North Carolina's 19th Senate district

North Carolina's 19th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Val Applewhite since 2023.[1]

North Carolina's 19th
State Senate district
Senator
  Val Applewhite
D–Fayetteville
Demographics50% White
31% Black
10% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Native American
5% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)188,816

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 43rd, 44th, and 45th state house districts.

District officeholders
Senator Party Dates Notes Counties
Robert G. "Bob" Shaw Republican January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 2003		 Redistricted to the 26th district and lost re-nomination. 1985–1993
Parts of Guilford and Forsyth counties.[2]
1993–2003
Parts of Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph counties.[3]
Tony Rand Democratic January 1, 2003 –
December 31, 2009		 Redistricted from the 24th district.
Resigned.		 2003–2013
All of Bladen County. Part of Cumberland County.[4][5]
Vacant December 31, 2009 –
January 21, 2010
Margaret Dickson Democratic January 21, 2010 –
January 1, 2011		 Appointed to finish Rand's term.
Lost re-election.
Wesley Meredith Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2019		 Lost re-election.
2013–Present
Part of Cumberland County.[6][7][8][9]
Kirk deViere Democratic January 1, 2019 –
January 1, 2023		 Lost re-nomination.
Val Applewhite Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

2022
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Val Applewhite 7,588 56.24%
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 4,972 36.85%
Democratic Ed Donaldson 931 6.90%
Total votes 13,491 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith 5,781 72.42%
Republican Dennis Britt 2,202 27.58%
Total votes 7,983 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Val Applewhite 30,755 52.70%
Republican Wesley Meredith 27,601 47.30%
Total votes 58,356 100%
Democratic hold

2020
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 46,740 51.53%
Republican Wesley Meredith 43,966 48.47%
Total votes 90,706 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere 5,257 62.59%
Democratic Clarence E. Donaldson 3,142 37.41%
Total votes 8,399 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere 29,815 50.37%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 29,382 49.63%
Total votes 59,197 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 40,359 56.44%
Democratic Toni Morris 31,149 43.56%
Total votes 71,508 100%
Republican hold

2014
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 23,636 54.44%
Democratic Billy Richardson 19,781 45.56%
Total votes 43,417 100%
Republican hold

2012
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 37,308 53.88%
Democratic George Tatum 31,936 46.12%
Total votes 69,244 100%
Republican hold

2010
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2010[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith 25,047 51.10%
Democratic Margaret Dickson (incumbent) 23,964 48.90%
Total votes 49,011 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2008[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 57,027 100%
Total votes 57,027 100%
Democratic hold

2006
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2006[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 8,971 75.35%
Democratic Paul Williams 2,935 24.65%
Total votes 11,906 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2006[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 22,731 100%
Total votes 22,731 100%
Democratic hold

2004
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2004[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 43,413 100%
Total votes 43,413 100%
Democratic hold

2002
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2002[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 15,025 77.58%
Democratic Russell McLaurin 4,341 22.42%
Total votes 19,366 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2002[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand (incumbent) 25,493 63.36%
Republican Bob White 14,741 36.64%
Total votes 40,234 100%
Democratic hold

2000
North Carolina Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2000[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert G. "Bob" Shaw (incumbent) 9,399 82.32%
Republican Randy Tuggle 2,019 17.68%
Total votes 11,418 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2000[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert G. "Bob" Shaw (incumbent) 58,838 100%
Total votes 58,838 100%
Republican hold

References
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