2012 North Carolina Senate election

2012 North Carolina Senate election

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All 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Berger Martin Nesbitt
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2005 January 1, 2011
Leader's seat District 26 District 49
Seats before 31 19
Seats after 33 17
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

President pro tempore before election

Phil Berger
Republican

President pro tempore-designate

Phil Berger
Republican

The 2012 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2013. Going into the election, the Senate had 31 Republican and 19 Democratic members, which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 33 Republican and 17 Democratic members.