RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Benton Sawrey

North Carolina State Senator, District 10 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 10

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 2; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.7%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +1.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations on Health and Human Services · chair
Health Care · chair
Legislative Ethics · co-chair
Medicaid Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Appropriations and Base Budget
Elections
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Judiciary
Legislative Education Oversight
Rules and Operations of the Senate
Select Committee on Property Tax Reform

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 1080 Lower Taxes for All NC.
CONSTITUTION · Became law May 2026

SB 479 SCRIPT Act.
COMMERCE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CONSUMER PROTECTION; CONTRACTS; COUNTIES; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE; INSURANCE DEPT.; INSURANCE · Became law Jul 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sawrey sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Sawrey is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Bill Rabon, Chris Measmer, Michael Lee

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Sawrey’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sawrey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Sawrey	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jul 29, 2026	HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 34–3
Jul 28, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–9
Jul 2, 2026	SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–10
Jul 2, 2026	HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–13
Jul 1, 2026	SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–7

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Sawrey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina State Senate, District 10

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina State Senate, District 10	Won	R+1.4	R+21.8	−20.4
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 10	Won	R+21.1	R+21.8	−0.7
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 10	Won	R+27.8	—	—