North Carolina Senate District 47
State Senate District 47
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.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · State Senator
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 3
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 3
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
The District
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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President106 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Donald J. Trump (R)49,473 · 68.3% | Kamala D. Harris (D)21,879 · 30.2% | R+38.1 | 72,463 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
| 2024 Governor106 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Mark Robinson (R)39,989 · 56.4% | Josh Stein (D)27,435 · 38.7% | R+17.7 | 70,942 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
| 2022 U.S. Senate100 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Ted Budd (R)39,273 · 66.3% | Cheri Beasley (D)18,312 · 30.9% | R+35.4 | 59,251 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
| 2020 President108 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Donald J. Trump (R)48,957 · 70.3% | Joseph R. Biden (D)19,656 · 28.2% | R+42.1 | 69,649 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
| 2020 U.S. Senate108 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Thom Tillis (R)45,801 · 66.5% | Cal Cunningham (D)20,029 · 29.1% | R+37.4 | 68,915 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
| 2020 Governor108 precinctsNC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results | Dan Forest (R)45,936 · 66.1% | Roy Cooper (D)22,574 · 32.5% | R+33.6 | 69,477 | NC State Board of Elections — official precinct resultsOfficial certified results |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
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