| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 7 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Michael Lee |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Wilmington |
| Percent White: | 78 |
| Percent Black: | 11 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 210,057 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 7th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Michael Lee since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has covered most of New Hanover County. The district overlaps with the 18th, 19th, and 20th house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | James Russell Kirby | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977 | Redistricted from the 8th district. | Dallas Alford Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 10th district. | 1973–1983 All of Vance, Warren, Franklin, Nash, and Wilson counties.[2] | |
| align=left | James Davis Speed | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 11th district. |
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Julius Arnette Wright | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – June 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned. | 1983–1993 All of New Hanover County. Part of Pender County.[3] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 1, 1985 – June 4, 1985 | ||||||
| align=left | Franklin Ervin Williams | Republican | nowrap | June 4, 1985 – January 1, 1987 | Appointed to finish Wright's term. | |||
| align=left | Franklin Lee Block | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 | ||||
| align=left | Luther Jordan | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – April 23, 2002 | Died. | 1993–2003 Parts of New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Jones, and Lenoir counties.[4] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 23, 2002 – January 1, 2003 | ||||||
| align=left | John Kerr | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 8th district. Redistricted to the 5th district. | 2003–2005 All of Greene and Lenoir counties. Part of Wayne County.[5] | ||
| align=left | Doug Berger | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013 | Redistricted to the 18th district and lost re-election. | 2005–2013 All of Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin counties.[6] | ||
| Louis Pate | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 14, 2019 | Redistricted from the 5th district. Resigned. | 2013–2019 Parts of Wayne, Lenoir, and Pitt counties.[7] | ||||
| 2019–2023 All of Wayne and Lenoir counties.[8] [9] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 14, 2019 – January 31, 2019 | ||||||
| align=left | Jim Perry | Republican | nowrap | January 31, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Pate's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |||
| align=left | Michael Lee | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | Redistricted from the 9th district. | 2023–Present Most of New Hanover County.[10] | ||