North Carolina State Senate District 33
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Carl Ford Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Carl Ford (R) 71.0, Tangela "Lucy Horne" Morgan (D) 29.0
- Last election
- Carl Ford (Republican) won by 42.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: FordRight column: Weart
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeFordNo published score for Weart
- Races
- Won 7 of 8
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 8
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Gary R. WeartDemocratic
- Carl FordIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for North Carolina
History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 108,624
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarl FordWon Republican 77,11571.0% DemocraticTangela "Lucy Horne" Morgan Democratic 31,50929.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,293
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarl FordWon(incumbent) Republican 52,23573.3% DemocraticTangela Morgan Democratic 19,05826.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 104,132
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarl FordWon(incumbent) Republican 73,45370.5% DemocraticTarsha Ellis Democratic 30,67929.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,627
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarl FordWon Republican 47,47368.2% DemocraticArin Wilhelm Democratic 22,15431.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,156
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCathy DunnWon Republican 59,35471.4% DemocraticJim Beall Graham Democratic 23,80228.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,784
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 38,784100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,664
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 61,664100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,859
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 38,859100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,387
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 61,387100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,469
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 25,469100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,801
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 54,801100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,932
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan BinghamWon(incumbent) Republican 39,932100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,682
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharlie DannellyWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,682100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,934
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharlie DannellyWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,33270.3% RepublicanJeri Clement Republican 8,60229.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,452
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharlie DannellyWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,452100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,409
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharlie DannellyWon Democratic 11,64060.0% RepublicanJim Ross Republican 7,76940.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,544
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. RichardsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,91264.8% RepublicanRobert Pittenger Republican 14,63235.2% - Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. RichardsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. RichardsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. RichardsonWon Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,692
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelvin L. WattWon Democratic 27,692100.0% - No results on file 1971 to 1983
- Votes for listed candidates
- 35,887
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Carolina Senate District 33, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarl D. KillianWon Democratic 19,53654.4% RepublicanHerman H. West(incumbent) Republican 16,35145.6%
- 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 State Senate District 33, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/senate/33. Retrieved October 31, 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:33
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026