Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Buck Newton

North Carolina State Senator, District 4 since 2010. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 6.

North Carolina State Senator, District 4Born 1968

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 5; 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 16.2%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −2.1; Lost 2026
Elections: 8; 2010–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety · chair
Energy Policy Legislative Commission · vice chair
Judiciary · chair
Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight · vice chair
Select Committee on Property Tax Reform · chair
Agriculture, Energy and Environment
Education and Higher Education
Finance
Governmental Operations Commission
Legislative Emergency Management Oversight
Legislative Ethics
Legislative Transportation Oversight
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 648 Winter Sports Safety and Accidents.
AOC; ATTORNEYS; CHILD CUSTODY; COMMERCE; CORPORATIONS · Became law Jul 2026

SB 1076 Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory.
ACCOUNTING; BUDGETING; COUNTIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION; FUELS; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOCAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; RATIFIED; TITLE CHANGE; UTILITIES; NASH COUNTY; FRANKLIN COUNTY; ROCKY MOUNT; LOUISBURG; CHAPTERED · Became law Jul 2026

SB 245 Expand Remote Drivers License Services.
COMMERCE; CRIMES; DEATH & DYING; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; FUNERAL SERVICES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; RETAILING; TITLE CHANGE; TRANSPORTATION DEPT.; CHAPTERED; ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT; NAMED LAWS · Became law Sep 2025

SB 429 2025 Public Safety Act.
AGRICULTURE; ATTORNEYS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUILDINGS; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTERS; CONSUMER CREDIT; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; COURTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DEATH & DYING; DHHS; DISABLED PERSONS; DISTRICT COURT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE; FINANCIAL SERVICES; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICES; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JUDGES; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; MEDICAL EXAMINERS; MINORS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS & PROPERTY; SENTENCING; SEX OFFENSES; STATE BAR; TRESPASSING; VICTIMS RIGHTS; WEAPONS; WITNESSES; WOMEN; DISTRICT ATTORNEYS; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; TRAFFIC OFFENSES; DNA; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROPERTY-LOCAL GOVERNMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCES; CASH CROPS; FAMILY ISSUES; CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER; HEMP & HEMP PRODUCTS · Became law Jul 2025

SB 664 JMAC/ABC/Other Revisions.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BIDS & BIDDING; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; COMMISSIONS; CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; CORPORATIONS · 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 Newton sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Newton is closer to the center than 66% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Dave Craven, Amy Galey, Danny Britt

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

With Newton’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: Newton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Newton	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 Newton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina State Senate, District 11 North Carolina State Senate, District 4

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 4	Lost	D+2.1	R+10.1	−12.2
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 4	Won	R+10.2	R+10.1	+0.1
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 4	Won	R+15.0	—	—
2016	North Carolina Attorney General	Lost	D+0.5	R+3.8	−4.3
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 11	Won	—	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 11 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina State Senate, District 11	Won	R+21.5	—	—
2010	North Carolina State Senate, District 11	Won	R+5.8	—	—