1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina Senate District 21
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Cary D. Allred (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Wiley P. Wooten (D) by 3.2 points.
Cary D. AllredRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%13,774
Wiley P. WootenDemocrat
48.4%12,916
26,690 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