1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 2
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joseph E. Thomas (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Jules Rivera (R) by 33.3 points.
Joseph E. ThomasDemocrat · winner
66.6%20,002
Jules RiveraRepublican
33.4%10,019
30,021 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