1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert D. Warren (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating William L. Newton (R) by 29.3 points.
Robert D. WarrenDemocrat · winner
64.7%22,788
William L. NewtonRepublican
35.3%12,456
35,244 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