1980Final results

1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 19

Name: 1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 19
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: North Carolina

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

3 seats: Walter C. Cockerham (R), Henry E. Frye (D), Rachel G. Gray (D) won.

3 seats

Walter C. CockerhamRepublican · winner · incumbent

18.8%53,830

Henry E. FryeDemocrat · winner

17.9%51,263

Rachel G. GrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent

17.1%48,918

16.5%47,214

15.2%43,701

14.6%41,780

286,706 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET