1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: Ollie Harris (D), Helen Rhyne Marvin (D), Marshall A. Rauch (D) won.
3 seatsOllie HarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.8%63,782
Helen Rhyne MarvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.3%62,579
Marshall A. RauchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%62,011
E. Laverne ElliottRepublican
17.8%40,751
229,123 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