The 2000 North Carolina Senate election were held on November 7, 2000, to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices including the presidency, governorship, U.S. House of Representatives, Council of State, and state house. The primary election was held on May 2, 2000.

Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Marc Basnight Dem Marc Basnight Dem 2nd Frank Ballance Dem Frank Ballance Dem 3rd Bev Perdue† Dem Scott Thomas Dem 4th Patrick J. Ballantine Rep Patrick J. Ballantine Rep 5th Charles W. Albertson Dem Charles W. Albertson Dem 6th R. L. "Bob" Martin Dem R. L. "Bob" Martin Dem 7th Luther Jordan Dem Luther Jordan Dem 8th John Kerr Dem John Kerr Dem 9th Edward Warren Dem Edward Warren Dem 10th Roy Cooper† Dem A. B. Swindell Dem 11th Allen Wellons Dem Allen Wellons Dem 12th Virginia Foxx Rep Virginia Foxx Rep Don W. East† Rep Phil Berger Rep 13th Wib Gulley Dem Wib Gulley Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem 14th Brad Miller Dem Brad Miller Dem Eric Miller Reeves Dem Eric Miller Reeves Dem 15th Oscar Harris Dem Oscar Harris Dem 16th Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Howard Lee Dem Howard Lee Dem 17th Aaron Plyler Dem Aaron Plyler Dem William R. Purcell Dem William R. Purcell Dem 18th R. C. Soles Jr. Dem R. C. Soles Jr. Dem 19th Bob Shaw Rep Bob Shaw Rep 20th Linda Garrou Dem Linda Garrou Dem Hamilton Horton Jr. Rep Hamilton Horton Jr. Rep 21st Hugh Webster Rep Hugh Webster Rep 22nd Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep 23rd Jim Phillips Sr.† Dem Cal Cunningham Dem 24th Tony Rand Dem Tony Rand Dem 25th David W. Hoyle Dem David W. Hoyle Dem 26th Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep 27th Kenneth Moore Rep Kenneth Moore Rep John Garwood Rep John Garwood Rep 28th Steve Metcalf Dem Steve Metcalf Dem Charles Newell Carter Dem Charles Newell Carter Dem 29th Dan Robinson Dem Dan Robinson Dem 30th David Weinstein Dem David Weinstein Dem 31st Bill Martin Dem Bill Martin Dem 32nd Kay Hagan Dem Kay Hagan Dem 33rd Charlie Dannelly Dem Charlie Dannelly Dem 34th T. L. "Fountain" Odom Dem T. L. "Fountain" Odom Dem 35th Bob Rucho Rep Bob Rucho Rep 36th John Carrington Rep John Carrington Rep 37th Walter Dalton Dem Walter Dalton Dem 38th Betsy Lane Cochrane† Rep Stan Bingham Rep 39th James Forrester Rep James Forrester Rep 40th Dan Clodfelter Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem 41st Larry Shaw Dem Larry Shaw Dem 42nd Bob Carpenter Rep Bob Carpenter Rep † - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 411,697,41850.28% 35 70.00% Republican 41 1,639,508 48.57% 15 30.00% Libertarian 838,8511.15% 0 0.00%Total 90 3,375,777 100.00% 50 100.00%

Detailed results

Districts 1–21

District 1 Incumbent Democratic President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has represented the 1st district since 1985.

District 2 Incumbent Democrat Frank Ballance has represented the 2nd district since 1989.

District 3 Incumbent Democrat Bev Perdue has represented the 3rd district since 1991. Perdue retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Scott Thomas won the open seat.

District 4 Incumbent Republican Patrick J. Ballantine has represented the 4th district since 1995.

District 5 Incumbent Democrat Charles W. Albertson has represented the 5th district since 1993.

District 6 Incumbent Democrat R. L. "Bob" Martin has represented the 6th district since 1985.

District 7 Incumbent Democrat Luther Jordan has represented the 7th district since 1993.

District 8 Incumbent Democrat John Kerr has represented the 8th district since 1993.

District 9 Incumbent Democrat Edward Warren has represented the 9th district since 1991.

District 10 Incumbent Democratic Senate Majority Leader Roy Cooper has represented the 10th district since 1991. Cooper retired to run for Attorney General. Democrat A. B. Swindell won the open seat.

District 11 Incumbent Democrat Allen Wellons has represented the 11th district since 1997.

District 12 Incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx, who has represented the 12th district since 1995, was re-elected. Incumbent Republican Don W. East, who has represented the 12th district since 1995, retired. Republican Phil Berger won the open seat.

District 13 Incumbent Democrats Wib Gulley and Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, who have both represented the 13th district since 1993, were re-elected.

District 14 Incumbent Democrats Brad Miller and Eric Miller Reeves, who have both represented the 14th district since 1997, were re-elected.

District 15 Incumbent Democrat Oscar Harris has represented the 15th district since 1999.

District 16 Incumbent Democrats Eleanor Kinnaird and Howard Lee have both represented the 16th district since 1997.

District 17 Incumbent Democrat Aaron Plyler, who has represented the 17th district since 1983, was re-elected. Incumbent Democrat William R. Purcell, who has represented the 17th district since 1997, was also re-elected.

District 18 Incumbent Democrat R. C. Soles Jr. has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1977.

District 19 Incumbent Republican Robert G. "Bob" Shaw has represented the 19th district since 1985.

District 20 Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou, aho has represented the 20th district since 1999, was re-elected. Incumbent Republican Hamilton Horton Jr., who has represented the 20th district since 1995, was also re-elected.

District 21 Incumbent Republican Hugh Webster has represented the 21st district since 1995.

Districts 22–42

District 22 Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 22nd district since 1991.

District 23 Incumbent Democrat Jim Phillips Sr., who has represented the 23rd district since 1997, retired. Democrat Cal Cunningham won the open seat.

District 24 Incumbent Democrat Tony Rand has represented the 24th district since 1995.

District 25 Incumbent Democrat David W. Hoyle has represented the 25th district since 1993.

District 26 Incumbent Republican Austin M. Allran has represented the 26th district since 1987.

District 27 Incumbent Republicans Kenneth Moore and John Garwood have both represented the 27th district since 1997.

District 28 Incumbent Democrats Steve Metcalf and Charles Newell Carter have both represented the 28th district since 1999.

District 29 Incumbent Democrat Dan Robinson has represented the 29th district since 1999.

District 30 Incumbent Democrat David Weinstein has represented the 30th district since 1997.

District 31 Incumbent Democrat Bill Martin has represented the 31st district since 1983.

District 32 Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan has represented the 32nd district since 1999.

District 33 Incumbent Democrat Charlie Dannelly has represented the 33rd district since 1995.

District 34 Incumbent Democrat T. L. "Fountain" Odom has represented the 34th district since 1989.

District 35 Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 35th district since 1997.

District 36 Incumbent Republican John Carrington has represented the 36th district since 1995.

District 37 Incumbent Democrat Walter Dalton has represented the 37th district since 1997.

District 38 Incumbent Republican Betsy Lane Cochrane has represented the 38th district since 1989. Cochrane retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. Republican Stan Bingham won the open seat.

District 39 Incumbent Republican James Forrester has represented the 39th district since 1991.

District 40 Incumbent Democrat Dan Clodfelter has represented the 40th district since 1999.

District 41 Incumbent Democrat Larry Shaw has represented the 41st district since 1997.

District 42 Incumbent Republican Bob Carpenter has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 1989.

See also List of North Carolina state legislatures

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