# North Carolina's 11th Senate district

North Carolina's 11th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Lisa Stone Barnes since 2021.

## Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties. The district overlaps with the 7th, 24th, 25th, and 32nd state house districts.

## District officeholders since 1975

| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| Edd Nye | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1977 | Retired to run for state house. | 1975–1983 All of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties. |
| R. C. Soles Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 18th district. | 1975–1983 All of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties. |
| James Davis Speed | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997 | Redistricted from the 7th district. Retired. | 1983–1985 All of Vance and Franklin counties. Parts of Nash and Wake counties. |
| James Davis Speed | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997 | Redistricted from the 7th district. Retired. | 1985–1993 All of Vance and Franklin counties. Part of Wake County. |
| James Davis Speed | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997 | Redistricted from the 7th district. Retired. | 1993–2003 All of Franklin County. Parts of Vance, Johnston, and Wilson counties. |
| Allen Wellons | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 12th district and lost re-election. | 1993–2003 All of Franklin County. Parts of Vance, Johnston, and Wilson counties. |
| A. B. Swindell | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | Redistricted from the 10th district. Lost re-election. | 2003–2005 All of Nash and Franklin counties. Part of Vance County. |
| A. B. Swindell | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | Redistricted from the 10th district. Lost re-election. | 2005–2013 All of Nash and Wilson counties. |
| Buck Newton | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017 | Retired to run for Attorney General. | 2005–2013 All of Nash and Wilson counties. |
| Buck Newton | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017 | Retired to run for Attorney General. | 2013–2019 Parts of Nash, Wilson, and Johnston counties. |
| Rick Horner | Republican | January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2021 | Retired. | 2013–2019 Parts of Nash, Wilson, and Johnston counties. |
| Rick Horner | Republican | January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2021 | Retired. | 2019–2023 All of Nash County. Part of Johnston County. |
| Lisa Stone Barnes | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | | 2019–2023 All of Nash County. Part of Johnston County. |
| Lisa Stone Barnes | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | | 2023–Present All of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties. |

## Election results
### 2024

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Stone Barnes (incumbent) | 57,713 | 51.29% |
| | Democratic | James Mercer | 54,806 | 48.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,519 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Stone Barnes (incumbent) | 41,701 | 54.85% |
| | Democratic | Mark Speed | 34,333 | 45.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,034 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

North Carolina Senate 11th district Democratic primary election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Allen Wellons | 12,553 | 60.58% |
| | Democratic | Albert R. Pacer | 8,168 | 39.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,721 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district Republican primary election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Stone Barnes | 12,611 | 68.08% |
| | Republican | Patrick Harris | 5,298 | 28.60% |
| | Republican | Dennis Nielsen | 616 | 3.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,525 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Stone Barnes | 61,287 | 54.98% |
| | Democratic | Allen Wellons | 50,193 | 45.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,479 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Horner (incumbent) | 45,768 | 56.49% |
| | Democratic | Albert R. Pacer | 35,258 | 43.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,026 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

North Carolina Senate 11th district Republican primary election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Horner | 11,509 | 51.62% |
| | Republican | Benton Sawrey | 10,785 | 48.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,294 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Horner | 55,765 | 61.17% |
| | Democratic | Albert Pacer | 35,394 | 38.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,159 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buck Newton (incumbent) | 42,364 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,364 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina Senate 11th district Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buck Newton (incumbent) | 14,344 | 80.49% |
| | Republican | Dennis Nielsen | 3,477 | 19.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,821 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buck Newton (incumbent) | 53,127 | 60.77% |
| | Democratic | Clarence A. Bender | 34,291 | 39.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,418 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina Senate 11th district Democratic primary election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A.B. Swindell (incumbent) | 11,721 | 73.49% |
| | Democratic | Dennis Nielsen | 4,229 | 26.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,950 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district Republican primary election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buck Newton | 2,568 | 58.54% |
| | Republican | Randy J. Johnson | 1,008 | 22.98% |
| | Republican | Donnie Weaver | 811 | 18.49% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,387 | 100% |
North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buck Newton | 30,266 | 52.88% |
| | Democratic | A.B. Swindell (incumbent) | 26,970 | 47.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,236 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2008

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A. B. Swindell (incumbent) | 59,461 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,461 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A. B. Swindell (incumbent) | 18,900 | 61.63% |
| | Republican | Al Lytton | 11,768 | 38.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,668 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A. B. Swindell (incumbent) | 40,234 | 60.37% |
| | Republican | Dennis Nielsen | 26,417 | 39.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,651 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A. B. Swindell (incumbent) | 26,471 | 60.13% |
| | Republican | Willie Cooke | 16,636 | 37.79% |
| | Libertarian | Charles Yow | 914 | 2.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,021 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Allen Wellons (incumbent) | 32,372 | 53.72% |
| | Republican | John S. Shallcross Jr. | 27,886 | 46.28% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,258 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |