North Carolina's 36th Senate district

North Carolina's 36th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 36th; State Senate district
Senator
	Eddie Settle; R–Elkin
Demographics	84% White; 4% Black; 9% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 1% Other; 2% Multiracial
Population (2023)	211,249

Demographics84% White
4% Black
9% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
2% Multiracial

Population(2023)211,249

North Carolina's 36th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Eddie Settle since 2023.^[1]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Wake County.^[2]
Linda Hinkleman Gunter (Cary)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
John Carrington (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 15th district.
Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (Concord)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2017	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Retired.	2003–2005 All of Cabarrus County. Part of Rowan County.^[3]
				2005–2013 All of Cabarrus County. Part of Iredell County.^[4]
				2013–2023 All of Cabarrus County. Part of Union County.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Paul Newton (Mount Pleasant)	Republican	January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 34th district.
Eddie Settle (Elkin)	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties.^[8]^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Settle (incumbent)	88,102	78.98%
	Democratic	Darren Staley	23,444	21.02%
Total votes			111,546	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Settle	10,756	37.23%
	Republican	Shirley Randleman	9,228	31.94%
	Republican	Lee Zachary	5,053	17.49%
	Republican	Vann Tate	3,852	13.33%
Total votes			28,889	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Newton (incumbent)	69,932	57.71%
	Democratic	Marcus J. Singleton	51,249	42.29%
Total votes			121,181	100%
	Republican hold

District officeholders since 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Newton (incumbent)	44,938	56.63%
	Democratic	Mark E. Shelley	34,416	43.37%
Total votes			79,354	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Brown	8,629	65.04%
	Democratic	Andrew W. Platek	4,638	34.96%
Total votes			13,267	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Newton	9,562	37.04%
	Republican	Scott C. Aumuller	7,749	30.02%
	Republican	Amy Blake	5,509	21.34%
	Republican	Parish Moffitt	2,994	11.60%
Total votes			25,814	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Newton	59,584	62.56%
	Democratic	Robert Brown	35,664	37.44%
Total votes			95,248	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	7,496	60.68%
	Republican	Fred Biggers	4,858	39.32%
Total votes			12,354	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	39,774	100%
Total votes			39,774	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	60,957	100%
Total votes			60,957	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	37,403	69.02%
	Democratic	Mike Helms	16,790	30.98%
Total votes			54,193	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Johnson	10,210	50.93%
	Democratic	Mike Helms	9,838	49.07%
Total votes			20,048	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	7,164	68.29%
	Republican	Thomas B. Hill	3,327	31.71%
Total votes			10,491	100%

North Carolina Senate 36th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Crew	5,857	55.69%
	Democratic	Carlton W. Mosley	4,660	44.31%
Total votes			10,517	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	50,052	56.81%
	Democratic	Charles Paxton	38,047	43.19%
Total votes			88,099	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	22,269	63.18%
	Democratic	Mike Helms	12,978	36.82%
Total votes			35,247	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	46,848	81.42%
	Libertarian	Mike Helms	10,692	18.58%
Total votes			57,540	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Hartsell Jr. (incumbent)	31,428	66.23%
	Democratic	Larry Harris	13,363	28.16%
	Libertarian	Mike Helms	2,664	5.61%
Total votes			47,455	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carrington (incumbent)	56,010	55.90%
	Democratic	James C. Crew	44,181	44.10%
Total votes			100,191	100%
	Republican hold