North Carolina Senate District 1
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jerry Tillett Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.The winner of our last result on file no longer holds this seat, so it isn't shown.
- Last election
- Bobby Hanig (Republican) won by 14.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Candidates on the ballot
- Melissa ZehnerDemocratic
- Jerry TillettIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for North Carolina
History (28 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 109,763
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBobby HanigWon Republican 62,80157.2% DemocraticSusan Harman-Scott Democratic 46,96242.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,486
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorman W. SandersonWon(incumbent) Republican 61,486100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 105,567
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob SteinburgWon(incumbent) Republican 58,31955.2% DemocraticTess Judge Democratic 47,24844.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 74,832
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob SteinburgWon Republican 39,81553.2% DemocraticD. Cole Phelps Democratic 35,01746.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,166
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill CookWon(incumbent) Republican 53,30059.1% DemocraticBrownie Futrell Democratic 36,86640.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,100
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill CookWon(incumbent) Republican 32,14353.5% DemocraticStan M. White Democratic 27,95746.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,449
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill CookWon Republican 43,73550.0% DemocraticStan M. White Democratic 43,71450.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,439
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,27055.4% RepublicanHood Richardson Republican 25,16944.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,661
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 62,661100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,156
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,39868.8% RepublicanRonald W. Toppin Sr. Republican 13,75831.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 70,126
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,36764.7% RepublicanRonald W. Toppin Sr. Republican 24,75935.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,115
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,72366.6% RepublicanRonald W. Toppin Sr. Republican 16,39233.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,564
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,06970.3% RepublicanRonald W. Toppin Sr. Republican 16,49529.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,457
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,457100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,886
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,886100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,833
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,833100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,505
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,505100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,835
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,835100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,386
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,61075.2% RepublicanDaniel W. Lawrence Republican 9,77624.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,735
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,70077.4% RepublicanTimothy H. Hodges Republican 6,03522.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,284
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarc BasnightWon Democratic 25,40466.4% RepublicanC. Barry McCarty Republican 12,88033.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,733
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin R. DanielsWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,733100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 95,488
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin R. DanielsWon(incumbent) Democratic 48,39750.7% DemocraticJoseph J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 47,09149.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,269
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin R. DanielsWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,29950.3% DemocraticJoseph J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,96549.7% OtherDouglas Davenport Other 10.0% OtherPhil Goodwin Other 10.0% OtherRobert McGraw Other 10.0% OtherStuart Riddie Other 10.0% OtherLemee E. Swindell Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 91,242
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin R. DanielsWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,72650.1% DemocraticJ. J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,50849.9% OtherJeffrey N. Rawls Other 40.0% OtherAnne Basnal Other 10.0% OtherMichael Britt Other 10.0% OtherJessie Helms Other 10.0% OtherGeorge Wood Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,362
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin R. DanielsWon Democratic 25,47653.8% DemocraticJ. J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,88546.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 73,684
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,95750.2% DemocraticPhilip P. GodwinWon Democratic 36,72749.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,456
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Carolina Senate District 1, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. J. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,824100.0% DemocraticGeorge WoodWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,632100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). North Carolina Senate District 1, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/senate/1. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nc/sldu:1
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026