2004 North Carolina Senate election

2004 North Carolina Senate election

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All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate
26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Marc Basnight Patrick J. Ballantine (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 1, 1993 January 1, 1999
Leader's seat 1st - Manteo 9th - Wilmington
Last election 28 22
Seats before 28 22
Seats won 29 21
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,505,822 1,565,582
Percentage 48.15% 50.07%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

President pro tempore before election

Marc Basnight
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Marc Basnight
Democratic

The 2004 North Carolina Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices including the Presidency, U.S. Senate, Governorship, U.S. House of Representatives, Council of State, and state house. The primary election was held on July 20, 2004, with a primary run-off occurring on August 17, 2004. These elections were the first to use new district lines drawn by the General Assembly to account the for changes in population amongst each of the districts after the 2000 census.[1] The 2002 election had been conducted under a map ordered by the North Carolina Superior Court.[2]

  1. ^ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "INTERIM SENATE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR N.C. 2002 ELECTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2021.