1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 4
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
J. A. Wright (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Garland B. Garrett Jr. (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. A. WrightRepublican · winner
51.2%17,310
Garland B. Garrett Jr.Democrat
48.8%16,476
33,786 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