Dan Blue
North Carolina State Senator, District 14 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
North Carolina State Senator, District 14Born 1949Lawyer
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 0
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.8%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- With party
- 62%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +64.0
- 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 and Base Budget
- Appropriations on Health and Human Services
- Commerce and Insurance
- Finance
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Judiciary
- Legislative Elections Oversight
- Legislative Research Commission
- Nominations Select
- Revenue Laws Study
- Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DHHS; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE · Failed in committee May 2026
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COUNCIL OF STATE; FEES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; REPORTS; STEM; STATE TREASURER; STUDIES; CRYPTOCURRENCY & NFTS · Failed in committee May 2026
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee Mar 2025
BOARDS; BUDGETING; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; EDUCATION; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; MUNICIPALITIES; PUBLIC; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; DURHAM COUNTY; DURHAM; CAPITAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND · Failed in committee Mar 2025
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMPUTERS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS; MINORS; PUBLIC; REPORTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT. · Failed in committee Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Blue sits in the North Carolina State Senate
Blue is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Paul Lowe, Joyce Waddell, Woodson Bradley
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Blue’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats62%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills62%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Blue’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Blue | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 34–3 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 32–9 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 35–10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections. | Yes | No | Yes | 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 Blue was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 Senate District 14 | Won | D+64.0 | D+47.9 | +16.1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | D+49.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | D+40.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | D+49.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | D+45.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | North Carolina State Senate, District 14 | Won | D+31.8 | — | — |
| 2008 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | D+63.7 | — | — |
| 2000 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | D+83.0 | — | — |
| 1998 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1996 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1994 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1992 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1990 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1988 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1986 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1984 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1982 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | R+0.4 | — | — |
| 1980 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+0.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $186.1K
- Spent
- $184.4K
- Cash
- $133K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| CITIZENS FOR DAN BLUE State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Blue has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 14 · since 2010
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 33 · 2008–2010
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 · 1990–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Blue has run against
- Angela B. McCarty (R) · 2026 general, won
- Angela McCarty (R) · 2024 election, won
- Chris Baker (R) · 2022 election, won
- Alan David Michael (R) · 2020 election, won
- Sandy Andrews (R) · 2018 election, won
- Geoffrey M. Hurlburt (R) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Blue
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/06dca4de-5217-45fc-b78a-fc7870ae7faf
- Wikidata Q5218878
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET