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American legislative district

North Carolina's 5th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kandie Smith
D–Greenville
Demographics48% White
40% Black
7% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Multiracial
Population (2023)221,056

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.

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.
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.
Tony Moore Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005 		Switched parties.
Lost re-election. 		2003–2005
All of Wilson County.
Part of Pitt County.
Republican
John Kerr III 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.
Don 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.
Don 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.
2019–2023
All of Greene and Pitt counties.
Kandie Smith Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present 		2023–Present
All of Edgecombe and Pitt counties.

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith (incumbent) 59,440 55.08%
Republican Alexander Paschall 48,469 44.92%
Total votes 107,909 100%
Democratic hold

2022

Democratic primary for the 2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 13,604 86.58%
Democratic Lenton Brown 2,109 13.42%
Total votes 15,713 100%
2022 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election
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

2020 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Davis (incumbent) 51,702 55.12%
Republican Karen Kozel 42,104 44.88%
Total votes 93,806 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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

2016

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

2014

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

2012

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

2010

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

2008

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

2006

2006 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kerr III (incumbent) 17,865 58.43%
Republican Todd Siebels 12,711 41.57%
Total votes 30,576 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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

2002

Democratic primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election
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%
Republican primary for the 2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Coulson 3,651 69.74%
Republican George H. Gray 1,584 30.26%
Total votes 5,235 100%
2002 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election
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

2000 North Carolina Senate 5th district general election
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

References

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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
Paul Newton (R)
Minority Leader
Sydney Batch (D)
  1. ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
  2. ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
  3. ▌Bob Brinson (R)
  4. ▌Buck Newton (R)
  5. ▌Kandie Smith (D)
  6. ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
  7. ▌Michael Lee (R)
  8. ▌Bill Rabon (R)
  9. ▌Brent Jackson (R)
  10. ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
  11. ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
  12. ▌Jim Burgin (R)
  13. ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
  14. ▌Dan Blue (D)
  15. ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
  16. ▌Gale Adcock (D)
  17. ▌Sydney Batch (D)
  18. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  19. ▌Val Applewhite (D)
  20. ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
  21. ▌Tom McInnis (R)
  22. ▌Sophia Chitlik (D)
  23. ▌Graig Meyer (D)
  24. ▌Danny Britt (R)
  25. ▌Amy Galey (R)
  26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
  27. ▌Michael Garrett (D)
  28. ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
  29. ▌Dave Craven (R)
  30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
  31. ▌Dana Caudill Jones (R)
  32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
  34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
  35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
  36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
  37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
  38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
  39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
  41. ▌Caleb Theodros (D)
  42. ▌Woodson Bradley (D)
  43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
  44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
  45. ▌Mark Hollo (R)
  46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
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