North Carolina's 44th Senate district

North Carolina's 44th State Senate district
Senator	Ted Alexander R–Shelby
Demographics	78% White 13% Black 5% Hispanic 1% Asian
Population (2020)	192,742

North Carolina's 44th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ted Alexander since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has covered all of Cleveland and Lincoln counties, as well as part of Gaston County. The district overlaps with the 97th, 108th, 110th, and 111th state house districts.

District officeholders since 2003

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–2005 All of Burke County. Part of Catawba County.[2]
Austin Allran	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 26th district. Redistricted to the 42nd district.
Jim Jacumin	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011	Retired.	2005–2013 All of Burke and Caldwell counties.[3]
Warren Daniel	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 46th district.
David Curtis	Republican	January 1, 2013 – June 30, 2018	Lost re-nomination and resigned.	2013–2019 All of Lincoln County. Parts of Iredell and Gaston counties.[4]
Vacant		June 30, 2018 - August 2, 2018
Vickie Sawyer	Republican	August 2, 2018 – January 1, 2019	Appointed to finish Curtis's term. Re-elected in the 34th district.
Ted Alexander	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2019–Present All of Lincoln and Cleveland counties. Part of Gaston County.[5][6][7]

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2022^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Alexander (incumbent)	58,525	100%
Total votes			58,525	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2020^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Alexander (incumbent)	73,513	70.78%
	Democratic	David Lee Lattimore	30,354	29.22%
Total votes			103,867	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary election, 2018^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Alexander	5,523	44.37%
	Republican	David Curtis (incumbent)	4,554	36.59%
	Republican	Martin Oakes	2,370	19.04%
Total votes			12,447	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Alexander	46,861	68.85%
	Democratic	David Lee Lattimore	21,204	31.15%
Total votes			68,065	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Curtis (incumbent)	15,267	51.06%
	Republican	Chris Carney	14,635	48.94%
Total votes			29,902	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Curtis (incumbent)	71,114	77.30%
	Libertarian	Nic Haag	20,881`	22.70%
Total votes			91,995	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Curtis (incumbent)	45,722	100%
Total votes			45,722	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Carney (incumbent)	8,865	35.06%
	Republican	David Curtis	8,613	34.06%
	Republican	Karen Ray	7,809	30.88%
Total votes			25,287	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary run-off election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Curtis	4,539	59.17%
	Republican	Chris Carney (incumbent)	3,132	40.83%
Total votes			7,671	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Curtis	60,167	65.85%
	Democratic	Ross Bulla	31,197	34.15%
Total votes			91,364	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 44th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Jones	2,951	83.48%
	Democratic	Heath Wynn	584	16.52%
Total votes			3,535	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2010^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Daniel	26,314	58.87%
	Democratic	Beth Jones	17,300	38.71%
	Libertarian	Richard C. Evey	1,083	2.42%
Total votes			44,697	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 44th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cates	11,463	63.99%
	Democratic	Danny Hefner	6,452	36.01%
Total votes			17,915	100%

North Carolina 44th district general election, 2008^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin (incumbent)	41,320	57.88%
	Democratic	Jim Cates	27,782	38.92%
	Libertarian	Richard C. Evey	2,287	3.20%
Total votes			71,389	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina 44th district general election, 2006^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin (incumbent)	26,683	100%
Total votes			26,683	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 44th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Cornwell Avery	2,809	57.09%
	Democratic	Dan DeHart	2,111	42.91%
Total votes			4,920	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary election, 2004^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin	5,511	62.20%
	Republican	George Robinson	3,349	37.80%
Total votes			8,860	100%

North Carolina 44th district general election, 2004^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin	38,567	61.54%
	Democratic	Richard Cornwell Avery	24,100	38.46%
Total votes			62,667	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina Senate 44th district Republican primary election, 2002^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Allran (incumbent)	5,728	63.04%
	Republican	William R. "Bill" McDonald III	3,358	36.96%
Total votes			9,086	100%

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2002^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Allran (incumbent)	30,278	100%
Total votes			30,278	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 44, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
2. "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
4. "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
5. "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
6. "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7. "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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