2006 North Carolina Senate election

2006 North Carolina Senate election

November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate 26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Marc Basnight Phil Berger Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 1, 1993 January 1, 2005 Leader's seat 1st - Manteo 26th - Eden Last election 29 21 Seats before 29 21 Seats won 31 19 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 893,449 828,849 Percentage 51.88% 48.12%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election Marc Basnight Democratic Elected President pro tempore Marc Basnight Democratic

The 2006 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. House of Representatives and state house. The primary election was held on May 2, 2006, with primary run-offs occurring on May 30 and September 12, 2006. The Democratic Party made a net gain of 2 seats in the state senate.

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1st	Marc Basnight		Dem	Marc Basnight		Dem
2nd	C. W. "Pete" Bland		Dem	Jean Preston		Rep
3rd	Clark Jenkins		Dem	Clark Jenkins		Dem
4th	Robert Lee Holloman		Dem	Robert Lee Holloman		Dem
5th	John Kerr		Dem	John Kerr		Dem
6th	Harry Brown		Rep	Harry Brown		Rep
7th	Doug Berger		Dem	Doug Berger		Dem
8th	R. C. Soles Jr.		Dem	R. C. Soles Jr.		Dem
9th	Julia Boseman		Dem	Julia Boseman		Dem
10th	Charles W. Albertson		Dem	Charles W. Albertson		Dem
11th	A. B. Swindell		Dem	A. B. Swindell		Dem
12th	Fred Smith		Rep	Fred Smith		Rep
13th	David Weinstein		Dem	David Weinstein		Dem
14th	Vernon Malone		Dem	Vernon Malone		Dem
15th	Neal Hunt		Rep	Neal Hunt		Rep
16th	Janet Cowell		Dem	Janet Cowell		Dem
17th	Richard Y. Stevens		Rep	Richard Y. Stevens		Rep
18th	Bob Atwater		Dem	Bob Atwater		Dem
19th	Tony Rand		Dem	Tony Rand		Dem
20th	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas		Dem	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas		Dem
21st	Larry Shaw		Dem	Larry Shaw		Dem
22nd	Harris Blake		Rep	Harris Blake		Rep
23rd	Eleanor Kinnaird		Dem	Eleanor Kinnaird		Dem
24th	Hugh Webster		Rep	Tony Foriest		Dem
25th	William R. Purcell		Dem	William R. Purcell		Dem
26th	Phil Berger		Rep	Phil Berger		Rep
27th	Kay Hagan		Dem	Kay Hagan		Dem
28th	Katie G. Dorsett		Dem	Katie G. Dorsett		Dem
29th	Jerry W. Tillman		Rep	Jerry W. Tillman		Rep
30th	Don W. East		Rep	Don W. East		Rep
31st	Pete Brunstetter		Rep	Pete Brunstetter		Rep
32nd	Linda Garrou		Dem	Linda Garrou		Dem
33rd	Stan Bingham		Rep	Stan Bingham		Rep
34th	Andrew C. Brock		Rep	Andrew C. Brock		Rep
35th	Eddie Goodall		Rep	Eddie Goodall		Rep
36th	Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.		Rep	Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.		Rep
37th	Dan Clodfelter		Dem	Dan Clodfelter		Dem
38th	Charlie Dannelly		Dem	Charlie Dannelly		Dem
39th	Robert Pittenger		Rep	Robert Pittenger		Rep
40th	Malcolm Graham		Dem	Malcolm Graham		Dem
41st	James Forrester		Rep	James Forrester		Rep
42nd	Austin M. Allran		Rep	Austin M. Allran		Rep
43rd	David W. Hoyle		Dem	David W. Hoyle		Dem
44th	Jim Jacumin		Rep	Jim Jacumin		Rep
45th	John Garwood		Rep	Steve Goss		Dem
46th	Walter H. Dalton		Dem	Walter H. Dalton		Dem
47th	Keith Presnell		Rep	Joe Sam Queen		Dem
48th	Tom Apodaca		Rep	Tom Apodaca		Rep
49th	Martin Nesbitt		Dem	Martin Nesbitt		Dem
50th	John J. Snow Jr.		Dem	John J. Snow Jr.		Dem

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	40	893,449	51.875%	31	2	62%
	Republican Party	38	828,849	48.125%	19	2	38%
Total		78	1,722,298	100.00%	50		100.00%

Senate seats Democratic   62% Republican   38%

Popular vote Democratic   51.875% Republican   48.125%

Incumbents defeated in primary election

• John Garwood (R-District 45), defeated by David Blust (R)

Incumbents defeated in general election

• C. W. "Pete" Bland (D-District 2), defeated by Jean Preston (R)
• Hugh Webster (R-District 24), defeated by Tony Foriest (D)
• Keith Presnell (R-District 47), defeated by Joe Sam Queen (D)

Open seats that changed parties

• John Garwood (R-District 45) lost re-nomination, seat won by Steve Goss (D)

Detailed results

Districts 1–25

District 1

Incumbent Democrat President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has represented the 1st district since 1985.

North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Basnight (incumbent)	30,398	68.84%
	Republican	Ron Toppin	13,758	31.16%
Total votes			44,156	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat C. W. “Pete” Bland has represented the 2nd district since his appointment in 2006. He lost re-election to Republican Jean Preston.

North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Preston	28,340	57.38%
	Democratic	C. W. "Pete" Bland (incumbent)	21,052	42.62%
Total votes			49,392	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Clark Jenkins has represented the 3rd district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clark Jenkins (incumbent)	19,633	100%
Total votes			19,633	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Robert Lee Holloman has represented the 4th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Lee Holloman (incumbent)	19,091	69.67%
	Republican	Kenneth R. "Ken" Chandler	8,312	30.33%
Total votes			27,403	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat John Kerr has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kerr (incumbent)	17,865	58.43%
	Republican	Todd Siebels	12,711	41.57%
Total votes			30,576	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Brown (incumbent)	13,917	64.73%
	Democratic	Carolyn Pittman-Dorsey	7,582	35.27%
Total votes			21,499	100%
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Doug Berger has represented the 7th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Berger (incumbent)	22,225	60.64%
	Republican	Chuck Stires	14,423	39.36%
Total votes			36,648	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat R. C. Soles Jr. has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1977.

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent)	26,407	52.59%
	Republican	Bill Fairley	23,802	47.41%
Total votes			50,209	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Julia Boseman has represented the 9th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Boseman (incumbent)	27,804	62.99%
	Republican	Al Roseman	16,333	37.01%
Total votes			44,137	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Charles W. Albertson has represented the 10th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles W. Albertson (incumbent)	20,673	64.47%
	Republican	Adrain R. Arnett	11,395	35.53%
Total votes			32,068	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat A. B. Swindell has represented the 11th district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. B. Swindell (incumbent)	18,900	61.63%
	Republican	Al Lytton	11,768	38.37%
Total votes			30,668	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Fred Smith has represented the 12th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Smith (incumbent)	23,872	64.86%
	Democratic	Sherry M. Altman	12,931	35.14%
Total votes			36,803	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat David Weinstein has represented the 13th district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weinstein (incumbent)	15,992	100%
Total votes			15,992	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

incumbent Democrat Vernon Malone has represented the 14th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vernon Malone (incumbent)	26,404	65.93%
	Republican	Richard Doeffinger	13,644	34.07%
Total votes			40,048	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Neal Hunt has represented the 15th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 15th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Hunt (incumbent)	31,478	54.90%
	Democratic	Dorothy "Gerry" Bowles	25,854	45.10%
Total votes			57,332	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Janet Cowell has represented the 16th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Cowell (incumbent)	30,330	100%
Total votes			30,330	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Richard Y. Stevens has represented the 17th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Y. Stevens (incumbent)	40,430	100%
Total votes			40,430	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Bob Atwater has represented the 18th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Atwater (incumbent)	36,763	100%
Total votes			36,763	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Tony Rand has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Rand (incumbent)	22,731	100%
Total votes			22,731	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Jeanne Hopkins Lucas has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent)	26,760	100%
Total votes			26,760	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Larry Shaw has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Shaw (incumbent)	13,412	61.65%
	Republican	Juanita M. Gonzales	8,344	38.35%
Total votes			21,756	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Harris Blake has represented the 22nd district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harris Blake (incumbent)	24,490	62.58%
	Democratic	Abraham Oudeh	14,644	37.42%
Total votes			39,134	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Eleanor Kinnaird has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Kinnaird (incumbent)	31,947	73.70%
	Republican	E. B. Alston	11,400	26.30%
Total votes			43,347	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Hugh Webster has represented the 24th district since 1995. Webster lost re-election to Democrat Tony Foriest.

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Foriest	16,973	50.69%
	Republican	Hugh Webster (incumbent)	16,513	49.31%
Total votes			33,486	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Incumbent Democrat William R. Purcell has represented the 25th district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William R. Purcell (incumbent)	23,436	63.21%
	Republican	Douglas Bowen	13,640	37.79%
Total votes			37,076	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 26–50

District 26

Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina Senate 26th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Berger (incumbent)	26,640	62.38%
	Democratic	Rick Miller	16,064	37.62%
Total votes			42,704	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan has represented the 27th district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	30,180	100%
Total votes			30,180	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Katie G. Dorsett has represented the 28th district since 2003.

2008 North Carolina Senate District 28th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie G. Dorsett (incumbent)	20,955	100%
Total votes			20,955	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Jerry W. Tillman has represented the 29th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry W. Tillman (incumbent)	24,005	100%
Total votes			24,005	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Don W. East has represented the 30th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don W. East (incumbent)	25,698	100%
Total votes			25,698	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Pete Brunstetter has represented the 31st district since his appointment in 2006, he was elected to a full term.

North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Brunstetter (incumbent)	32,077	100%
Total votes			32,077	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	19,663	100%
Total votes			19,663	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	25,469	100%
Total votes			25,469	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Andrew C. Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew C. Brock (incumbent)	21,608	60.60%
	Democratic	Larry Brown	14,048	39,40%
Total votes			35,656	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Eddie Goodall has represented the 35th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate District 35th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Goodall (incumbent)	29,301	100%
Total votes			29,301	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	22,269	63.18%
	Democratic	Mike Helms	12,978	36.82%
Total votes			35,247	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Democrat Dan Clodfelter has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2006

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

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Dannelly has represented the 38th district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dannelly (incumbent)	20,372	100%
Total votes			20,372	100%
	Democratic hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Robert Pittenger has represented the 39th district and its predecessors since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	35,503	100%
Total votes			35,503	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Maclom Graham has represented the 40th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2006

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

District 41

Incumbent Republican James Forrester has represented the 41st district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	30,320	100%
Total votes			30,320	100%
	Republican hold

District 42

Incumbent Republican Austin M. Allran has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 1987.

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin M. Allran (incumbent)	22,671	55.87%
	Democratic	Lyndon Helton	17,906	44.13%
Total votes			40,577	100%
	Republican hold

District 43

Incumbent Democrat David W. Hoyle has represented the 43rd district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David W. Hoyle (incumbent)	21,419	100%
Total votes			21,419	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Jim Jacumin has represented the 44th district since 2005.

North Carolina 44th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin (incumbent)	26,683	100%
Total votes			26,683	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Republican John Garwood has represented the 45th district since 1997. Garwood lost re-nomination to fellow Republican David Blust. Blust was defeated by Democrat Steve Goss.

North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Goss	24,269	50.33%
	Republican	David Blust	23,950	49.67%
Total votes			48,219	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Walter H. Dalton has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter H. Dalton (incumbent)	22,557	54.42%
	Republican	Wes Westmoreland	18,890	45.58%
Total votes			41,447	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent Republican Keith Presnell has represented the 47th District since 2005. In a rematch of the 2004 election he lost re-election to Democrat Joe Sam Queen, who had previously represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2005.

North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Sam Queen	27,935	51.29%
	Republican	Keith Presnell (incumbent)	26,530	48.71%
Total votes			54,465	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 48

Incumbent Republican Tom Apodaca has represented the 48th district since 2003.

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Apodaca (incumbent)	41,210	100%
Total votes			41,210	100%
	Republican hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Martin Nesbitt has represented the 49th district since 2004.

North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	36,901	65.64%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	19,318	34.36%
Total votes			56,219	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat John J. Snow Jr. has represented the 50th district since 2005.

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Snow Jr. (incumbent)	37,130	59.93%
	Republican	Ken McKim	24,823	40.07%
Total votes			61,953	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• List of North Carolina state legislatures