1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina Senate District 32
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Rachel G. Gray (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Wendell H. Sawyer (R) by 7.9 points.
Rachel G. GrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%13,843
Wendell H. SawyerRepublican
45.5%11,786
Stuart NormanLibertarian
1.1%286
25,915 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