| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 19 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Val Applewhite |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Fayetteville |
| Percent White: | 50 |
| Percent Black: | 31 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 10 |
| Percent Asian: | 2 |
| Percent Native American: | 2 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 5 |
| Population: | 188,816 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 19th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Val Applewhite since 2023.[1]
Since 2013, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 43rd, 44th, and 45th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert G. "Bob" Shaw | Republican | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 26th district and lost re-nomination. | 1985–1993 Parts of Guilford and Forsyth counties.[2] | |||
| 1993–2003 Parts of Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph counties.[3] | |||||||
| align=left | Tony Rand | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2009 | Redistricted from the 24th district. Resigned. | 2003–2013 All of Bladen County. Part of Cumberland County.[4] [5] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 2009 – January 21, 2010 | |||||
| align=left | Margaret Dickson | Democratic | nowrap | January 21, 2010 – January 1, 2011 | Appointed to finish Rand's term. Lost re-election. | ||
| Wesley Meredith | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | Lost re-election. | ||||
| 2013–Present Part of Cumberland County.[6] [7] [8] [9] | |||||||
| align=left | Kirk deViere | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-nomination. | ||
| align=left | Val Applewhite | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | |||