2016 North Carolina Senate election

2016 North Carolina Senate election
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Berger Dan Blue
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2005 March 2, 2014
Leader's seat 26th - Eden 14th - Raleigh
Last election 34 16
Seats before 34 16
Seats after 35 15
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,310,285 1,823,648
Percentage 54.86% 43.31%
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election

Phil Berger
Republican

 President pro tempore-designate

Phil Berger
Republican

The 2016 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2017. Going into the election, the Senate had 34 Republican and 16 Democratic members, which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 35 Republican and 15 Democratic members.

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