| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 44 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Ted Alexander |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Shelby |
| Percent White: | 78 |
| Percent Black: | 13 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 192,742 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 44th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ted Alexander since 2019.[1]
Since 2019, the district has covered all of Cleveland and Lincoln counties, as well as part of Gaston County. The district overlaps with the 97th, 108th, 110th, and 111th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 2003. | 2003–2005 All of Burke County. Part of Catawba County.[2] | |||||||
| align=left | Austin Allran | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 26th district. Redistricted to the 42nd district. | |||
| align=left | Jim Jacumin | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Retired. | 2005–2013 All of Burke and Caldwell counties.[3] | ||
| align=left | Warren Daniel | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Redistricted to the 46th district. | |||
| align=left | David Curtis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – June 30, 2018 | Lost re-nomination and resigned. | 2013–2019 All of Lincoln County. Parts of Iredell and Gaston counties.[4] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 2018 - August 2, 2018 | ||||||
| align=left | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | nowrap | August 2, 2018 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Curtis's term. Re-elected in the 34th district. | |||
| align=left | Ted Alexander | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – Present | 2019–Present All of Lincoln and Cleveland counties. Part of Gaston County.[5] [6] [7] | |||