RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Tim Moffitt

North Carolina State Senator, District 48 since 2022. Ran in 8 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 6. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 48

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 5; 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 22.0%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.4; 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.

Energy Policy Legislative Commission · co-chair
Regulatory Reform · chair
Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources
Commerce and Insurance
Finance
Health Care
Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight
Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transportation
Unemployment Insurance Legislative Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 474 Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.
APPRAISALS; AUDITING & AUDITS; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNTIES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MORATORIUMS; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; REPORTING; STEM; SESSION LAWS; STATE AUDITOR; STATE EMPLOYEES; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Jul 2026

SB 811 Various Local Provisions VIII.
ANNEXATION; COUNTIES; LOCAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; PLANNING & ZONING; RATIFIED; TITLE CHANGE; NASH COUNTY; CARTERET COUNTY; BUNCOMBE COUNTY; MOORE COUNTY; GASTON COUNTY; HAYWOOD COUNTY; WAYNE COUNTY; MOREHEAD CITY; FORSYTH COUNTY; WASHINGTON COUNTY; KERNERSVILLE; WASHINGTON; WAYNESVILLE; CHAPTERED; CHERRYVILLE; RED OAK; WEAVERVILLE; VASS; BAILEY; WALNUT CREEK · Became law Jun 2026

SB 484 Clarify Tourism-Related Expenditures.
CIVIL PROCEDURE; COURTS; CRIMES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SAFETY; TRESPASSING; WORK SAFETY; CHAPTERED; CIVIL ACTIONS; PROTESTS & DEMONSTRATIONS · Became law Jun 2026

SB 266 The Power Bill Reduction Act.
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; COMMERCE; COMMISSIONS; CONSERVATION; CONSTRUCTION; DEQ; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; INSURANCE; INSURANCE · Became law Jul 2025

SB 387 Brownfields Property Reuse Act Revisions.
DEQ; ENVIRONMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; JUSTICE DEPT.; POLLUTION; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; TAXATION; TAXES · 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 Moffitt sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Moffitt is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mark Hollo, Kevin Corbin, Lisa Barnes

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

With Moffitt’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

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

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

20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116 North Carolina House of Representatives, District 117 North Carolina State Senate, District 48

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 48	Won	R+10.4	R+26.0	−15.6
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 48	Won	R+27.9	R+26.0	+1.9
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 48	Won	R+29.6	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 117	Won	R+21.2	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116	Lost	D+3.8	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116	Won	R+12.6	—	—
2010	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116	Won	R+11.6	—	—
2008	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 116	Lost	D+3.4	—	—