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Norman Sanderson
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North Carolina State Senate District 2
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
North Carolina House of Representatives District 3

North Carolina State Senate District 2
Successor: Jim Perry

North Carolina State Senate District 1
Successor: Robert Hanig
Predecessor: Robert Hanig

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Logos University, 2002

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Child Care Owner
Contact

Norman Sanderson (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Sanderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Sanderson received a B.A. in Christian education from Logos University in 2002. His professional experience includes working as a sheriff's deputy and a real estate business owner. Sanderson has also been a small business owner for over twenty years and owns Kids Heaven School Age Care Center.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Sanderson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Sanderson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Sanderson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

North Carolina committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, Chair
Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety, Chair
Appropriations/Base Budget
Commerce and Insurance
State and Local Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sanderson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Sanderson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sanderson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 2

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated Tare Davis and Maria Cormos in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson (R)
 
56.0
 
63,006
Image of Tare Davis
Tare Davis (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
47,001
Image of Maria Cormos
Maria Cormos (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
2,406

Total votes: 112,413
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tare Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Norman Sanderson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Maria Cormos advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sanderson in this election.

Pledges

Sanderson signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 1

Incumbent Norman Sanderson won election in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson (R)
 
100.0
 
61,486

Total votes: 61,486
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 1

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated incumbent Bob Steinburg in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 1 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson
 
55.5
 
12,713
Image of Bob Steinburg
Bob Steinburg
 
44.5
 
10,201

Total votes: 22,914
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 2

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated Libbie Griffin and Tim Harris in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson (R)
 
63.3
 
63,014
Libbie Griffin (D)
 
32.8
 
32,634
Image of Tim Harris
Tim Harris (L)
 
3.9
 
3,884

Total votes: 99,532
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Libbie Griffin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Norman Sanderson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tim Harris advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 2

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated Ginger Garner and Tim Harris in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson (R)
 
61.8
 
42,898
Image of Ginger Garner
Ginger Garner (D)
 
35.5
 
24,644
Image of Tim Harris
Tim Harris (L)
 
2.7
 
1,894

Total votes: 69,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2

Ginger Garner defeated Dorothea D. White in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ginger Garner
Ginger Garner
 
50.5
 
3,944
Image of Dorothea D. White
Dorothea D. White
 
49.5
 
3,871

Total votes: 7,815
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated Lisa Oakley in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Sanderson
Norman Sanderson
 
76.3
 
11,293
Image of Lisa Oakley
Lisa Oakley
 
23.7
 
3,510

Total votes: 14,803
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2016

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[3]

Incumbent Norman Sanderson defeated Dorothea White in the North Carolina State Senate District 2 general election.[4][5]

North Carolina State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Norman Sanderson Incumbent 66.29% 58,032
     Democratic Dorothea White 33.71% 29,505
Total Votes 87,537
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Dorothea White ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 2 Democratic primary.[6][7]

North Carolina State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dorothea White  (unopposed)


Incumbent Norman Sanderson ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 2 Republican primary.[8][9]

North Carolina State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Norman Sanderson Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Norman Sanderson was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Carroll Ipock II defeated Dorothea White and Fernie Hymon in the Democratic primary. Sanderson defeated Ipock in the general election.[10][11]

North Carolina State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Sanderson Incumbent 60.4% 36,562
     Democratic Carroll Ipock II 39.6% 23,925
Total Votes 60,487
North Carolina State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarroll Ipock II 48.9% 3,989
Dorothea White 33.7% 2,751
Fernie Hymon 17.4% 1,422
Total Votes 8,162

2012

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Sanderson ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina State Senate District 2. The incumbent, Jean Preston (R), did not seek re-election. Sanderson defeated Ken Jones and Randy Ramsey in the May 8 GOP primary. He defeated Greg Muse (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13]

North Carolina State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Sanderson 63.1% 53,873
     Democratic Greg Muse 36.9% 31,479
Total Votes 85,352
North Carolina State Senate District 2 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Sanderson 51.9% 11,057
Randy Ramsey 32% 6,819
Ken Jones 16.2% 3,446
Total Votes 21,322

2010

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Sanderson won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Alice Underhill (D) and Herbert Sobel (L).[14][15]

North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 3 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Norman Sanderson (R) 14,620 63.69%
Alice Underhill (D) 7,859 34.24%
Herb Sobel (L) 47 2.08%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Norman Sanderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Norman Sanderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Norman Sanderson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Carolina State Senate District 2Won general$113,953 $83,740
2022North Carolina State Senate District 1Won general$154,078 $144,827
2020North Carolina State Senate District 2Won general$59,023 N/A**
2018North Carolina State Senate District 2Won general$60,134 N/A**
2016North Carolina State Senate, District 2Won $54,438 N/A**
2014North Carolina State Senate, District 2Won $86,985 N/A**
2012North Carolina State Senate, District 2Won $97,618 N/A**
2010North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3Won $109,541 N/A**
2008North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3Lost $61,924 N/A**
2006North Carolina State Senate, District 2Lost $14,123 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023


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2013


2012


2011

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Sanderson and his wife, Linda, have two children and three grandchildren. They currently reside in Arapahoe, North Carolina.[1]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
  2. The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
  3. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
  12. North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate lists," accessed March 5, 2012
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Results, 2012," accessed April 15, 2014
  14. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014

Political offices
Preceded by
Bob Brinson (R)
North Carolina State Senate District 2
2025-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Robert Hanig (R)
North Carolina State Senate District 1
2023-2025
Succeeded by
Robert Hanig (R)
Preceded by
-
North Carolina State Senate District 2
2013-2023
Succeeded by
Jim Perry (R)
Preceded by
-
North Carolina House of Representatives District 3
2011-2013
Succeeded by
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