1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 24
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Donald R. Kincaid (R), Harold A. Baker (R) won.
2 seatsDonald R. KincaidRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.8%54,134
Harold A. BakerRepublican · winner
26.6%46,790
James H. EdwardsDemocrat · incumbent
23.1%40,506
Jack E. WilliamsDemocrat
19.5%34,298
175,728 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