Frank Patton Hughes III
Candidate for North Carolina Senate District 47 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · North Carolina Senate District 47 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: NC State Board of Elections — 2026 general-election candidate list: NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 47 · read Sep 27, 2026
The District
What North Carolina Senate District 47 covers
Covers all of Madison County, Ashe County, Watauga County, Yancey County, Avery County, Alleghany County and Mitchell County; parts of Caldwell County and Haywood County.
Includes Cove Creek, Lenoir (part), Beech Mountain, Boone, Foscoe, Marshall, Valle Crucis, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Burnsville, Canton (part), Grandfather Village and 17 more.
105 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: North Carolina State Board of Elections, statewide precinct shapefile (dl.ncsbe.gov/PrecinctMaps; NC public record); Census 2020 VTDs for the elections before the current layer; district shares for split precincts from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 block population (2026-10-04)
Results
Certified results for North Carolina Senate District 47
NC State Senate District 47
North Carolina General Election 11/05/2024 · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph HiseRepublican | Republican | 75,607 | 64.2% |
| Frank Patton Hughes IIIDemocrat | Democrat | 42,247 | 35.8% |
Official certified results — NC State Board of Elections · NC State Board of Elections — official precinct results
NC State Senate District 47
North Carolina General Election 11/08/2022 · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph HiseRepublican | Republican | 62,436 | 100.0% |
Official certified results — NC State Board of Elections · NC State Board of Elections — official precinct results
NC State Senate District 47
North Carolina General Election 11/03/2020 · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph HiseRepublican | Republican | 68,440 | 68.4% |
| David Brian WheelerDemocrat | Democrat | 31,554 | 31.6% |
Official certified results — NC State Board of Elections · NC State Board of Elections — official precinct results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for North Carolina Senate District 47
- Ralph HiseRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
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