North Carolina's 39th Senate district

North Carolina's 39th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 39th; State Senate district
Senator
	DeAndrea Salvador; D–Charlotte
Demographics	48% White; 23% Black; 18% Hispanic; 5% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	233,552

North Carolina's 39th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat DeAndrea Salvador since 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 88th, 92nd, 101st, and 103rd state house districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Iredell, Lincoln, and Gaston counties.^[2]
James Forrester	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 25th district. Redistricted to the 42nd district.
Bob Rucho	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 35th district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Robert Pittenger	Republican	January 1, 2005 – May 27, 2008	Redistricted from the 40th district. Resigned to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Vacant		May 27, 2008 – June 9, 2008
Bob Rucho	Republican	June 9, 2008 – January 1, 2017	Appointed to finish Pittenger's term. Retired.
Dan Bishop	Republican	January 1, 2017 – September 17, 2019	Retired to assume seat in Congress.
Vacant		September 17, 2019 – October 2, 2019
Rob Bryan	Republican	October 2, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Bishop's term. Retired.
DeAndrea Salvador	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DeAndrea Salvador (incumbent)	88,183	100%
Total votes			88,183	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DeAndrea Salvador (incumbent)	47,284	63.86%
	Republican	Mark Robeson	26,760	36.14%
Total votes			74,044	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DeAndrea Salvador	68,752	62.18%
	Republican	Joshua Niday	41,823	37.82%
Total votes			110,575	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

North Carolina Senate 39th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chad Stachowicz	5,239	50.08%
	Democratic	Ann Harlan	5,222	49.92%
Total votes			10,461	100%

North Carolina Senate 39th district Republican primary election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bishop (incumbent)	8,778	71.28%
	Republican	Beth Monaghan	3,537	28.72%
Total votes			12,315	100%

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bishop (incumbent)	49,698	52.89%
	Democratic	Chad Stachowicz	44,273	47.11%
Total votes			93,971	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bishop	58,739	56.81%
	Democratic	Lloyd Scher	44,655	43.19%
Total votes			103,394	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 39th district Republican primary election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	7,281	55.18%
	Republican	Matt Arnold	5,914	44.82%
Total votes			13,195	100%

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	44,091	100%
Total votes			44,091	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	61,006	61.60%
	Democratic	Jack Flynn	38,025	38.40%
Total votes			99,031	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	48,373	100%
Total votes			48,373	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 39th district Republican primary election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho	9,342	51.95%
	Republican	Andy Dulin	8,639	48.05%
Total votes			17,981	100%

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	73,799	100%
Total votes			73,799	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	35,503	100%
Total votes			35,503	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	64,948	89.08%
	Libertarian	Andy Grum	7,965	10.92%
Total votes			72,913	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rucho (incumbent)	37,700	65.15%
	Democratic	Joe Spencer	18,244	31.53%
	Libertarian	Heather Head	1,919	3.32%
Total votes			57,863	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2000^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Forrester (incumbent)	45,529	100%
Total votes			45,529	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State Senate District 39, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
^ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 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 39, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[2] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[3] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[4] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[5] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[6] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[7] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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

[9] "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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