34%
	Republican	Kimberly Robb	29,317	44.66%
Total votes			65,638	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	57,882	100%
Total votes			57,882	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	35,740	100%
Total votes			35,740	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis	59,648	100%
Total votes			59,648	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2010

2010 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis Pate	25,780	54.54%
	Democratic	Don Davis (incumbent)	21,488	45.46%
Total votes			47,268	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

Democratic primary for the 2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis	10,303	35.81%
	Democratic	Kathy A. Taft	6,942	24.13%
	Democratic	Ed Wilson	3,882	13.49%
	Democratic	Tony Moore	3,553	12.35%
	Democratic	Chuck Stone	2,514	8.74%
	Democratic	Charles Elliott Johnson	1,581	5.49%
Total votes			28,775	100%

Democratic primary run-off for the 2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis	5,494	62.77%
	Democratic	Kathy A. Taft	3,259	37.23%
Total votes			8,753	100%

2008 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Davis	40,982	52.90%
	Republican	Louis Pate	36,493	47.10%
Total votes			77,475	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kerr III (incumbent)	17,865	58.43%
	Republican	Todd Siebels	12,711	41.57%
Total votes			30,576	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kerr III (incumbent)	34,162	56.80%
	Republican	Tony Moore (incumbent)	25,987	43.20%
Total votes			60,149	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

Democratic primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Moore	5,005	33.94%
	Democratic	James M. Johnson III	4,859	32.95%
	Democratic	William L. Neill	2,511	17.03%
	Democratic	Robert Wheeler Jr.	2,371	16.08%
Total votes			14,746	100%

Republican primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Coulson	3,651	69.74%
	Republican	George H. Gray	1,584	30.26%
Total votes			5,235	100%

2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Moore	22,265	50.86%
	Republican	Tom Coulson	20,992	47.95%
	Libertarian	Christopher Ruff	521	1.19%
Total votes			43,778	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2000

2000 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Albertson (incumbent)	28,166	59.58%
	Republican	Cynthia B. Watson	19,109	40.42%
Total votes			47,275	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State Senate District 5, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
↑ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974" . Retrieved June 30, 2025.
↑ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State Senate 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

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[1] "State Senate District 5, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[2] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974" . Retrieved June 30, 2025.

[3] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[4] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[5] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[6] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[7] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[8] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[9] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[10] "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[11] "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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