1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina Senate District 19
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Elton Edwards (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Walter C. Cockerham (R) by 2.7 points.
Elton EdwardsDemocrat · winner
51.3%14,520
Walter C. CockerhamRepublican · incumbent
48.7%13,768
28,288 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET