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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in North Carolina

Elizabeth H. Dole (Republican) beat Erskine B. Bowles (Democrat) in North Carolina in 2002, 53.6% to 45.0%, a margin of 8.6 points and 200,681 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Jesse Helms won.

Republicans led in 64 of the 100 counties and Democrats in 36. The largest, Wake, cast 225,623 votes and went to the Republican by 9.8 points. The closest was Buncombe, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Elizabeth H. Dole won Republican 1,248,664 53.6%
Erskine B. Bowles Democratic 1,047,983 45.0%
All other candidates 34,534 1.5%
Total2,331,181

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wake 100,371 44.5% 122,445 54.3% 2,807 225,623 R+9.8
Mecklenburg 98,332 48.8% 100,762 50.0% 2,477 201,571 R+1.2
Guilford 64,050 49.0% 64,997 49.8% 1,548 130,595 R+0.7
Forsyth 42,696 45.0% 50,867 53.6% 1,289 94,852 R+8.6
Durham 42,350 63.3% 23,841 35.6% 752 66,943 D+27.6
Buncombe 31,359 49.4% 31,360 49.4% 754 63,473 level
Cumberland 29,417 50.6% 27,941 48.1% 758 58,116 D+2.5
New Hanover 22,641 42.7% 29,478 55.6% 872 52,991 R+12.9
Davidson 15,992 36.1% 27,277 61.5% 1,049 44,318 R+25.5
Gaston 14,976 34.9% 27,176 63.4% 704 42,856 R+28.5
Cabarrus 13,657 34.3% 25,434 63.9% 685 39,776 R+29.6
Catawba 13,436 34.0% 25,318 64.1% 772 39,526 R+30.1
Orange 25,401 64.3% 13,629 34.5% 496 39,526 D+29.8
Union 12,059 32.9% 24,032 65.6% 550 36,641 R+32.7
Johnston 12,722 35.4% 22,719 63.2% 486 35,927 R+27.8
Rowan 12,153 34.2% 22,688 63.8% 738 35,579 R+29.6
Alamance 13,587 39.1% 20,580 59.2% 587 34,754 R+20.1
Pitt 15,446 45.1% 18,514 54.1% 274 34,234 R+9.0
Iredell 11,852 34.8% 21,646 63.6% 555 34,053 R+28.8
Randolph 9,366 29.2% 22,134 69.0% 565 32,065 R+39.8
Henderson 10,575 35.1% 19,283 64.0% 253 30,111 R+28.9
Wayne 10,637 39.0% 16,372 60.1% 246 27,255 R+21.0
Rockingham 12,062 45.4% 13,899 52.3% 628 26,589 R+6.9
Burke 11,115 42.6% 14,351 55.0% 635 26,101 R+12.4
Brunswick 11,537 44.3% 14,002 53.8% 489 26,028 R+9.5
Moore 8,951 34.4% 16,753 64.4% 319 26,023 R+30.0
Nash 11,032 42.7% 14,564 56.3% 252 25,848 R+13.7
Craven 10,240 39.6% 15,162 58.7% 434 25,836 R+19.1
Cleveland 11,330 44.1% 13,984 54.4% 400 25,714 R+10.3
Onslow 8,687 36.9% 14,256 60.6% 580 23,523 R+23.7
Caldwell 8,511 38.1% 13,245 59.3% 568 22,324 R+21.2
Harnett 8,263 39.8% 12,174 58.6% 343 20,780 R+18.8
Robeson 12,864 62.3% 7,410 35.9% 384 20,658 D+26.4
Lincoln 7,649 37.4% 12,309 60.2% 474 20,432 R+22.8
Carteret 7,216 36.0% 12,408 61.9% 408 20,032 R+25.9
Wilkes 7,208 36.2% 12,238 61.5% 454 19,900 R+25.3
Wilson 9,230 48.2% 9,756 51.0% 151 19,137 R+2.7
Chatham 9,809 51.6% 8,897 46.8% 292 18,998 D+4.8
Stanly 6,643 35.5% 11,680 62.5% 366 18,689 R+27.0
Surry 7,161 39.2% 10,723 58.8% 363 18,247 R+19.5
Haywood 9,155 51.3% 8,438 47.3% 263 17,856 D+4.0
Lenoir 8,624 48.8% 8,888 50.3% 152 17,664 R+1.5
Rutherford 7,101 40.9% 10,012 57.7% 242 17,355 R+16.8
Sampson 7,645 47.2% 8,367 51.7% 183 16,195 R+4.5
Watauga 6,561 41.7% 8,832 56.2% 336 15,729 R+14.4
Beaufort 6,098 39.4% 9,057 58.5% 328 15,483 R+19.1
Columbus 9,015 59.6% 5,925 39.1% 195 15,135 D+20.4
Franklin 6,950 48.2% 7,170 49.8% 292 14,412 R+1.5
Halifax 8,714 60.9% 5,432 38.0% 152 14,298 D+23.0
Edgecombe 9,160 65.1% 4,766 33.9% 144 14,070 D+31.2
Stokes 4,888 35.4% 8,567 62.1% 344 13,799 R+26.7
Lee 5,820 43.5% 7,375 55.2% 175 13,370 R+11.6
Pender 5,876 47.3% 6,364 51.2% 184 12,424 R+3.9
Alexander 4,570 38.2% 7,125 59.5% 273 11,968 R+21.3
Granville 6,146 52.1% 5,511 46.8% 131 11,788 D+5.4
Macon 4,932 42.5% 6,383 55.0% 298 11,613 R+12.5
Duplin 5,912 51.0% 5,476 47.3% 193 11,581 D+3.8
Yadkin 3,139 27.1% 8,128 70.3% 299 11,566 R+43.1
Transylvania 4,862 42.5% 6,416 56.1% 157 11,435 R+13.6
McDowell 4,901 43.4% 6,202 54.9% 187 11,290 R+11.5
Richmond 6,600 60.2% 4,167 38.0% 194 10,961 D+22.2
Davie 3,008 27.7% 7,659 70.5% 198 10,865 R+42.8
Person 4,444 42.4% 5,873 56.1% 159 10,476 R+13.6
Dare 4,418 43.1% 5,695 55.5% 147 10,260 R+12.4
Vance 5,584 57.1% 4,126 42.2% 75 9,785 D+14.9
Jackson 4,988 53.8% 4,161 44.9% 121 9,270 D+8.9
Ashe 3,977 43.9% 4,886 54.0% 186 9,049 R+10.0
Bladen 5,144 59.2% 3,474 40.0% 74 8,692 D+19.2
Cherokee 3,355 40.2% 4,878 58.5% 109 8,342 R+18.3
Yancey 4,203 51.2% 3,917 47.7% 96 8,216 D+3.5
Martin 4,630 57.3% 3,334 41.3% 114 8,078 D+16.0
Scotland 4,442 58.5% 3,072 40.5% 75 7,589 D+18.1
Madison 3,994 54.1% 3,300 44.7% 92 7,386 D+9.4
Montgomery 3,474 48.9% 3,502 49.3% 131 7,107 R+0.4
Pasquotank 3,921 56.4% 2,984 42.9% 48 6,953 D+13.5
Caswell 3,615 53.6% 3,049 45.2% 86 6,750 D+8.4
Polk 2,713 40.2% 3,939 58.4% 98 6,750 R+18.2
Northampton 4,564 68.8% 2,006 30.2% 67 6,637 D+38.5
Hoke 3,665 58.4% 2,513 40.1% 94 6,272 D+18.4
Anson 4,063 64.9% 2,134 34.1% 62 6,259 D+30.8
Warren 3,833 66.5% 1,900 32.9% 35 5,768 D+33.5
Currituck 2,337 40.8% 3,309 57.8% 82 5,728 R+17.0
Mitchell 1,590 29.1% 3,801 69.5% 82 5,473 R+40.4
Hertford 3,854 71.6% 1,499 27.8% 33 5,386 D+43.7
Bertie 3,617 67.8% 1,671 31.3% 47 5,335 D+36.5
Pamlico 2,112 42.8% 2,734 55.4% 90 4,936 R+12.6
Avery 1,228 24.9% 3,616 73.5% 78 4,922 R+48.5
Greene 2,252 49.3% 2,274 49.8% 42 4,568 R+0.5
Washington 2,548 59.9% 1,658 38.9% 51 4,257 D+20.9
Jones 2,067 49.2% 2,065 49.2% 69 4,201 level
Graham 1,906 45.8% 2,220 53.3% 40 4,166 R+7.5
Alleghany 1,840 48.6% 1,846 48.8% 97 3,783 R+0.2
Chowan 1,894 51.2% 1,744 47.2% 60 3,698 D+4.1
Swain 1,940 53.7% 1,636 45.2% 40 3,616 D+8.4
Clay 1,342 37.2% 2,209 61.3% 54 3,605 R+24.0
Perquimans 1,710 49.8% 1,688 49.2% 34 3,432 D+0.6
Camden 1,325 49.9% 1,292 48.6% 39 2,656 D+1.2
Gates 1,425 64.8% 764 34.7% 10 2,199 D+30.1
Hyde 1,008 53.5% 853 45.3% 23 1,884 D+8.2
Tyrrell 701 58.6% 478 40.0% 17 1,196 D+18.6

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ted Budd (R) R+3.2
2020 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.7
2016 Richard Burr (R) R+5.7
2014 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.6
2010 Richard Burr (R) R+11.8
2008 Kay Hagan (D) D+8.5
2004 Richard Burr (R) R+4.6
2002 Elizabeth H. Dole (R) R+8.6
1998 John Edwards (D) D+4.1
1996 Jesse Helms (R) R+6.7
1992 Lauch Faircloth (R) R+4.0
1990 Jesse Helms (R) R+5.1
1986 Terry Sanford (D) D+3.5
1984 Jesse Helms (R) R+3.9
1980 John P. East (R) R+0.6
1978 Jesse Helms (R) R+9.0
1974 Robert B. Morgan (D) D+24.0
1972 Jesse Helms (R) R+8.0
1968 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+21.1
1966 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+11.2
1962 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+20.9
1960 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+22.9
1956 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+33.1
1954 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+31.8
1950 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+37.3
1948 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+42.2
1944 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+40.5
1942 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+31.8
1938 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+27.6
1936 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+41.5
1932 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+37.2
1930 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+21.2
1926 Lee S. Overman (D) D+21.0
1924 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+23.1
1920 Lee S. Overman (D) D+15.0
1918 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+21.0
1914 Lee S. Overman (D) D+16.4