North Carolina's 27th Senate district

North Carolina's 27th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 27th; State Senate district
Senator
	Michael Garrett; D–Greensboro
Demographics	48% White; 30% Black; 10% Hispanic; 7% Asian; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	204,950

North Carolina's 27th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Garrett since 2019.^[1]

Quick facts North Carolina's 27th State Senate district, Senator ...

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Charles Taylor (Brevard)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975		Elizabeth Wilkie (Fletcher)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975		1973–1983 All of Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Henderson, and Polk Counties.^[2]
Cecil Hill (Brevard)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1981		Joe Palmer (Clyde)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983
R. P. Thomas (Hendersonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983		Joe Palmer (Clyde)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983
Donald Kincaid (Lenoir)	Republican	January 1, 1983 – July 26, 1997	Resigned.	James Harrell Edwards (Hickory)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985		1983–1993 All of Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke, Avery, and Mitchell Counties.^[3]
				Daniel Simpson (Morganton)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1997
				Daniel Simpson (Morganton)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1997		1993–2003 All of Yadkin, Wilkes, Alexander, Caldwell, Avery, and Mitchell counties. Part of Burke County.^[4]
				John Garwood (North Wilkesboro)	Republican	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 30th district.
Vacant		July 26, 1997 – August 5, 1997
Kenneth Moore (Lenoir)	Republican	August 5, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Kincaid's term. Redistricted to the 45th district and lost re-nomination.

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Kay Hagan (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Redistricted from the 32nd district. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	2003–Present Part of Guilford County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Don Vaughan (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2013	Retired.
Trudy Wade (Greensboro)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.
Michael Garrett (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Garrett (incumbent)	65,146	60.79%
	Republican	Paul Schumacher	42,011	39.21%
Total votes			107,157	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Garrett (incumbent)	37,055	54.50%
	Republican	Richard "Josh" Sessoms	30,932	45.50%
Total votes			67,987	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Garrett (incumbent)	67,287	54.32%
	Republican	Sebastian King	56,575	45.68%
Total votes			123,862	100%
	Democratic hold

Geography

North Carolina Senate 27th district Republican primary election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudy Wade	13,272	53.91%
	Republican	Justin C. Conrad	8,367	33.99%
	Republican	Latimer B. Alexander IV	2,472	10.04%
	Republican	Sal Leone	506	2.06%
Total votes			24,617	100%

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	49,573	65.85%
	Republican	Bobby Coffer	23,910	31.76%
	Libertarian	Rusty Sheridan	1,797	2.39%
Total votes			75,280	100%
	Democratic hold

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	28,170	56.16%
	Republican	Mark McDaniel	20,714	41.30%
	Libertarian	Tom Bailey	1,272	2.54%
Total votes			50,156	100%
	Democratic hold