1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: James Clarke (D), Robert S. Swain (D) won.
2 seatsJames ClarkeDemocrat · winner
28.9%41,902
Robert S. SwainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.1%37,913
Mary Jane HollydayRepublican
23.6%34,292
William T. BiggersRepublican
21.3%30,958
145,065 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