North Carolina's 28th Senate district

North Carolina's 28th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 28th; State Senate district
Senator
	Gladys Robinson; D–Greensboro
Demographics	36% White; 44% Black; 11% Hispanic; 4% Asian; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	208,257

Demographics36% White
44% Black
11% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
4% Multiracial

Population(2023)208,257

North Carolina's 28th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gladys Robinson since 2011.^[1]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1983.								1983–1993 All of Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, and McDowell counties.^[2]
Robert Swain (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1991	Redistricted from the 26th district.	Dennis Winner (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Herbert Hyde (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Herbert Hyde (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.					1993–2003 All of Madison, Yancey, and McDowell counties. Parts of Buncombe and Burke counties.^[3]
Jesse Ledbetter (Asheville)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Lost re-election.	R. L. Clark (Asheville)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Lost re-election.
Steve Metcalf (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 49th district.	Charles Newell Carter (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 48th district and retired.

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Katie Dorsett (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Retired.	2003–Present Part of Guilford County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Gladys Robinson (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2011 – Present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	78,876	100%
Total votes			78,876	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	46,455	73.05%
	Republican	Paul Schumacher	17,140	26.95%
Total votes			63,595	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	75,640	76.34%
	Republican	D. R. King	23,440	23.66%
Total votes			99,080	100%
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	56,262	75.25%
	Republican	Clark Porter	18,509	24.75%
Total votes			74,771	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	74,232	83.88%
	Republican	Devin R. King	14,265	16.12%
Total votes			88,497	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	8,277	59.36%
	Democratic	Skip Alston	5,667	40.64%
Total votes			13,944	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	43,286	100%
Total votes			43,286	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	16,516	71.96%
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	6,437	28.04%
Total votes			22,953	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson (incumbent)	80,689	100%
Total votes			80,689	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson	4,702	74.65%
	Democratic	Evelyn W. Miller	1,597	25.35%
Total votes			6,299	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudy Wade	2,790	64.64%
	Republican	Jeffrey A. Brommer	938	21.73%
	Republican	Robert Brafford Jr.	347	8.04%
	Republican	John Wayne Welch	241	5.58%
Total votes			4,316	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gladys Robinson	21,496	47.84%
	Republican	Trudy Wade	17,383	38.69%
	Independent	Bruce Davis	6,054	13.47%
Total votes			44,933	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett (incumbent)	20,534	64.95%
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	11,083	35.05%
Total votes			31,617	100%

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2002^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett	26,395	64.01%
	Republican	Mike Causey	14,139	34.29%
	Libertarian	Eric Preston Medlock	702	1.70%
Total votes			41,236	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett (incumbent)	61,911	100%
Total votes			61,911	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett (incumbent)	3,025	88.71%
	Democratic	Carlton Roberson	385	11.29%
Total votes			3,410	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett (incumbent)	20,955	100%
Total votes			20,955	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Dorsett (incumbent)	47,583	100%
Total votes			47,583	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Metcalf (incumbent)	62,571	27.17%
	Democratic	Charles Newell Carter (incumbent)	60,691	26.35%
	Republican	Jesse Ledbetter	52,469	22.78%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	50,702	22.01%
	Libertarian	Clarence Young	3,903	1.69%
Total votes			230,336	100%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold