North Carolina's 20th Senate district

North Carolina's 20th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 20th; State Senate district
Senator
	Natalie Murdock; D–Durham
Demographics	53% White; 26% Black; 13% Hispanic; 4% Asian; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	205,431

North Carolina's 20th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Natalie Murdock since 2020.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Chatham County, as well as part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 29th, 31st, and 54th house districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Multi-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Hamilton Horton Jr. (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	Harry Bagnal (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	1973–1983 All of Forsyth County.^[2]
E. Lawrence Davis (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979		Carl Totherow (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979
Marvin Ward (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.	Anne Bagnal (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1981
				John Cavanagh Jr. (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983
				Richard Barnes (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985		1983–2003 Most of Forsyth County.^[3]^[4]
				Ted Kaplan (Lewisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Hamilton Horton Jr. (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 31st district.	James Mark McDaniel (Pfafftown)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Lost re-election.^[5]
Hamilton Horton Jr. (Winston-Salem)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 31st district.	Linda Garrou (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 32nd district.

Single-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (Durham)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – March 9, 2007	Redistricted from the 13th district. Died.	2003–2013 Part of Durham County.^[6]^[7]
Vacant		March 9, 2007 – April 18, 2007
Floyd McKissick Jr. (Durham)	Democratic	April 18, 2007 – January 7, 2020	Appointed to finish Lucas's term. Resigned.
				2013–2019 All of Granville County. Part of Durham County.^[8]
				2019–2023 Part of Durham County.^[9]^[10]
Vacant		January 7, 2020 – January 14, 2020
Mickey Michaux (Durham)	Democratic	January 14, 2020 – March 31, 2020	Appointed to continue McKissick's term. Resigned.
Vacant		March 31, 2020 – April 29, 2020
Natalie Murdock (Durham)	Democratic	April 29, 2020 – Present	Appointed to finish McKissick's term.
Natalie Murdock (Durham)	Democratic	April 29, 2020 – Present	Appointed to finish McKissick's term.	2023–Present All of Chatham County. Part of Durham County.^[11]^[12]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2024^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Murdock (incumbent)	90,128	72.28%
	Republican	Christopher Partain	34,570	27.72%
Total votes			124,698	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2022^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Murdock (incumbent)	64,550	72.83%
	Republican	Alvin Reed	24,085	27.17%
Total votes			88,635	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Murdock	24,508	45.23%
	Democratic	Pierce Freelon	20,054	37.01%
	Democratic	Gray Ellis	9,629	17.77%
Total votes			54,191	100%

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2020^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Murdock (incumbent)	102,732	83.61%
	Republican	John Tarantino	20,143	16.39%
Total votes			122,875	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	74,205	83.52%
	Republican	Tom Stark	12,309	13.85%
	Libertarian	Jared Erickson	2,331	2.62%
Total votes			88,845	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2016^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	71,865	81.60%
	Libertarian	Barbara Howe	16,202	18.40%
Total votes			88,067	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	46,482	100%
Total votes			46,482	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	24,208	82.25%
	Democratic	Ralph Madison McKinney Jr.	5,225	17.75%
Total votes			29,433	100%

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	75,673	100%
Total votes			75,673	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	38,309	73.11%
	Republican	John Tarantino	14,092	26.89%
Total votes			52,401	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	32,313	77.20%
	Democratic	Ryan O'Neal Echoles	9,542	22.80%
Total votes			41,855	100%

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd McKissick Jr. (incumbent)	64,178	74.58%
	Republican	Ken Chandler	19,666	22.55%
	Libertarian	David C. Rollins	3,377	3.87%
Total votes			87,221	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2006^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent)	26,760	100%
Total votes			26,760	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent)	55,050	90.24%
	Libertarian	Ray Ubinger	5,953	9.76%
Total votes			61,003	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina Senate District 20th district general election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (incumbent)	30,216	89.31%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Guze	3,617	10.69%
Total votes			33,833	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	60,149	35.65%
	Republican	Hamilton Horton Jr. (incumbent)	59,929	35.52%
	Republican	Jeannie A. Metcalf	48,666	28.84%
Total votes			168,744	100%
	Democratic hold
	Republican hold

References

^ "State Senate District 20, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974". Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ "NC State Senate 20". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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[1] "State Senate District 20, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 1973-1974". Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[3] J.D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[4] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[5] "NC State Senate 20". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[6] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[7] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[8] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[9] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[10] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[11] "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[12] "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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Members of the North Carolina State Senate
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) President of the Senate Rachel Hunt (D) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Michael Lee (R) Minority Leader Sydney Batch (D)
▌Bobby Hanig (R) ▌Norman Sanderson (R) ▌Bob Brinson (R) ▌Buck Newton (R) ▌Kandie Smith (D) ▌Michael Lazzara (R) ▌Michael Lee (R) ▌Bill Rabon (R) ▌Brent Jackson (R) ▌Benton Sawrey (R) ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R) ▌Jim Burgin (R) ▌Lisa Grafstein (D) ▌Dan Blue (D) ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D) ▌Gale Adcock (D) ▌Sydney Batch (D) ▌Terence Everitt (D) ▌Val Applewhite (D) ▌Natalie Murdock (D) ▌Tom McInnis (R) ▌Sophia Chitlik (D) ▌Graig Meyer (D) ▌Danny Britt (R) ▌Amy Galey (R) ▌Phil Berger (R) ▌Michael Garrett (D) ▌Gladys Robinson (D) ▌Dave Craven (R) ▌Steve Jarvis (R) ▌Dana Caudill Jones (R) ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D) ▌Carl Ford (R) ▌Chris Measmer (R) ▌Todd Johnson (R) ▌Eddie Settle (R) ▌Vickie Sawyer (R) ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D) ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D) ▌Joyce Waddell (D) ▌Caleb Theodros (D) ▌Woodson Bradley (D) ▌Brad Overcash (R) ▌Ted Alexander (R) ▌Mark Hollo (R) ▌Warren Daniel (R) ▌Ralph Hise (R) ▌Tim Moffitt (R) ▌Julie Mayfield (D) ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
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