North Carolina's 5th Senate district

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]

North Carolina's 5th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kandie Smith
D–Greenville
Demographics53% White
35% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)200,965

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 1989
Senator Party Dates Notes Counties
Wendell Murphy Democratic January 1, 1989 –
January 1, 1993		 Retired. 1989–1993
All of Duplin, Lenoir, and Jones counties. Part of Pender County.[2]
Charles Albertson 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.[3]
Tony Moore Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005		 Switched parties.
Lost re-election.		 2003–2005
All of Wilson County. Part of Pitt County.[4]
Republican
John Kerr 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.[5]
Donald Davis Democratic January 1, 2009 –
January 1, 2011		 Lost re-election.
Louis Pate Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013		 Redistricted to the 7th district.
Donald Davis 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.[6]
2019–2023
All of Greene and Pitt counties.[7][8]
Kandie Smith Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present		 2023–Present
All of Edgecombe and Pitt counties.[9]

Election results

2022
North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 13,604 86.58%
Democratic Lenton Brown 2,109 13.42%
Total votes 15,713 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2022[11]
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
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 51,702 55.12%
Republican Karen Kozel 42,104 44.88%
Total votes 93,806 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 11,011 77.35%
Democratic Lonnie Carraway 3,224 22.65%
Total votes 14,235 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly Robb 4,189 51.95%
Republican Tony Moore 3,875 48.05%
Total votes 8,064 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 36,321 55.34%
Republican Kimberly Robb 29,317 44.66%
Total votes 65,638 100%
Democratic hold

2016
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 57,882 100%
Total votes 57,882 100%
Democratic hold

2014
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 35,740 100%
Total votes 35,740 100%
Democratic hold

2012
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis 59,648 100%
Total votes 59,648 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2010
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2010[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis Pate 25,780 54.54%
Democratic Donald Davis (incumbent) 21,488 45.46%
Total votes 47,268 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008
North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald 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%
North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary run-off election, 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis 5,494 62.77%
Democratic Kathy A. Taft 3,259 37.23%
Total votes 8,753 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2008[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Davis 40,982 52.90%
Republican Louis Pate 36,493 47.10%
Total votes 77,475 100%
Democratic hold

2006
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2006[23]
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

2004
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kerr (incumbent) 34,162 56.80%
Republican Tony Moore (incumbent) 25,987 43.20%
Total votes 60,149 100%
Democratic hold

2002
North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2002[25]
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%
North Carolina Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2002[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Coulson 3,651 69.74%
Republican George H. Gray 1,584 30.26%
Total votes 5,235 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2002[27]
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
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2000[28]
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

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