1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Jack Childers (D), Robert M. Davis Jr. (D) won.
2 seatsJack ChildersDemocrat · winner
27.3%31,762
Robert M. Davis Jr.Democrat · winner
26.3%30,608
Paul S. SmithRepublican · incumbent
24.0%27,937
Gilbert Lee BogerRepublican · incumbent
22.5%26,201
116,508 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