North Carolina's 32nd Senate district

North Carolina's 32nd
State Senate district
North Carolina's 32nd; State Senate district
Senator
	Paul Lowe Jr.; D–Winston-Salem
Demographics	40% White; 37% Black; 18% Hispanic; 2% Asian; 1% Other
Population (2020)	207,323

North Carolina's 32nd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. since 2015.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2003, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 71st, 72nd, and 74th state house districts.

District officeholders[edit]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Thomas Sawyer Sr.	Republican	January 1, 1995 – March 19, 1996^[2]	Died.	1995–2003 Part of Guilford County.^[3]
Vacant		March 19, 1996 – May 9, 1996
John Blust	Republican	May 9, 1996 – January 1, 1999	Appointed to finish Sawyer's term. Lost re-election.
Kay Hagan	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 27th district.
Linda Garrou	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 20th district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Forsyth County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Earline Parmon	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 28, 2015	Resigned.
Vacant		January 28, 2015 – January 30, 2015
Paul Lowe Jr.	Democratic	January 30, 2015 – Present	Appointed to finish Parmon's term.

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	46,986	59.32%
	Republican	George K. Ware	32,220	40.68%
Total votes			79,206	100%
	Democratic hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	67,293	59.40%
	Republican	Ven Challa	45,995	40.60%
Total votes			113,288	100%
	Democratic hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	47,221	72.88%
	Republican	Eric Henderson	17,572	27.12%
Total votes			64,793	100%
	Democratic hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent)	63,691	100%
Total votes			63,691	100%
	Democratic hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon (incumbent)	36,045	100%
Total votes			36,045	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	10,858	60.01%
	Democratic	James Taylor	6,452	35.66%
	Democratic	Wilbert S. Banks	785	4.34%
Total votes			18,095	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	57,803	72.99%
	Republican	Reginald Reid	21,387	27.01%
Total votes			79,190	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	5,036	81.34%
	Democratic	Ed Hanes	1,155	18.66%
Total votes			6,191	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Republican primary election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Jones	1,687	60.49%
	Republican	Brian C. Miller	1,102	39.51%
Total votes			2,789	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	24,125	65.37%
	Republican	Nathan Jones	12,780	34.63%
Total votes			36,905	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	57,672	100%
Total votes			57,672	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	19,663	100%
Total votes			19,663	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	5,730	80.36%
	Democratic	Jermaine Baxter	1,400	19.64%
Total votes			7,130	100%

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	38,903	69.69%
	Republican	W. R. (Bill) Dowe	16,920	30.31%
Total votes			55,823	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou (incumbent)	28,388	100%
Total votes			28,388	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	34,353	61.51%
	Republican	Wendell H. Sawyer	21,498	38.49%
Total votes			55,851	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State Senate District 32, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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[1] "State Senate District 32, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[2] "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[3] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[4] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[5] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[6] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[7] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[8] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

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

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v t e Members of the North Carolina State Senate
156th General Assembly (2023–2024) President of the Senate Mark Robinson (R) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Paul Newton (R) Minority Leader Dan Blue (D)
▌Norman Sanderson (R) ▌Jim Perry (R) ▌Bobby Hanig (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) ▌Mary Wills Bode (D) ▌Val Applewhite (D) ▌Natalie Murdock (D) ▌Tom McInnis (R) ▌Mike Woodard (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) ▌Joyce Krawiec (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) ▌Natasha Marcus (D) ▌Rachel Hunt (D) ▌Brad Overcash (R) ▌Ted Alexander (R) ▌Dean Proctor (R) ▌Warren Daniel (R) ▌Ralph Hise (R) ▌Tim Moffitt (R) ▌Julie Mayfield (D) ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
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