1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 20
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Marvin Ward (D), John J. Cavanagh (R) won.
2 seatsMarvin WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%45,667
John J. CavanaghRepublican · winner
26.2%41,320
Carl TotherowDemocrat
25.3%39,992
L. Hackett FrenchRepublican
19.6%31,024
158,005 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