RepublicanNot in office · last served 2026Last on a ballot: Nov 2024
Paul Newton
Paul Newton ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Served in the North Carolina State Senate (District 36 and District 34).
- Elections
- 5
- 2016–2024
- Won
- 5
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
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.
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina State Senate, District 36North Carolina State Senate, District 34
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Newton has run
Margin: how far Newton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Kim Sexton-Lewter (D), Thomas B. Hill (L) | 52.9% | R+8.7 |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Keshia Sandidge (D) | 56.9% | R+13.8 |
| 2020 | North Carolina State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Marcus J. Singleton (D) | 57.7% | R+15.4 |
| 2018 | North Carolina State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Mark E. Shelley (D) | 56.6% | R+13.3 |
| 2016 | North Carolina State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Robert Brown (D) | 62.6% | R+25.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Newton has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 34 · 2023–2026
- North Carolina State Senate, District 36 · 2017–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Newton has run against
- Kim Sexton-Lewter (D) · 2024 election, won
- Keshia Sandidge (D) · 2022 election, won
- Marcus J. Singleton (D) · 2020 election, won
- Mark E. Shelley (D) · 2018 election, won
- Robert Brown (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)