RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Warren Daniel

North Carolina State Senator, District 46 since 2010. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 46Born 1968

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 9; 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.4%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.3; 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 Justice and Public Safety · chair
Elections · chair
Judiciary · chair
Legislative Elections Oversight · co-chair
Rules and Operations of the Senate · vice chair
Appropriations and Base Budget
Finance
Governmental Operations Commission
Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight
Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight
Nominations Select
Pensions and Retirement and Aging
Revenue Laws Study
Unemployment Insurance Legislative Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 22 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 355 Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB
BUILDINGS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; CONSTRUCTION; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; CRIMES; DEATH & DYING; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORITIES; PAROLE COMN.; PAROLE & PROBATION; PRESENTED; INMATES; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SENTENCING; SESSION LAWS; SEX OFFENSES; STATE BUILDINGS; DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT; TRIBES & TRIBAL GOVERNMENT; TUITION; UNC; CHAPTERED; SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT; FAMILY ISSUES; MONITORING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; ADULT CORRECTION DEPT. · 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 153 North Carolina Border Protection Act.
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; DHHS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSING; HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; IMMIGRATION; INSURANCE; INSURANCE · 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 249 Realign Congressional Districts 2025.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE; ELECTIONS; POLITICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL PARTIES; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REDISTRICTING; REPORTING; TITLE CHANGE; CHAPTERED · Became law Oct 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Daniel sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Daniel is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Steve Jarvis, Eddie Settle, Carl Ford

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

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

Date	Bill	Daniel	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 Daniel 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 44 North Carolina State Senate, District 46

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 46	Won	R+12.3	R+32.2	−19.9
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+30.5	R+32.2	−1.7
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+20.5	—	—
2020	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+44.5	—	—
2018	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+39.9	—	—
2016	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+32.3	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+17.4	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 46 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina State Senate, District 46	Won	R+14.7	—	—
2010	North Carolina State Senate, District 44	Won	R+20.2	—	—