1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Russell Walker (D), Charles Vickery (D) won.
2 seatsRussell WalkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%46,023
Charles VickeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.9%43,880
Alice WardRepublican
23.0%37,518
Charles R. AdamsRepublican
22.0%35,928
163,349 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET