North Carolina's 1st Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bobby Hanig since 2025.
Geography Since 2025, the district has included all of Bertie, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, and Dare counties. The district overlaps with the 1st, 5th, 23rd, 27th, and 79th state house districts.
District officeholders since 1949 Multi-member district Senator Party Dates Notes Senator Party Dates Notes Counties W. I. Halstead() Democratic January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1951 J. Emmett Winslow() Democratic January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1953 1949–1965 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. J. William Copeland() Democratic January 1, 1951 – January 1, 1955 A. Pilston Godwin Jr.() Democratic January 1, 1953 – January 1, 1959 N. Elton Aydlett() Democratic January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959 J. William Copeland() Democratic January 1, 1959 – January 1, 1961 J. Emmett Winslow() Democratic January 1, 1959 – January 1, 1963 N. Elton Aydlett() Democratic January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1965 J. J. Harrington() Democratic January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1965 Redistricted to the 3rd district. J. Emmett Winslow() Democratic January 1, 1965 – January 1, 1967 1965–1967 All of Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. George Wood() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 J. J. Harrington() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1983 Redistricted from the 3rd district. Redistricted to the 2nd district. 1967–1973 All of Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Washington, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. Philip Godwin() Democratic January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 1973–1983 All of Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, and Tyrrell counties. Melvin Daniels Jr.() Democratic January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983 Redistricted to the single-member district.
Single-member district Senator Party Dates Notes Counties Melvin Daniels Jr.() Democratic January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 Redistricted from the multi-member district. 1983–1985 All of Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Parts of Washington and Beaufort counties. Marc Basnight() Democratic January 1, 1985 – January 25, 2011 Resigned. 1985–1993 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Bertie, and Gates counties. 1993–2003 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Parts of Beaufort, Washington, and Bertie counties. 2003–2005 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties.2005–2013 All of Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. Vacant January 25, 2011 – January 26, 2011 Stan White() Democratic January 26, 2011 – January 1, 2013 Appointed to finish Basnight's term. Lost re-election. Bill Cook() Republican January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired.2013–2019All of Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. Bob Steinburg() Republican January 1, 2019 – July 31, 2022 Lost re-nomination and resigned. 2019–2023All of Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde counties. Vacant July 31, 2022 – August 29, 2022 Bobby Hanig() Republican August 29, 2022 – January 1, 2023 Appointed to finish Steinburg's term. Redistricted to the 3rd district. Norman Sanderson() Republican January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025 Redistricted from the 2nd district. Redistricted to the 2nd district.2023–2025 All of Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington, Dare, Hyde, Carteret, and Pamlico counties. Bobby Hanig() Republican January 1, 2025 – Present Redistricted from the 3rd district.2025–Present All of Bertie, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell, and Dare counties.
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