North Carolina's 37th Senate district

North Carolina's 37th State Senate district
Senator	Vickie Sawyer R – Mooresville
Demographics	37%  White 37%  Black 19%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 2% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	229,295

North Carolina's 37th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Vickie Sawyer since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has covered all of Iredell County, as well as part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 84th, 89th, 95th, and 98th state house districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 All of Rutherford County. Part of Cleveland County. [2]
J. Ollie Harris	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Dennis Davis	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997	Lost re-election.
Walter Dalton	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 46th district.
Dan Clodfelter	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – April 8, 2014	Redistricted from the 40th district. Resigned to become Mayor of Charlotte.	2003–2023 Part of Mecklenburg County. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Vacant		April 8, 2014 – May 6, 2014
Jeff Jackson	Democratic	May 6, 2014 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish Clodfelter's term. Redistricted to the 42nd district and retired to run for Congress.
Vickie Sawyer	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Iredell County. Part of Mecklenburg County. [8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 37th district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Sawyer (incumbent)	15,969	82.40%
	Republican	Tom Fyler	3,411	17.60%
Total votes			19,380	100%

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Sawyer (incumbent)	63,763	100%
Total votes			63,763	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2020 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson (incumbent)	64,562	54.99%
	Republican	Sonja P. Nichols	48,507	41.32%
	Libertarian	Jeff Scott	4,336	3.69%
Total votes			117,405	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2018 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson (incumbent)	52,261	78.05%
	Republican	Nora Trotman	13,395	20.01%
	Constitution	Stuart Andrew Collins	1,301	1.94%
Total votes			66,957	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2016 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson (incumbent)	57,804	67.94%
	Republican	Bob Diamond	27,279	32.06%
Total votes			85,083	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2014 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson (incumbent)	31,392	100%
Total votes			31,392	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2012 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	51,376	66.98%
	Republican	Michael Alan Vadini	25,325	33.02%
Total votes			76,701	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 37th district Republican primary election, 2010 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Morgan Edwards	1,850	61.12%
	Republican	Vince Coscia	1,177	38.88%
Total votes			3,027	100%

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2010 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	24,956	61.45%
	Republican	C. Morgan Edwards	15,656	38.55%
Total votes			40,612	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2008 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	48,608	67.84%
	Republican	Vince Coscia	30,315	28.35%
	Libertarian	Rusty Sheridan	2,733	3.81%
Total votes			71,656	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2006 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	20,018	100%
Total votes			20,018	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2004 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	40,902	100%
Total votes			40,902	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2002 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Clodfelter (incumbent)	23,003	100%
Total votes			23,003	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2000 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Dalton (incumbent)	26,374	54.76%
	Republican	Scott Neisler	21,792	45.24%
Total votes			48,166	100%
	Democratic hold

References

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