North Carolina's 50th Senate district

North Carolina's 50th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 50th; State Senate district
Senator
	Kevin Corbin; R–Franklin
Demographics	85% White; 2% Black; 6% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 4% Native American; 2% Multiracial
Population (2023)	215,113

North Carolina's 50th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Corbin since 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has covered all of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties, as well as most of Haywood County. The district overlaps with the 118th, 119th, and 120th state house districts.

List of members representing the district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.
Bob Carpenter (Murphy)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 42nd district and re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	2003–2013 All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties. Part of Haywood County.^[2]^[3]
John Snow (Murphy)	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011	Elected in 2004. Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Jim Davis (Franklin)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Jim Davis (Franklin)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021		2013–2023 All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Haywood counties.^[4]^[5]^[6]
Kevin Corbin (Franklin)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – present	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
Kevin Corbin (Franklin)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – present	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–Present All of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties. Most of Haywood County.^[7]^[8]

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2024^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Corbin (incumbent)	83,381	66.53%
	Democratic	Adam Tebrugge	41,939	33.47%
Total votes			125,320	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Corbin (incumbent)	59,534	66.24%
	Democratic	Karen Burnette McCracken	30,347	33.76%
Total votes			89,881	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Corbin	20,077	78.15%
	Republican	Sarah Conway	5,613	21.85%
Total votes			25,690	100%

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Corbin	73,875	66.66%
	Democratic	Victoria Fox	36,954	33.34%
Total votes			110,829	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis (incumbent)	48,387	60.30%
	Democratic	Bobby Kuppers	31,851	39.70%
Total votes			80,238	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis (incumbent)	59,028	62.46%
	Democratic	Jane Hipps	35,476	37.54%
Total votes			94,504	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 50th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Hipps	9,444	69.97%
	Democratic	Ron Robinson	4,053	30.03%
Total votes			13,497	100%

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis (incumbent)	33,820	53.86%
	Democratic	Jane Hipps	28,974	46.14%
Total votes			62,974	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis (incumbent)	50,421	57.11%
	Democratic	John Snow	37,873	42.89%
Total votes			88,294	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis	5,484	60.68%
	Republican	Jimmy Goodman	3,554	39.32%
Total votes			9,038	100%

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2010 ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Davis	31,041	50.13%
	Democratic	John Snow (incumbent)	30,880	49.87%
Total votes			61,921	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Snow (incumbent)	46,536	57.45%
	Republican	Susan C. Pons	34,462	42.55%
Total votes			80,998	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 50th district Republican primary election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken McKim	4,869	43.90%
	Republican	Sue Lynn Ledford	4,737	42.71%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	849	7.65%
	Republican	Rick Bagley	637	5.74%
Total votes			11,092	100%

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Snow (incumbent)	37,130	59.93%
	Republican	Ken McKim	24,823	40.07%
Total votes			61,953	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Snow	35,722	49.39%
	Republican	Bob Carpenter (incumbent)	35,438	49.00%
	Libertarian	Ben Lamm	1,164	1.61%
Total votes			72,324	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Carpenter (incumbent)	30,032	56.46%
	Democratic	Dan Robinson (incumbent)	23,164	43.54%
Total votes			53,196	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State Senate District 50, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
^ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 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 18, 2025.
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[1] "State Senate District 50, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[2] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[3] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[4] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[5] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[6] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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

[8] "S.L. 2023-146 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

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v t e 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)
▌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) ▌Paul Newton (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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