North Carolina's 49th Senate district

North Carolina's 49th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 49th; State Senate district
Senator
	Julie Mayfield; D–Asheville
Demographics	79% White; 6% Black; 9% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	205,454

Demographics79% White
6% Black
9% Hispanic
1% Asian
4% Multiracial

Population(2023)205,454

North Carolina's 49th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Mayfield since 2021.^[1]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–Present Part of Buncombe County.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Steve Metcalf (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – February 2, 2004	Redistricted from the 28th district. Resigned.
Vacant		February 2, 2004 - February 6, 2004
Martin Nesbitt (Asheville)	Democratic	February 6, 2004 – March 6, 2014	Appointed to finish Metcalf's term. Died.
Vacant		March 6, 2014 - April 15, 2014
Terry Van Duyn (Asheville)	Democratic	April 15, 2014 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Nesbitt's term. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Julie Mayfield (Asheville)	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – Present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield (incumbent)	81,037	69.07%
	Republican	Kristie Tincher Sluder	36,288	30.93%
Total votes			117,325	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield (incumbent)	16,055	68.25%
	Democratic	Sandra Kilgore	4,869	20.70%
	Democratic	Taylon Breeden	2,599	11.05%
Total votes			23,523	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield (incumbent)	56,351	65.70%
	Republican	John Anderson	29,417	34.30%
Total votes			85,768	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield	32,120	67.53%
	Democratic	Ben Scales	8,856	18.62%
	Democratic	Travis Smith	6,588	13.85%
Total votes			47,564	100%

District officeholders since 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Mayfield	80,159	62.72%
	Republican	Bob Penland	47,647	37.28%
Total votes			127,806	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Van Duyn (incumbent)	61,092	63.70%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	32,519	33.91%
	Libertarian	Lyndon John Smith	2,290	2.39%
Total votes			95,901	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Van Duyn (incumbent)	71,828	74.43%
	Libertarian	William Meredith	24,672	25.57%
Total votes			96,500	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	2,656	42.82%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	2,504	40.37%
	Republican	Clarence E. Young	1,043	16.81%
Total votes			6,203	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Van Duyn (incumbent)	42,347	61.29%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	26,745	38.71%
Total votes			69,092	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	11,927	81.04%
	Republican	Chancellor von Henner	2,791	18.96%
Total votes			14,718	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	61,826	61.96%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	37,953	38.04%
Total votes			99,779	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	2,357	56.04%
	Republican	Don Yelton	1,849	43.96%
Total votes			4,206	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	33,254	59.37%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	22,757	40.63%
Total votes			56,011	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	56,150	65.64%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	29,391	34.36%
Total votes			85,541	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	1,850	72.46%
	Republican	Brian Cooper	703	27.54%
Total votes			2,553	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	36,901	65.64%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	19,318	34.36%
Total votes			56,219	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	43,727	61.40%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	27,492	38.60%
Total votes			71,669	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Metcalf (incumbent)	26,459	55.93%
	Republican	R. L. Clark	20,845	44.07%
Total votes			47,304	100%
	Democratic hold