Cheryl Swofford

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Cheryl Swofford

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Democratic Party

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Last election

May 8, 2018

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Cheryl Swofford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 47. Swofford lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 47

Incumbent Ralph Hise defeated David Wheeler in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 47 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph Hise (R)	62.3	44,305
		David Wheeler (D)	37.7	26,777

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,082
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 47

David Wheeler defeated Cheryl Swofford and Christopher Rumfelt in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 47 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Wheeler	54.2	4,272
	Submit photo	Cheryl Swofford	31.4	2,473
	Submit photo	Christopher Rumfelt	14.5	1,141

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 7,886
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 47

Incumbent Ralph Hise advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 47 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ralph Hise

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See also

• State legislative elections, 2018
• North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018
• North Carolina State Senate

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Footnotes

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Current members of the North Carolina State Senate

Leadership

Minority Leader:Sydney Batch

Senators

District 1

Robert Hanig (R)

District 2

Norman Sanderson (R)

District 3

Bob Brinson (R)

District 4

Eldon Newton (R)

District 5

Kandie Smith (D)

District 6

Michael Lazzara (R)

District 7

Michael Lee (R)

District 8

William Rabon (R)

District 9

Brent Jackson (R)

District 10

Benton Sawrey (R)

District 11

Lisa Barnes (R)

District 12

Jim Burgin (R)

District 13

Lisa Grafstein (D)

District 14

Dan Blue (D)

District 15

Jay Chaudhuri (D)

District 16

Gale Adcock (D)

District 17

Sydney Batch (D)

District 18

Terence Everitt (D)

District 19

Val Applewhite (D)

District 20

Natalie Murdock (D)

District 21

Tom McInnis (R)

District 22

Sophia Chitlik (D)

District 23

Graig Meyer (D)

District 24

Danny Britt (R)

District 25

Amy Galey (R)

District 26

Phil Berger (R)

District 27

Michael Garrett (D)

District 28

Gladys Robinson (D)

District 29

Dave Craven (R)

District 30

Steven Jarvis (R)

District 31

Dana Jones (R)

District 32

Paul Lowe (D)

District 33

Carl Ford (R)

District 34

Chris Measmer (R)

District 35

Todd Johnson (R)

District 36

Eddie Settle (R)

District 37

Vickie Sawyer (R)

District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed (D)

District 39

DeAndrea Salvador (D)

District 40

Joyce Waddell (D)

District 41

Caleb Theodros (D)

District 42

Woodson Bradley (D)

District 43

Brad Overcash (R)

District 44

Ted Alexander (R)

District 45

Mark Hollo (R)

District 46

Warren Daniel (R)

District 47

Ralph Hise (R)

District 48

Timothy Moffitt (R)

District 49

Julie Mayfield (D)

District 50

Kevin Corbin (R)

Republican Party (30)

Democratic Party (20)